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NEW in 2019 - Preferred Parking Lot, walking distance from the Finish Line! We have a new opportunity to offer parking in a lot location about 1/3 mile from the Finish Line!! Spaces in this lot are reserved for VIPs and people who pay for Preferred Parking. The parking lot is located at: 43909 SE Tanner Rd, North Bend, WA 98045. Do you want to be within walking distance of your car when you finish the race? We are offering Preferred Parking spaces for $20/car, and we have space for 100 cars on race day. There will be 4 shuttles to take...

“I started running back in middle school because the track team in middle school had no cuts. As long as you kept showing up, you got to be on the team. I kept running through high school and for a short while in college (if you can classify pole vaulting as running), and then I took a very long break. When my father was turning 60, I was turning 30. He was going to run the Baltimore Marathon and so I joined him. It was going to be each of our first marathons, and I thought it would be a...

When I talk about core muscles most people immediately think of their abdominals (transverse abdominis, and internal and external obliques), but I also want you to include your pelvic floor muscles, your back muscles (multifidus, erector spinae, and longissimus thoracis), and the diaphragm when you think of your core. Picture your core is similar to that of a soda can. If the soda can has a dent in the side of it and then you add a load to the can, what happens? It gets crushed or dented; in terms of your core, you could get hurt. It’s important to...

Running in the heat can be dangerous but there are ways to make sure you are being safe. No one wants to deal with heatstroke or heat exhaustion but they do happen. It is important to plan ahead as the temperatures rise so that you aren’t at an increased risk for either. Here are some recommendations to stay safe: Stay Hydrated  Road Runners Club of America’s (RRCA) website says that you can lose between 6 and 12 oz. of fluid for every 20 minutes of running. Which means hydrating correctly is very important. Make sure you drink water before, during,...

Our first race of the season, the Light At The End Of The Tunnel Marathon, took place on June 9, 2019. It was a beautiful day for a run with comfortable temperatures; approximately 55* at the Start Line and 75* at the Finish Line. There were 584 runners in total, 312 men and 272 women. 233 of which qualified for Boston, 40% - amazing! Our youngest runner was a 16 y/o female and the oldest runner was a 76 y/o male. We had two starting waves, gun times were 7:01am and 7:12am. The first finisher came through the Finish Line after...