2020 Seward Sizzler

07/21/2020

4.2mi & 10k

Was July 21, 2020

We thought we were going to be able to hold this run on September 1, however due to construction that is slated to start any time, this was not possible. The good news is that Woodland Park Zoom is now taking place September 1, and we hope you’ll join us there for some weeknight fun on the trails!

3:00-7:00pm Individual Starts

Seward Park, Seattle, WA

Situated on a peninsula surrounded by Lake Washington, Seward Park provides perhaps one of the greatest contrasts in Seattle: 100+ acres of old growth forest, just minutes from the city center. The run route follows a loop that is almost entirely in the forest, so there is ample opportunity to enjoy what the Friends of Seward Park fondly call “The Magnificent Forest,” with graceful Western Red Cedar and towering Douglas Fir, along with a lush tapestry of other native plants. You may even hear a Pileated Woodpecker pecking out a nest or rooting for a meal in an old tree trunk.

2020 TUESDAY NIGHT TRAIL TO GRILL SERIES

New date JULY 28 – RAVENNA RUN THE RAVINE
4k, 8k, 12k, Ravenna Park, Seattle, WA

New date AUGUST 11 – CARKEEK WARMER
5k & 10k, Carkeek Park, Seattle, WA

AUGUST 18 – INTERLAKEN ICE CREAM DASH
5k & 10k, Interlaken Park, Seattle, WA

SEPTEMBER 1 – WOODLAND PARK ZOOM
5k & 10k, Woodland Park, Seattle, WA

Postponed indefinitely – SEWARD SIZZLER
4.2 mile & 10k, Seward Park, Seattle, WA

New date TBA – SUMMER EDDY
4 mile & 8 mile, St. Edward State Park, Kenmore, WA

New date and/or venue TBA – SUNSHINE SALUTATION
5 mile & 10 mile, Redmond Watershed, Redmond, WA

Thank you to Oiselle for sponsoring an aid station and helping promote the Tuesday Night Trail to Grill Series. Bring in your bib number post race or proof of race registration and get 15% off any item at the Seattle Flagship store in University Village!

Results & Photos
Registration
Course Description
Schedule
Directions & Parking
Apparel
Hot dogs, watermelon, & more!
Safety, Etiquette & Dogs

Results & Photos

2019 Results & Photos courtesy of Heather Gonzalez

2018 Results & Photos courtesy of Aaron Roche

2017 Results & Photos

2016 Results

2015 Results

Registration

	Open (through 3/12)	Early (through 6/30)	Regular (through 7/20)	Day-of-Event
4.2 mile	21.00	24.00	27.00	30.00
10k	25.00	28.00	31.00	35.00

Online pre-registration is closed and will reopen once we confirm the new date. We accept cash, card, or check made payable to Northwest Trail Runs.

Course Description

The loop route starts out on the wide and smooth main trail, which is flat-to-rolling before dipping downhill toward the tip of the peninsula. Justbefore the main trail emerges from the forest onto the waterfront promenade, the course takes a left turn onto the smaller trails that climb and traverse the Western side of the peninsula. A few-hundred-meter segment of this return stretch features a twisty-turny section, with several small fallen trees to leap over and some roots and other bumps to negotiate. This will give most runners a breather as they slow down a bit before the trails get wider and straighter again toward the end of the loop.

View a PDF of the course map here

Aid Station
There will be an aid station adjacent to the start/finish point, so 4.1-mile runners will pass it once during their run, and 10km runners will pass it twice.

Aid stations offer water, electrolyte drink, and some carbohydrate-rich or salty foods, such as cookies, pieces of energy bar, gels, chews, chips, bagel, fruity candy, fig bars, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and/or bananas.

Schedule

~~TUESDAY, JULY 21 / SEPTEMBER 1~~

2:30pm – Day-of-event registration opens
3:00pm – First start
7:00pm – Last start
8:20pm – Course closes

Directions & Parking

The start/finish will be located close to the second parking lot. When entering the park, pass the first parking lot on your left (near the beach and pottery studio) and continue up the hill on Seward Park Rd. until you see a parking lot on the right.

Google Map

Apparel

Our current Northwest Trail Runs series shirt with the “Run Every Trail” slogan and an inspiring mountain motif is available online or at each race! You can purchase apparel by 1) ordering at RunningBug Apparel and have it shipped to you, or, 2) trying it on and buying at the event.

$18.10 + tax – short sleeve tech shirts, in unisex, women’s cuts & youth

$18.10 + tax – short sleeve cotton blend shirts, unisex; $27.20 + tax – cotton hoodie, unisex

$22.70 + tax – long sleeve tech shirts, in unisex and women’s cut

Hot dogs, watermelon, & more!

Make sure to stick around after your race for hot dogs, veggie dogs, watermelon, and other yummy snacks! We will do awards for the top 3 male and female in each distance and a raffle for fun prizes (included in entry fee).

Safety, Etiquette & Dogs

SAFETY
The trails will be open to other users during the event, including pedestrians with pets, and cyclists. Participants are responsible for their own safety while participating, and the organizers are neither qualified nor equipped to render medical care in the event of a serious injury. In case of an emergency, call 9-1-1. You are encouraged to bring a cell phone with you as a safety precaution, if you wish.

PASSING ETIQUETTE
Where the trails are narrow, please let other participants pass you if they want to get by. It is a passing runner’s job to tell the person in front that they wish to pass.

HEADPHONES
If you’d like to listen to music while you’re on the course, please use headphones or earbuds, so that runners around you can’t hear it. Others may prefer a quieter event experience or may have different musical tastes. Runners playing music in the open air may be asked to leave the event.

Also, keep the volume low enough that you can hear someone talking to you in a normal voice, for example, another runner saying they would like to pass on your left.

DOGS
Our events are USATF certificated and under the USATF policies, dog are not allow on course.