Course Length - 100 Miles
Mt. Bike 17 Mi. / Road Bike 46 Mi. / Canoe - Kayak 12 Mi. / Run Legs Half
Marathon (13.1) and 5.3 Mi.
This 100 mile course extends from the Snoqualmie Pass area beginning with
a 17 mile Mountain Bike Leg that starts at Olallie State Park off I-90. This
leg continues on down the meandering Iron Horse Trail once used by the Milwaukee
Railroad Co. and has been converted to a biking/hiking trail. Riders end at
the Iron Horse Trail Head and Rattlesnake Lake where they touch off to the
Road Bike Leg participants.
Road bikers immediately cruise down to North Bend along Cedar Falls Rd, giving
a taste of what's to come over the next 46 miles. The Road Bike Leg takes
riders through Washington's most scenic rural areas anywhere. Participants
are treated to routes along the base of striking Mt. Si, then along the Three
Rivers Natural Area and on via Snoqualmie Falls, Fall City and Carnation.
A stunning, bucolic ribbon of roads meanders through Snoqualmie Valley giving
enthusiastic bikers plenty of hills and dales to test their endurance. The
course has been carefully planned to minimize traffic and maximize enjoyment.
Riders culminate their leg by riding the the famous 'Redmond-Roubaix' Red
Brick Road along 196th near Redmond ridden by the likes of Greg LeMond. Traffic
will be controlled where necessary for safety but it is an open course.
Bikers finish by riding through Marymoor Park and ending at Luke McRedmond
Park for the handoff to the Canoe / Kayak Leg.
Luke McRedmond Park address: 15600 Redmond Way Redmond
Rd Bike Finish / Paddle Start
Paddlers are in for a 12 mile, downstream adventure on the Sammamish Slough.
Winding through rural and residential areas, the Slough parallels the Sammamish
River Trail that becomes the Burke Gilman Trail in Seattle. The slough runs
calm at about 1 kt. This paddle promises to be a unique experience to many
paddlers who've not seen this part of our city. As the Slough enters Lake
Washington, they'll cruise around to their right being cognizant of the many
seaplanes landing and taking off at Kenmore Air. Keep paddling out into the
lake leaving Kenmore Air and the marina to your right and look for marker
balloons or flags on the end of the long dock jutting out from Log Boom Park.
Go around the dock and disembark on the beach and touch off to your Half Marathoner
or keep on trucking if you're an Iron Solo. Course Monitors will be out on
the lake to aid your navigation.
Log Boom Park Address: 6100 NE 175th St Kenmore,
WA 98028 Paddle Finish / 1/2 Mar. Start
Runners begin their test on a Half Marathon run over the top of Lake Washington
and our famous Burke Gilman Trail. The trail meanders along Lake Washington's
western shore past Magnuson Park and ending their leg at Seattle's Gasworks
Park.
Log Boom Park Address: 6100 NE 175th St, Kenmore
Run Start
Gasworks Park address: 2101 N Northlake Way, Seattle
Run Finish
The last but not least is the 5.3 Mile Glory Run to the finish. Runners continue
back onto the Burke Gilman for the big sprint to the finish along the newly
completed trail right to Golden Gardens Park in Ballard. The trail takes runners
along the North end of Lake Union, Fremont and the Ship Canal that includes
the Chittendem Locks. The finish 'kick' passes Shilshole Bay Marina right
along the harbor and beach and finishes at the new Golden Gardens Beach House
located at the sandy shores of Golden Gardens Park. Snacks, fruits and hydration
await you at the finish.
Finish Address: 8498 Seaview Pl. NW Seattle
Race Finish
