Course
A 10.3 mile (16.6km) loop through the old growth forest of Point Defiance Park, run once for the 15K, twice for the 30K and three times for the 50K or as a three-person relay. The course is soft, mostly single track beneath 500-year-old cedars and firs, with Puget Sound views, hilly but around 95% runnable. Start and finish at Owen Beach, with a second aid station at Fort Nisqually.
Key dates
- ★Race dayOctober 2027 · date to be announced
About
A 50K, 30K and 15K trail race through Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington, covering old-growth forest and bluffs above Puget Sound. The park is one of the largest urban forests in the Pacific Northwest. Organized by the Tacoma City Marathon Association.
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