2015 Carkeek Warmer

07/07/2015

5k & 10k

Tuesday, July 7, 6:30pm Start

Carkeek Park, Seattle, WA

Carkeek is home to six miles of fun, roller-coaster trails that traverse the forest! The trails range from wide and rolling, to narrow and steep. If ever you’re feeling like the climb is tough, remember that you get to fly back down!

Tuesday Night Trail to Grill

The Tuesday Night Trail to Grill (TNT2G) takes place on 6 Tuesday evenings in some of the most verdant running destinations that are conveniently located within the Seattle and Eastside areas. Distances are short, ranging from 4k to 10 miles.

JUNE 9 – RAVENNA RUN THE RAVINE
4k, 8k, 12k, Ravenna Park, Seattle, WA

JUNE 23 – SUNSHINE SALUTATION
5mi & 10mi, Redmond Watershed Preserve, Redmond, WA

JULY 7 – CARKEEK WARMER
5k & 10k, Carkeek Park, Seattle, WA

JULY 21 – SEWARD SIZZLER
4.2mi & 10k, Seward Park, Seattle, WA

AUGUST 11 – SUMMER EDDY
4mi & 8mi, St. Edward State Park, Kenmore, WA

AUGUST 25 – INTERLAKEN ICE CREAM DASH
5k & 10k, Interlaken Park, Seattle, WA

Results
Registration
Course Description
Schedule
Directions & Parking
The Tuesday Night Trail to Grill Series
Series Swag & Competition
Safety & Etiquette

Results

2015 Results

2014 Results

Registration

	Open (through 3/31)	Early (through 6/21)	Regular (through 7/10)	Day-of-Event
5k	21.00	24.00	27.00	30.00
10k	25.00	28.00	31.00	35.00

Online pre-registration closes Monday, July 6th, at 11:59pm.

Day-of-event registration is payable by card, cash, or check made payable to Northwest Trail Runs.

Course Description

The course starts and finishes in the Lower Meadow next to Piper’s Creek. The route is mostly in the forest (85%) and has a mix of fast, wide trail (64%) and narrower rolling trail (36%), with some flatter sections and some moderate to steep sections.

The 5k course goes the length of the wide, Piper’s Creek Trail, climbing first gently, then more steeply to the head of the valley before turning around and going over half the distance back. The route then turns left up the South Ridge Trail, which climbs steeply then becomes a rolling traverse through some of the older forest in the park. Upon reaching the Clay Pit Trail, the course turns right down the hill, then descends to the meadow on the Hillside Trail and goes a few hundred meters to the finish.

The 10k course is two loops of the 5k course.

Climb
5K (3.1 miles), with 480 feet of elevation gain*
10K (6.2 miles), with 960 feet of elevation gain*

*Distances were measured using a measuring wheel, and climb was measured using a detailed contour map. The distance is most likely within 1% of actual, and the climb within 10%.

View a PDF of the course map here

Aid station
The aid station will be stationed at the start/finish, which is the halfway point for 10k runners.

The aid station offers 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 7

5:30pm – Day-of-event registration opens
6:30pm – Start
9:00pm – Course closes

Directions & Parking

Drive past the upper meadow area that includes the restroom building, play area, and picnic shelter, and proceed down the hill to the meadow in the valley bottom.

Google Map

The Tuesday Night Trail to Grill Series

Seattle’s big secret is its gorgeous summer. Nothing beats summer in Seattle and it is a treat that is not taken for granted by residents, as evidenced by the flock of Seattilites donning shorts and sandals in the park the first moment the sun shines. Summer is special here, so what better way to squeeze the most out of these beautiful, if fleeting, summer days than a weeknight trail run series that ends with grilled hotdogs (veggie too!) and watermelon? Join us for some real summer fun!

JUNE 9 – RAVENNA RUN THE RAVINE
4k, 8k, 12k, Ravenna Park, Seattle, WA

JUNE 23 – SUNSHINE SALUTATION
5mi & 10mi, Redmond Watershed Preserve, Redmond, WA

JULY 7 – CARKEEK WARMER
5k & 10k, Carkeek Park, Seattle, WA

JULY 21 – SEWARD SIZZLER
4.2mi & 10k, Seward Park, Seattle, WA

AUGUST 11 – SUMMER EDDY
4mi & 8mi, St. Edward State Park, Kenmore, WA

AUGUST 25 – INTERLAKEN ICE CREAM DASH
5k & 10k, Interlaken Park, Seattle, WA

Series Swag & Competition

Are you motivated by swag?

Consistency pays off! Participate in 3 or more of the 2015 Tuesday Night Trail to Grill events and you’ll earn an aluminum water bottle with the adorable chipmunk design!

Are you competitive?

The top series competitors will win a custom felt watermelon keychain, with the series’ initials stitched onto the back. Special thanks to Jenn Brown at Felt Loved for customizing these for us.

Your best 3 performances in the Tuesday Night Trail to Grill series will rank you in the series standings!
If you want to do fewer events, that’s okay! Series events are open to everyone.
You may register for events individually, or use Series Registration to sign up for more than one event at once for your own convenience. It is not required to use Series Registration to be part of the series competition.
If you complete any of the 2015 Tuesday Night Trail to Grill events, you are automatically entered.
Points are awarded based on finish placement.
Women’s and men’s placements are scored separately.
The 1st place woman and 1st place man in each event score 100 points, 2nd place scores 95, 3rd scores 92, 4th scores 90, 5th 89 and so on. Places 64th and lower score 30 points.
The series rewards those with the most points, regardless of what distances they ran.
In the event of a tie, each runner’s highest point score is used for the tie-breaker. If two runners have identical highest point scores, then the next highest point scores are compared until the tie is broken.
The top series participants receive special recognition at the final Tuesday Night Trail to Grill event, Interlaken Ice Cream Dash, on August 25th.

Safety & Etiquette

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
Dogs are allowed on-leash at this event. Since not everyone is comfortable interacting with dogs, please only bring your dog with you on the course if you can ensure that it does not approach or otherwise interfere with other runners.