2015 Spring Run for Fun @ Redmond Watershed

03/08/2015

5-mile, 10-mile,

Half Marathon, Marathon

Sunday, March 8th, 9:30am

Redmond Watershed Preserve, Redmond, WA

Spring Run for Fun @ Redmond Watershed Preserve is a local favorite thanks to its flat to gently rolling course with only a few short steep climbs. Lined with beautiful forest of Douglas firs and lush ferns, it’s the magic carpet ride of trail runs: All the scenery of a quintessential mossy Pacific Northwest forest, but without the big hills or technical challenge of many other venues. The route follows primarily wide dirt paths, ideal for beginners and a ton of fun for veteran trail runners. This is a fast course by trail running standards!

Join us at Spring Run for Fun @ Redmond Watershed for a rewarding tour of “the Red Shed.” Sign up soon, because this event has a limit of 300 runners and tends to sell out before registration closes!

OTHER ‘@ REDMOND WATERSHED’ EVENTS
Do you love running at Redmond Watershed Preserve? Check out all of Northwest Trail Runs’ @ Redmond Watershed events:

Sat, December 6, 2014
Redmond Reindeer Romp
5-mile and Half Marathon

Sun, March 8, 2015
Spring Run for Fun
5-mile, 10-mile, Half Marathon, Marathon

Tues, June 9, 2015
Summer Evening Trail Series
5-mile and 10-mile

Sat, August 22, 2015
Summer Blast
5-mile, 10-mile, Half Marathon, Marathon

Results
Registration
Apparel
Course Description
Schedule
Directions & Parking
Safety & Trail Etiquette

Results

2015 Results

2015 Photos by Herb Purganan: Set 1 and Set 2

Registration

	Open (through 12/19)	Early (through 2/7)	Regular (through 3/6)	Day-of-Event
5-mile	29.00	32.00	35.00	40.00
10-mile	34.00	37.00	40.00	45.00
Half Marathon	38.00	41.00	44.00	50.00
Marathon	43.00	45.00	53.00	60.00

Online pre-registration closes Friday, March 6th at 11:59pm.

Day-of-event registration will be by WAIT-LIST ONLY. If there are enough pre-registered participants who do not show up, you may register. If there are not, then stick around to cheer and/or volunteer!

Apparel

During online registration, you can add Northwest Trail Runs apparel to your order! Featuring the bright Northwest Trail Runs horizontal logo, choose from a color-blocked tech tee, long-sleeve tech tee, SoftStyle cotton tee, or cozy heavyweight cotton hoodie. You can also purchase Northwest Trail Runs apparel directly from RunningBugApparel.com where you can choose to have it shipped to you or pick your order up at our next event.

Course Description

The 5-mile course is a lollipop loop, with runners leaving the start and returning to the finish via the same trail.

The 10-mile course is two times around the 5-mile course.

The Half-Marathon course is two identical laps, which generally follow the 5-mile course route but have two added out-and-back sections. Half-Marathon runners will pass by the aid station at the start/finish halfway through, and there will be an additional aid station passed twice at 3.54 miles into the 6.55-mile loop, for a total of three well-spaced aid stations for Half-Marathon runners.

The Marathon course is four identical laps, on the same loop as the Half-Marathon runners. Marathoners will pass by the aid station at the start/finish three times, and there will be an additional aid station 3.54 miles into the 6.55-mile Marathon course loop, for a total of seven well-spaced aid stations.

Distances were measured using a measuring wheel.

View a larger PDF of the course map here

Elevation Profiles

(Click to see a larger version)

Elevation Gain

5-mile: 415 feet
10-mile: 830 feet
Half Marathon: 1100 feet
Marathon: 2200 feet

Aid Stations
There will be an aid station at the start/finish point, so 5-mile runners should plan to be self-sufficient during their run. The 10-mile course returns to the aid station once, and the Marathon course three times. There is an additional Marathon (and Half) course aid station at 3.54 miles into each of the four Marathon course loops.

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

NOTE: Parking is offsite and you must take a shuttle to the start. Please see further information below.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8
8:00am – Check-in and day-of-event registration opens
8:05am – Early starters’ pre-run briefing
8:15am – Early start for Marathon runners who want more time to complete the course
9:20am – Pre-run briefing
9:30am – Marathon & Half Marathon Start
9:40am – 5-mile and 10-mile Start NOTE: 5 & 10-milers now have their own start!
4:30pm – Course closes

Directions & Parking

Google Directions to Parking (Parking is offsite, you must take a shuttle to the start)

Offsite Parking and Shuttle
Due to the number of runners participating and the small size of the lot in the park, parking for this run will be offsite, and there will be a shuttle bus to take you to the start and back to your car after you finish. The lot is about one mile from the start, just East of Redmond Ridge Dr. NE, on the North side of NE Marketplace Dr. Please allow an additional 15 minutes to get from the remote parking to the start. Even with the offsite lot, there is limited parking. We encourage carpooling, and carpools of three or more people are welcome to park in the paved lot in the park while there is room. There is also some street parking along NE Marketplace Drive, to the West of Redmond Ridge Dr. NE.

Google map of parking and the start

From Seattle or Bellevue, follow SR-520 East to the end of the freeway in Redmond.
Continue straight, as SR-520 becomes Avondale Road NE.
After a little less than one mile, make a gentle right turn onto NE Novelty Hill Rd.
Go 2.9 miles, then turn right onto Redmond Ridge Drive NE.
Take the next left onto NE Marketplace Drive, then turn left into the parking lot and park.
Board the shuttle bus for the 5-minute ride to the check-in, start, and finish area.

Parking at the start is very limited and will likely be full, so please allow time to use the offsite parking and shuttle bus, and carpool if possible. The gravel lot near the start is reserved for equestrians and other park users.

Safety & Trail Etiquette

DOGS
Pets are NOT allowed in the Watershed Preserve, so please leave your canine running companions at home for this run.

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, and 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 past, but sometimes the rider will tell you it is okay 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.