2015 Cedar Mountain Trail Run

03/14/2015

5-mile, 10-mile

Saturday, March 14th, 2015, 9:30am

Renton, WA

Join Northwest Trail Runs for a NEW trail run event, featuring a 5-mile and 10-mile trail run, each with great variety. The Cedar Mountain Trail Run course visits trails both narrow and wide, with short sections through suburban neighborhoods before wandering into the forest again. Explore serpentine single-track, cruise along wide lowland flats, and discover this fun and unique backyard trail run.

Results
Registration
Schedule
Course Description
Directions & Parking
Safety & Etiquette

Results

2015 Results and Photos

Registration

	Open (through 11/29)	Early (through 3/23)	Day-of-Event
5-mile	26.00	31.00	40.00
10-mile	33.00	38.00	45.00

Online pre-registration closes Thursday, March 12th at 11:59pm.

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

Schedule

SATURDAY, MARCH 14th
8:30am – Check-in and day-of-event registration opens
9:20am – Pre-run briefing
9:30am – Run Start
1:30pm – Course Closes

Course Description

Click the course map to view a larger version.

The Cedar Mountain course routes include great variety: The course for both distances starts out following quiet, suburban sidewalk flanked by forest and wetland before entering a mix of single-track and wider forested trails.

The 5-mile route takes runners on a rolling journey north across a powerline clearing to a loop of gently-sloping and plush single-track that is like a toboggan ride in the dense forest atop the Cedar River escarpment. 5-mile runners then return to the finish along the same path.

The 10-mile route ventures farther eastward than the 5-mile, crossing through lowland flats, then ascending nearly 400 feet to the 896-foot west summit of Cedar Mountain and dropping back down for another flat lowland cruise. The route then climbs gradually along a nearly half-mile stretch of quiet neighborhood paved road before returning to a serpentine single-track trail that takes runners just shy of the summit of the east peak, this time more gradually than the first big climb. The route then descends at a gradual-to-moderate grade back to the lowlands and returns to the finish via the rolling trails and 0.9 miles of suburban sidewalk.

There are two staffed road crossings along the course, one is at an intersection with stop signs for all traffic, and the other is at an access road for a private school. Staff are there to help you cross safely, however runners should do their part to look out for cars and cross when safe at both locations, as well as heeding staff instructions.

Course statistics:
5-mile: 5.04 miles, 500 feet of climb
10-mile: 10.57 miles, 1520 feet of climb

Aid stations:
There is an aid station at the second road crossing, which is visited twice by both courses, as well as an additional aid station for 10-mile runners only.

Aid station distances:
5-mile: 1.45 miles, 3.60 miles
10-mile: 1.45 miles, 5.09 miles, 9.12 miles

Directions & Parking

Google Map

Registration/check-in is located at Petrovitsky Park in Renton, WA, where there is a paved parking lot. Use the above Google Maps link to get directions to the venue.

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 are wearing headphones during the event, please keep the volume low so that you can hear runners behind you. Be especially mindful that runners may be asking you to step aside so they may pass.

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.