2015 Seward Sizzler

07/21/2015

4.2mi & 10k

Tuesday, July 21, 6:30pm Start

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.

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

Results

2015 Results & Photos & Series Standings

2014 Results

Register

	Open (through 3/31)	Early (through 7/4)	Regular (through 7/24)	Day-of-Event
4.1-mile	21.00	24.00	27.00	30.00
10k	25.00	28.00	31.00	35.00

Online pre-registration closes Monday, July 20th at 11:59pm.

Day-of-event registration is payable by card, cash, 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. Just before 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

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

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.