2018 The Whidbey Woods Trail Run

10/20/2018

The Whidbey Woods Trail Run

5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Marathon

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Langley, Whidbey Island, WA

Come try it out at Putney Woods, which features beautiful forest, flat to gently-rolling terrain punctuated by steep-sided ravines, and a mix of sweet winding singletrack and wider and straighter trails!

Results & Photos
Registration
Course Description
Schedule
Directions, Parking & Lodging
Apparel
The Whidbey Woods Checkpoint Run

Results & Photos

2018 Trail Run Results & photos courtesy of Takao Suzuki

2018 Checkpoint Run Results

Registration

	Open (through 8/6)	Early (through 9/4)	Regular (through 10/18)	Day-of-Event
5-km	22.00	26.00	29.00	N/A
10-km	27.00	31.00	35.00	N/A
Half Marathon	36.00	41.00	45.00	N/A
Marathon	42.00	48.00	53.00	N/A

Online pre-registration closes Thursday, October 18 at 11:59pm. The run is at capacity, so event-day registration will not be offered.

Runners in elementary, middle, or high school are eligible to receive a $10 discount on online pre-registration prices for all Northwest Trail Runs events. The discount will be auto generated based on your birthday.

Young runners registering at the event may receive $5 off day-of-event registration.

Course Description

5k (5.2 km, 285 feet climb): 5k loop
10k (10.7 km, 615 feet climb): 10k loop
Half Marathon (21.1 km, 1585 feet climb): 5k loop, then Half/Mar loop
Marathon (42.4 km, 3215 feet climb): 10k loop, then 2x Half/Mar loop

Putney Woods is a little known trail running gem of South Whidbey Island, with a mix of wider mostly-straight trails and narrower winding trails. The variety of trail sizes includes enough twists, turns and roots to make it fun, but not so many that you get dizzy. The hills are modest, with climbs that are either gentle or shorter and steeper where they climb or descend the sometimes steep-sided ridges and ravines. The area is blanketed with a lovely Puget Sound lowland second-growth forest, including conifer trees, salal, and ferns.

Course map

Aid Station Distances:

5k: no aid stations on the course
10k: 1 aid station, at 3.2 miles
Half Marathon: 3 aid stations, at 3.2, 5.9, and 9.6 miles
Marathon: 6 aid stations, at 3.2, 6.7, 9.4, 13.1, 16.5, 19.2, and 22.9 miles

Schedule

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20th

7:30am – Registration opens
8:30am – Marathon start
9:00am – Half Marathon start
9:35am – 10k & 5k start

12:30pm – 10k loop +1x Half/Mar loop must be complete for Marathon runners
3:30pm – Course closes

Directions, Parking & Lodging

Putney Woods County Park is about a 20 minute drive from the Clinton ferry terminal on Whidbey Island, near the lovely town of Langley. There is a gravel parking lot at the park that will serve as the primary parking location. If this lot fills, then please park along the adjacent road as directed by event staff.

You can get directions using this map.

FERRY
Those approaching from the South will want to take the Mukilteo/Clinton Ferry. On Saturday morning the ferry leaves from Mukilteo at 6:00am, 7:00am, and 8:00am. There is often a line at the ferry dock, so it is advised to arrive at least 30 minutes before the departure that you intend to catch. The ferry ride itself takes approximately 20 minutes. The drive from the Clinton (Whidbey Island) ferry landing to the start at Putney Woods takes approximately 20 minutes. We advise catching the 7:00am ferry or the 8:00am ferry (if you don’t need much prep time on site).
View the ferry schedule here

LODGING
Whidbey Island is a fabulous place to spend a weekend! Consider staying in the cozy town of Langley.

CAMPING
The nearest camping to the event site is at the south end of the Island County Fairgrounds, located along Langley Road about a half mile walk or drive from downtown Langley. Call 360-221-7950 for information. There are also a few State Parks and a county park farther north on Whidbey Island that offer camping.

Apparel

The NWTR design for Fall 2018 – Spring 2019 features our “Run Every Trail” slogan on signs to help guide you! You can order apparel when 1) registering and pick them up at the event, 2) order at RunningBug Apparel and have them shipped, or, 3) try it on and buy at the event.

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

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

$27.20 + tax – cotton hoodie, unisex

The Whidbey Woods Checkpoint Run

Want something a little different? We’re planning a checkpoint run at the same place on the same day. What is a checkpoint run? It is a smashup of a point-to-point navigation race and a trail run, with a strategic twist, and also a tiny bit of DNA from the infamous Barkley Marathons. Interested? More details are here!