2016 The Teanaway Trail Run

06/05/2016

5-km, 10-km, Half Marathon, & Marathon

Sunday, June 5th, 2016

8:00 – 10:00am Starts

Teanaway Community Forest, Cle Elum, WA

It’s always sunny in Teanaway! Purchased by Washington State in 2013, Teanaway Community Forest is the first of its kind in the state of Washington. Its unique designation is meant to protect the wilderness while giving local groups a say in the land’s management, and is a testament to the passion that outdoor enthusiasts have for this Ponderosa Pine-filled valley. Nestled between Wenatchee National Forest and farmland, Teanaway is an oasis for rare wolf packs, wildflowers, and spotted owls. We at Northwest Trail Runs are excited to invite you to this sunny valley, to a truly wild trail run, and catch a peek of Mt. Stuart along the way.

Results & Photos
Registration
Course Description
Schedule
Driving Directions & Parking
Lodging & Camping
Safety, Etiquette, Dogs
Apparel

Results & Photos

Results & Photos by Pronounce Photography

Registration

	Open (through 2/16)	Early (through 5/4)	Regular (through 6/2)	Day-of-Event
5-km	23.00	26.00	29.00	35.00
10-km	27.00	31.00	35.00	40.00
Half Marathon	35.00	41.00	45.00	50.00
Marathon	42.00	48.00	53.00	60.00

Online pre-registration closes Friday, June 3rd at 11:59pm.

Event-day registration is available by cash, card, or check made payable to Northwest Trail Runs.

Course Description

The course follows primarily dirt logging roads of various ages, as well as some smaller trails through scattered forest, a few meadows, and past sandstone slabs. At times you can catch a peek into neighboring valleys. There is moderate elevation gain, as is listed below.

The half-marathon course is one large loop. Those running the 5k and 10k will each follow the half-marathon loop, but with a well-signed shortcut for each of the shorter distances, while marathoners will complete the half-marathon loop twice.

Here is a course map (2.4 MB PDF file)

ELEVATION GAIN
5k: 280 feet (85m)
10k: 675 feet (205m)
Half Marathon: 1410 feet (430m)
Marathon: 2820 feet (860m)

AID STATIONS
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.

Aid station locations:
The 10k will have an aid station at 2.2 miles (3.6km)
The Half Marathon will have an aid station at 2.2 and 7.7 miles (3.6 and 12.4km)
The Marathon will have an aid station at 2.2, 7.7, 13.1, 15.4, and 20.9 miles (3.6, 12.4, 21.1, 24.7, and 33.6km)

Schedule

SUNDAY, JUNE 5th
7:00am – Number pick-up & Event-day registration opens

8:00am – Marathon start
9:00am – Half Marathon start
10:00am – 5k & 10k start

3:30pm – Course closes

Driving Directions & Parking

The start, finish, and registration area is located on W Fork Teanaway Road, just past the split with Teanaway Road Middle Fork (stay left to keep on W Fork Teanaway Road). There is a gravel parking lot here; please be mindful to park efficiently next to other cars; don’t leave wide gaps between you and other parked cars.

A Discover Pass is required to park & camp inside the Teanaway Community Forest. One day passes are NOT sold on-site therefore you must pre-purchase your pass ahead of time. Here is a list of locations where you can buy your pass ahead of time. The Sportland Mini Mart Inc. on 4400 Bullfrog Rd in Cle Elum is the closest location that sells Discover Passes to the start and finish.

Be prepared to not have cell reception while you’re approaching the venue! You may want to print directions.

Approximate driving times, without traffic:
From Seattle: 1hr 40min
From Spokane: 3 hours
From Portland: 4 hours
From Bellingham: 3 hours

Google Map

From the West (Seattle):

Take I-90 East
Take EXIT 85 for WA-970 N toward Wenatchee
After you exit, turn LEFT onto WA-10/WA-970
Shortly thereafter, turn RIGHT to stay on WA-10/WA-970
In 6.5 miles, turn LEFT onto Teanaway Rd
Admire the scenery
In 7.3 miles, turn LEFT onto W Fork Teanaway Rd
Continue for about a mile until you see registration tents in a gravel parking lot

From the East (Spokane):

Take I-90 East
Take EXIT 106 for US-97 N toward Wenatchee
After you exit, turn RIGHT then immediately LEFT to stay on US-97 N
Continue to a T intersection, then turn LEFT onto WA-970 W
In 3.4 miles, turn RIGHT onto Teanaway Rd
Admire the scenery
In 7.3 miles, turn LEFT onto W Fork Teanaway Rd
Continue for about a mile until you see registration tents in a gravel parking lot

Lodging & Camping

CAMPING
Make it a beautiful weekend by camping at West Fork Teanaway Campground, less than a mile from the start! This is a free campground with pit toilets and no running water or power. There are not designated camping spots, just a lot of flat, open space for you to pitch your tent. West Fork Teanaway Campground (showing as “Teanaway Campground” on Google Maps) was formerly operated by American Forest Resources and was recently transferred to the state within the new Teanaway Community Forest designation.

Google Map

West Fork Teanaway Campground is very large, with tons of space to pitch a tent, and should not fill. However, in the unlikely event that it does fill, you can camp at Eagle Valley, on the south side of I-90.

Eagle Valley, $14 per night for dry camping, $20 for RV hook-ups

HOTELS
If you prefer warmer and softer accommodations, Cle Elum is just a 30-minute drive from the start, and offers numerous hotel options.

Safety, Etiquette, Dogs

SAFETY
The trails will be open to other users during the event, including pedestrians, bicyclists and equestrians (horseback riders). Please be courteous. Horses have the right of way. If you encounter a horse in your path, stop running and talk to the rider. You will probably need to step to the side of the trail to let the horse pass, but sometimes the rider will tell you it is okay for you to walk past. The amount of trail traffic will depend upon the weather.

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

Apparel

Teanaway Apparel

T-shirts for The Teanaway Trail Run are available for purchase with online registration and can be picked up onsite at the event. Please bring cash or check if you purchase onsite – internet reception is minimal at best and makes processing credit cards difficult!