Run through History at the APPLETREE Marathon, Half Marathon & Sunset 5K! Join the APPLETREE Boston-Qualifying Marathon, Half Marathon & Sunset 5K. This “Run Through History” will take you on a flat, fast and scenic course through Fort Vancouver, Officer’s Row, the Army Barracks, Pearson Airport – the oldest operating …
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Run through History at the APPLETREE Marathon, Half Marathon & Sunset 5K!
Join the APPLETREE Boston-Qualifying Marathon, Half Marathon & Sunset 5K. This “Run Through History” will take you on a flat, fast and scenic course through Fort Vancouver, Officer’s Row, the Army Barracks, Pearson Airport – the oldest operating airport in the USA, the Historical Old Apple Tree, along the majestic Columbia River and many other historical vantage points. There’s so much to see that the miles will fly by!
This event will quickly be regarded as one of the prettiest and most unique courses in the Northwest and perhaps the USA! When do you get to experience a history lesson during your race?!
The quaint community of Vancouver WA will welcome you and your family with open arms and provide you with a racing experience that you just can’t get anywhere else. The volunteer support is off the charts and the energy along the course will make it an enjoyable experience that you will want to return to year after year.
The Marathon will be a 2-loop, spectator-friendly, flat & fast Boston Qualifying course highlighting the beauty of this community and offer an exciting racing experience with energetic water stations EVERY mile and plenty of entertainment to keep you engaged. The Half Marathon will offer the same experience with the joy of knowing you get to start the party a little earlier than your Marathon counterparts!
The Sunset 5K will offer a shorter distance for our friends, family and others in the community who would like the opportunity to enjoy the racing experience. It will also allow for a pre-race shake-down for our Marathon and Half Marathon athletes and the opportunity for them to earn the coveted BEAST medal for an athlete who races both Saturday and Sunday.
Since Vancouver WA is right across the river from Portland OR, you are within a 20 minute drive to the PDX International Airport and minutes away from the big city.
WHY APPLETREE? Vancouver WA is known for its history including the Old Apple Tree Park, home of the Oldest Apple Tree in the Northwest and maybe even the entire Pacific West Coast. The APPLETREE Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K will celebrate all this history, capture the beauty of the Northwest and create a theme of all things ‘APPLE’.
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Easy and Fun Race
-super flat and a great run along the river. a perfect run to do with friends or those who are not major runners. just enough challenge with the distance, but … MORE
-super flat and a great run along the river. a perfect run to do with friends or those who are not major runners. just enough challenge with the distance, but not enough in terms of hills, etc. to eat them up! very well managed and easy to get to/from.
My overall race experience
the sencery was so beautiful, i even got to see a fort. The medal is amazing, and am looking at it nearly everyday. It got very warm midway into the … MORE
the sencery was so beautiful, i even got to see a fort. The medal is amazing, and am looking at it nearly everyday. It got very warm midway into the race
Best Run In Vancouver USA
Why racing of course put on another arming show as always. This course was pretty, though downtown, parks & along the river. At the end they even had free lunch … MORE
Why racing of course put on another arming show as always. This course was pretty, though downtown, parks & along the river. At the end they even had free lunch with burgers & entertainment. This course would normally be easy however it was pouring rain this time.
Best 5k around!
This was an amazing run for a few reasons. First off it’s at night, so warmer outside & also for those night owls like me you get to sleep in! … MORE
This was an amazing run for a few reasons. First off it’s at night, so warmer outside & also for those night owls like me you get to sleep in! Also you get tons of free race photos with amazing backdrops of Fort Vancouver and the air museum. They even give you a free carb loaded dinner so I could just eat for free before the half marathon in the morning. That makes it worth it alone plus entertainment and meeting new friends. + free apples!
Beautiful run
Really beautiful course along the Columbia River. Great support, lots of water stops, nit too many spectators. One negative is that it is a hal marathon course that you run … MORE
Really beautiful course along the Columbia River. Great support, lots of water stops, nit too many spectators. One negative is that it is a hal marathon course that you run in two loops as a full marathon. This was the inaugural running of this race.
Great event with spot on timing.
Had a lot of fun. Many of my friends were in the race also. Great food at the end. Such a professional set up from start to finish. Why racing … MORE
Had a lot of fun. Many of my friends were in the race also.
Great food at the end. Such a professional set up from start to finish.
Why racing does the best events in Oregon and Washington.
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