2021 Summer Eddy

08/03/2021

4 mile & 8 mile

Tuesday, August 3, 2021.

4:00pm – 7:00pm Start Window

St. Edward State Park, Kenmore, WA

Situated on the northeast shoreline of Lake Washington, Saint Edward State Park is a gem of the Washington State Park system. The beauty of its natural forest areas and undeveloped waterfront, its proximity to the Eastside and Seattle population centers, and its well-maintained amenities, including historic buildings, convenient parking, pleasant picnic areas, a phenomenal children’s play structure, and many miles of wonderful trails make it a favorite destination for hiking, mountain biking, and running. The park is named after St. Edward Seminary, which operated in a large building that still stands in the park today and is recognized in the National Register of Historic Places.

The trails at St. Edward State Park are mostly moderate or narrow in width, including straighter stretches interspersed with winding single track. There are a few sections with moderate amounts of roots or rocks in the trail that keep the running fun and playful, without becoming a chore to pick through. There are a few more highly trafficked trails that are wider and very well-groomed. Since the park is perched along the banks of Lake Washington, the trails are steep in the southern and western portions of the park, as they drop 85m (approx. 279 feet) down to the river from the grassy park area near the old seminary. The trails in the northern and eastern portions of the park are known for their swooping turns, which makes them popular with mountain bikers, and a blast to run on.

2021 TUESDAY NIGHT TRAIL TO GRILL SERIES

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

June 22 – SUNSHINE SALUTATION
5 mile & 9 mile, Redmond Watershed, Redmond, WA

July 6 – CARKEEK WARMER
5k & 10k, Carkeek Park, Seattle, WA

JULY 20 – SEWARD SIZZLER
4.2 mile & 10k, Seward Park, Seattle, WA

AUGUST 3 – SUMMER EDDY
4 mile & 8 mile, St. Edward State Park, Kenmore, WA

AUGUST 17 – INTERLAKEN ICE CREAM DASH
5k & 10k, Interlaken Park, Seattle, WA

AUGUST 21 – SUMMER BLAST @ REDMOND WATERSHED
5 mile & 9 mile, Redmond Watershed, Redmond, WA

Thank you to Oiselle for helping promote the Tuesday Night Trail to Grill Series. Bring in your bib number post race or proof of race registration and get 15% off any item at the Seattle Flagship store in University Village!

Results & Photos
Registration
COVID-19 Safety Measures
Course Description
Schedule
Directions & Parking
Special Notes
Apparel
Hot dogs, watermelon, & more!
Safety, Etiquette, Dogs

Results & Photos

2021 Results & Photos courtesy of Aaron Roche

2019 Results & photos courtesy of Lizzie Krawczak

2018 Results & Photos courtesy of Yutaka Suzue

2017 Results & Photos courtesy of Ross Comer

2016 Results

2015 Results

Registration

	Open (through 4/21)	Early (through 7/13)	Regular (through 8/2)	Day-of-Event
4-mile	25.00	28.00	31.00	40.00
8-mile	29.00	32.00	36.00	45.00

Youth 18 and under automatically receive an age-based discount of $10 off the above prices when registering online.

Use the red registration button on the left to register for multiple Tuesday Night Trail to Grill Series events at once. Register for two races to get a 5% discount on your entry fees, three races to get a 10% discount, and four or more races to get a 15% entry fee discount. The green button on the right links to registration just for this race.

Online pre-registration closes Monday, August 2nd at 11:59pm. Event-day registration will be available for start time blocks with remaining capacity. We accept cash, card, or check made payable to Northwest Trail Runs.

COVID-19 Safety Measures

Part of our duty as event organizers is to plan carefully for safety. We take this responsibility seriously, and we appreciate the trust you place in us by coming to our events.

Outdoor endurance events remain one of the safest and most health-promoting things you can do during the still ongoing pandemic. Thanks to the high rates of vaccination in our region, it is unlikely that anyone at the event would have COVID-19, and there is only a very small chance of serous illness should a vaccinated person be so unlucky as to catch it.

We would still like you and everyone attending our events to take common-sense precautions to minimize the risks: Avoid remaining in close proximity to others (where you are face-to-face or breathing the same air) for prolonged periods, especially in still air or enclosed spaces. Be conscious of hand hygiene, including washing or sanitizing frequently and avoiding touching your eyes with dirty hands. And of course, stay home if you have cold- or flu-like symptoms or a new loss of your sense of taste or smell that could be COVID-19. You don’t need to wear a mask at the event if you are vaccinated. If you are not vaccinated, please wear a mask in the registration/start/finish area, or when you cannot maintain six-feet distance from others. Everyone may run without a mask. Thank you for your participation in making this a safe event!

Maintain Physical Distancing

Avoid prolonged close contact with others, where you are breathing the same air (especially in still air or confined/enclosed spaces) or are in close, face-to-face proximity. Try to keep at least a six-foot interpersonal distance from anyone not in your household whenever possible. As a rule-of-thumb, if you and a person nearby could reach toward each other and touch fingertips, then you are closer than six feet. Briefly being within six feet is unlikely to be a problem, so this applies primarily to situations where you are near to others for several minutes, especially if you are unvaccinated.
Travel to and from the event only with people in your household, or with one other household if you and they have been vaccinated. Driving with windows ajar for ventilation probably significantly mitigates transmission risk in the confines of a vehicle.
Abide by COVID safety guidelines if you make stops on the way to or from the event. Indoor spaces continue to pose a far greater transmission risk than outdoor activities.
Avoid gathering around the registration/check-in area in order to facilitate distancing for yourself and others.
If you are unvaccinated: Unless you are passing, please maintain at least a 20-foot distance or position yourself to the side rather than directly behind when following other runners who are going a similar speed on the course. If you are vaccinated, you are at significantly lower risk and need not observe this guideline.

Wear a Mask if You’re Unvaccinated & Practice Good Hygiene

If you are unvaccinated, please wear a mask or face covering at the event, only uncovering your face when you are starting or are eating or drinking.
Wash your hands with soap for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer promptly after contact with respiratory fluids or possibly contaminated objects, like portable toilet doors and other commonly-touched surfaces.
If you need to cough or sneeze please cover it with a tissue (which you should then throw away as soon as possible) or with your elbow.
Avoid touching your mouth, nose, and eyes.
When taking your bib number, drinks, snacks, or any other items, please use care to touch only the item(s) you are taking. Drinks and snacks will be served in individual portions only, and common water and snack containers are to be touched by staff only.

Stay Home if You’re Sick or Vulnerable

Do not attend the event if you have a temperature of 100.4F or greater, feel sick, have had a positive COVID-19 test or illness within the past 14 days, or believe you may have recently been exposed to the COVID-19 virus
Consider your risk before deciding to attend the event if you are a member of a high-risk group or are in close contact with one or more people in a high-risk group (per CDC: 65+, immune compromised, having another health condition that exacerbates COVID-19 and unable to be vaccinated).
If you begin to experience the flu-like symptoms of COVID-19 while you are at the event, please immediately notify a staff person (at a safe distance) and self-quarantine away from others until you are able to safely depart the event

We ask you and everyone attending the event to abide by this code of conduct. We also ask that we be allowed to contact you after the event if we discover that someone at the event was sick and have reason to believe you may have been exposed. If you become sick soon after attending the event, we would appreciate you letting us know, so that we can track potential risk to our staff and other participants.

Thank you!

Course Description

Early in the course, you’ll run out a wide trail then back on fun, swoopy, twisting single track. Next, you’ll hightail it down to the water where you’ll get to cruise along the shore for a while. Be sure to catch your breath, because what goes down, must come back up! 4-milers will run one loop, 8-milers run two loops.

View a PDF of the course map here

Aid Station
The aid station is located at the start/finish, which is about the halfway point for 8-mile 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 bananas.

Schedule

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 (subject to change according to the current level of COVID-19 precautions)

3:30pm – Check-in and day-of-event registration opens
4:00pm – First start time available
7:00pm – Last start time available
8:40pm – Course closes

Directions & Parking

A DISCOVER PASS IS REQUIRED to park at St. Edward State Park. You may buy a $10 one-day pass at the park, or purchase a $35 annual pass online or in-store at participating retailers. Visit the Discover Pass website for more information.

Special Notes

A DISCOVER PASS IS REQUIRED to park at St. Edwards State Park. You may buy a $10 one-day pass at the park, or purchase a $35 annual pass online or in-store at participating retailers. Visit the Discover Pass website for more information.

Apparel

The Northwest Trail Runs apparel merchandise for 2021 featuring our “Run Every Trail” slogan is here! You can order our apparel when 1) registering and pick them up at the event, or 2) order at RunningBug Apparel and have them shipped. (Click to enlarge images)

$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

$18.10 + tax – short sleeve cotton blend shirts, unisex; $27.20 + tax – cotton hoodie, unisex

Hot dogs, watermelon, & more!

Make sure to stick around after your race for hot dogs, veggie dogs, watermelon, and other yummy snacks!

Safety, Etiquette, Dogs

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