Lord Hillbilly Trail Run

05/25/2024

2 hour, 4 hour, 6 hour,
& FREE 1.8-mile kids’ run

Saturday, May 25, 2024

9:00 am Start

Lord Hill Regional Park, Snohomish, WA

Lord Hillbilly Trail Run at Lord Hill Regional Park is the third event in the Goat Series and the series finale. The Goat Series challenges you to get vert (vertical, meaning elevation gain) in your backyard! Goat Series events have hilly short-loop courses in local parks, and the challenge is to accumulate as much vertical gain—and as much distance—as you can by completing laps within your chosen time limit, 2 hours, 4 hours, or 6 hours. Only those laps completed before the time limit count; partial laps do not. This series is a great opportunity to work on your fitness goals, possibly including preparing for mountain races later in the year with longer climbs.

You can expect a clearly-marked course, a well-stocked aid station with a helpful crew, good organization, and a relaxed and supportive atmosphere.

Lord Hill Regional Park is famous—or perhaps notorious—for the very steep section of the Pipeline Trail that ascends from the quarry, and the loop for this course will use that quad-punishing segment before a gentler descent back to the start/finish point. The park rises over 650 feet from the banks of the Snohomish River, and the loop route for this event will use a good portion of that elevation difference. The park encompasses vast forest areas, wetlands, and trails that are enjoyed by hikers, mountain bikers, equestrians, and of course, trail runners. We’ll have a tarp and tent set up for your personal gear, and a full aid station to replenish after each loop.

The approximately 1.8 mile loop includes about 455 feet of elevation gain. Using the Pipeline and River View Quarry trails, the challenge is to do as many loops as you can in your chosen time limit. You’ll pass through the aid station each time, where you can check in with your supporters and replenish for the next loop. We will be there cheering for you! How many feet of elevation gain can you rack up, as our timing crew keeps track of your laps?

We hope you’ll join us at Lord Hillbilly to develop your endurance, strength, and motivation to tackle your fitness goals or bigger routes further from home.

Use the “REGISTER” button to sign up for the Lord Hillbilly 2 hour, 4 hour, or 6 hour, or use the “SERIES REGISTRATION” button to sign up for more than one of the Goat Series events at once. You get a multi-event discount when you register for two or more at once!

2024 GOAT SERIES

MARCH 9 – BOEING CREEK CRAWL
2-hour, 4-hour, & 6-hour, Shoreview Park, Shoreline, WA

APRIL 13 – MOSSY MOUNTAIN MADNESS
2-hour, 4-hour, & 6-hour, Tolt-MacDonald Park, Carnation, WA

MAY 25 – LORD HILLBILLY
2-hour, 4-hour, & 6-hour, Lord Hill Regional Park, Snohomish, WA

FINISHER MEDAL

Commemorate your achievement with a custom finisher medal featuring the event artwork. Finish at least one loop in the 2-hour, 4-hour, or 6-hour? You get a medal!

SERIES COMPETITION

Are you competitive?

Your best 2 performances in the Goat 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. Using Series Registration is not required to be part of the series competition.
If you complete any of the Goat Series events, you are automatically entered.
Points will be awarded separately to runners in the Female and Open categories. After receiving points for placement within the Female and Open categories, participants will then be divided into their age category for the series competition.
Participants in all time limits (2-hour, 4-hour, and 6-hour) in each event will be ranked together, using coefficients to scale all results. A 2-hour performance will be considered equivalent to a 6-hour performance if it is 0.42 times the number of laps. A 4-hour performance will be considered equivalent to a 6-hour performance if it is 0.73 times the number of laps.
For the purposes of the series points calculation only, each runner will be awarded a virtual amount of additional climb as if they had completed part of an additional lap, based upon their average lap time and time remaining. The maximum fractional lap climb awarded will be a maximum of just less than 1 lap (0.9999 times the climb gained in one lap), even if a runner finishes early enough that they could easily have completed multiple additional laps.
Series points are based upon the virtual climb done as calculated above for each event. The average of the top three calculated (virtual) climb totals in each category (Female and Open) will be assigned 100 points, and each competitor’s points are calculated as the ratio of that competitor’s calculated climb to the average calculated climb of the top three in that competitor’s category multiplied by 100.
- Here’s an example of how the scoring math works: Assume there is 450 feet of climb per loop, and here are the results in one of the two categories:
- 1st place: 15 laps in the 4-hour in 3:52:30 (9545 feet normalized calculated climb, using 0.72 coefficient)
- 2nd place: 20 laps in the 6-hour in 5:50:00 (9257 feet normalized calculated climb)
- 3rd place: 8 laps in the 2-hour in 1:57:36 (8746 feet normalized calculated climb, using 0.42 coefficient)
- The average of the top three results is 9183 feet normalized calculated climb, and that result is pegged to a 100 point score.
- A runner who does 5 laps in the 2-hour in 1:50:00 (22 minutes per lap) is assigned a virtual climb of (5 + (2:00-1:50)/22)*450 feet = 2455 feet. This translates to a normalized climb of 5844 feet, yielding a score of 100*5844/9183 = 63.6 series points.
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 and free entry to a future trail run.
Awards will be presented in the following categories: Female, Open, Masters Female 40+, Masters Open 40+, Youth Female 12/under, Youth Open 12/under, Junior Female 13-19, Junior Open 13-19

Registration
Course Description
Schedule
Directions & Parking
Apparel
Safety, Etiquette & Dogs

Registration

	Open (through 2/16)	Early (through 4/23)	Regular (through 5/23)	Day-of-Event
2 Hour	41.00	46.00	53.00	60.00
4 Hour	61.00	66.00	73.00	80.00
6 Hour	76.00	81.00	88.00	95.00
Kid's Run (age 12 or under)	FREE	FREE	FREE	FREE

A finisher medal awaits finishers in the 2-hour, 4-hour, and 6-hour, and it is included in your entry fee!

The free kids’ run is one lap, and it is open to kids age 12 and under. Adult chaperones are welcome to accompany their kid; chaperones will not be given bib numbers. The kids’ run is not scored as part of the series.

Online registration closes at the end of the day on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Event-day registration will be available if the event is not full.

Runners in elementary, middle, or high school—any runners under age 20—are eligible to receive a 15% or $10 discount (whichever is greater) on online pre-registration prices for all Northwest Trail Runs events. The discount will be auto generated based on your date of birth.

Course Description

The route is primarily on wide trails and gravel road, with some sections of singletrack trail.

Click the map image above for a high-resolution PDF map of the route.

The loop starts by climbing fairly steeply from the parking lot, before the slope moderates and briefly levels out by the quarry. From the quarry, the route continues up the Pipeline Trail and abruptly steepens to its maximum grade of about 36%, climbing 180 feet (55m) vertically in just over 150 meters horizontally. For many people, ascending this hill is a hands-pushing-on-knees walk. If you look over your shoulder as you turn right at the top, you’ll see a lovely view of the valley below.

From this point, the route turns down a gentle-to-moderate grade downhill singletrack trail in the shady forest. You’ll climb back up one or two dozen feet toward the bottom of this singletrack trail before emerging on the Pipeline Trail and turning left to backtrack the trail before peeling off to the right to make a figure-8 of the loop. From this point, the route is flat to slightly downhill for a couple hundred meters before it goes downhill on an old gravel road that descends almost to the floodplain. The final 600 meters of the route go along a flat-to-rolling dirt road that climbs 10-20 feet before dropping again to floodplain level and the finish.

Aid Station

One aid station near the start/finish will allow you to replenish each loop. We’ll have a sheltered tarp for you to leave extra gear you want to have on hand, and of course we’ll have a variety of snacks, water, and electrolyte drink to keep you going. Our electrolyte drink is Gnarly Hydrate, which is free of preservatives and which we think has a smooth and pleasing flavor. Our aid station snacks include a variety of carbohydrate-rich and 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

SATURDAY, May 25

8:00am – Check-in and event-day registration opens
8:50am – Pre-Start Briefing
9:00am – Start
11:00am – Cut-off for 2 hour runners
1:00pm – Cut-off for 4 hour runners
3:00pm – Cut-off for 6 hour runners // course closes

Directions & Parking

Google Map

The start and finish for this event is at the south entrance, the Lord Hill Crooked Lakes Trailhead. There is a large gravel parking lot, but it can be busy with other park users, so carpools are helpful and appreciated. Please use the directions provided here. If you follow directions from the official website for Lord Hill or simply type in “Lord Hill Park” into Google or another GPS device, the directions provided will likely take you to the north entrance.

From Seattle, follow SR-520 East to I-405.

Go North on I-405 toward Everett
Take exit 23 toward Woodinville/Wenatchee/US-2
Merge onto WA-522 E
Take the exit toward Monroe/W Main St
At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Tester Rd
Follow Tester Rd/Tester Branch Rd for 2.8 miles. Eventually, you will go under WA-522.
Shortly after passing under WA-522 you will come to a T intersection. Turn left.
Follow this road to the south entrance.
Drive through the open gate and follow the parking attendant’s directions.

From Redmond, go West on SR-202 (Woodinville-Redmond Road).

Follow SR-202 and exit/merge onto WA-522 E.
Take the exit toward Monroe/W Main St
At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Tester Rd
Follow Tester Rd/Tester Branch Rd for 2.8 miles. Eventually, you will go under WA-522.
Shortly after passing under WA-522 you will come to a T intersection. Turn left.
Follow this road to the south entrance.
Drive through the open gate and follow the parking attendant’s directions.

If you find yourself at the north entrance retrace your route back to the traffic circle and take the Tester Rd. exit.

Follow Tester Rd/Tester Branch Rd for 2.8 miles. Eventually, you will go under WA-522.
Shortly after passing under WA-522 you will come to a T intersection. Turn left.
Follow this road to the south entrance.
Drive through the open gate and follow the parking attendant’s directions.

Apparel

You can add the 2024 Northwest Trail Runs apparel to your race registration and pick them up at the event, or check them out and purchase at the event.

You don’t see your preferred size? Email us, and we may be able to accommodate.

$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

Safety, Etiquette & Dogs

GENERAL SAFETY
The trails will be open to other users during the event, including pedestrians with pets. 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 choose between turning off the music or leaving 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 sanctioned and subject to USATF policies, and so dogs are not allowed to accompany runners on the course.

COVID-19 & RESPIRATORY VIRUS SAFETY
Outdoors settings are among the safest, due to the open air dissipating virus particles to greatly reduce the risk of transmission. We encourage you to take simple precautions to keep yourself and others safe, including staying home if you’re sick with a contagious respiratory virus, and wearing an N95 mask around others to keep yourself safe if you are especially vulnerable to the negative impacts of respiratory illness.

Thank you for helping us keep our events safe and fun for you and everyone else!

2 hour, 4 hour, 6 hour, & FREE 1.8-mile kids’ run