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Race the Reserve
August 10, 2024 @ 5:30 am – 1:00 pm
Runners will begin and end their adventure on the south side of the historic seaport community of Coupeville. This is the second oldest town in Washington and the government center of Island County, located on the south shore of Penn Cove on beautiful Whidbey Island. You will have the unique opportunity to traverse both Ebey’s Prairie and Crockett Prairie within Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve offering spectacular, panoramic ocean, mountain, and prairie farmland views. Across the pastoral landscape in the Reserve and vast waterways of Puget Sound, Admiralty Inlet, and the Straits of Juan de Fuca, runners will be greeted with sweeping vistas that include Mount Baker, the North Cascades, the Olympic Mountains and Peninsula, Mount Rainier, and the San Juan Islands. If you participate in the marathon, relay, or half, you will also have the opportunity to run through Fort Casey State Park where you will go past the lighthouse and bunkers used in WW II. If you’re lucky, you will catch a glimpse of the ferries running between Coupeville and Port Townsend as you skirt the shores of Admiralty Inlet. A combination of dramatic seaside bluffs, dense forests, dirt and paved trails, and fertile prairies offers a unique location and opportunity for competitive running in the first (1978) of only three designated historical reserves in the country. We look forward to seeing you at the starting line! Happy Running!
This run is to benefit Coupeville High School. Â Fees range from $30 to $75. Register by July 27, 2024, to guarantee a t-shirt in your size. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by July 26, 2023. * All pre-registered participants will receive a free t-shirt. We cannot guarantee t-shirts in your size will be available to those who register after July 27. START TIMES- Race Day Registration – 5:30 am
- Half Marathon – 8:00 am
- 5k & 10k – 8:30 am
- All courses close at 11:45 am
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