Race Info
Start Time
The half marathon and the 4.5 mile will start at 9:30am.
Walkers are welcome, just make sure you’re back for chocolate by the time we close the course at 1:30.
Course
The Redmond Watershed Preserve is a beautiful park with well-groomed trails and moderately rolling hills. Both events will use the same loop course once inside the park. Half marathoners will make the loop three times, swinging by the aid station twice (once at 4.4 miles and once at 8.7 miles). This is a trail run so there will not be additional aid on the course. Please plan to carry whatever additional aid you might need. For those of you familiar with “The Watershed,” we’re skipping the big hill along the Trillium trail and have opted for a more moderate course that we think beginners and advanced trail runners will both enjoy.
Refreshments
Half marathon runners can fuel up at our chocolate aid station.
All finishers are invited to indulge in CHOCOMANIA at the finish line!
And did we mention the chocolate medals? Finish one of the races and we’ll have one waiting for you!
Awards
We think it’s fun to give something to the first folks that come across the finish line, so the overall male and female winners of the half marathon and 4.5 miler will receive a special chocolate treat.
And of course, all finishers will be presented with a delicious chocolate medal!
Parking
Limited parking is available at the Redmond Watershed. There will be off-site overflow parking available, but we encourage you to carpool. Not only is carpooling better for the environment, it’s more fun! Running, chocolate and car rides are better with friends. If you’re super fit and you feel like you want a good warm-up, ride your bike (or scooter or skateboard or some other cool human operated device) to the race. We’ll watch it for you while you run.
Directions
From SR 520 east, continue straight onto Avondale Road. Proceed north for 1.25 miles. Turn right on Novelty Hill Road and proceed east for 2.4 miles. Park entrance is on the left hand side across from 218th NE.
For more information on the park, visit the Redmond Watershed website.
Environment
We are committed to preserving our area’s gorgeous natural beauty and are focused on making Mud & Chocolate a “low impact” event.
Here are some of the ways that we are minimizing our impact on the environment:
• We provide recycling and composting bins for racers
• We use compostable cups at our aid station and finish
• We encourage carpooling and human powered transportation
• Our signage and course markings are re-usable
• We hope our race helps raise environmental awareness and makes folks want to protect the trails
Plus, hosting races in our area’s beautiful parks provides funding to keep them running.
Questions?
Email us at nrgrunningevents@gmail.com
