DuPont Trail Marathon

The DuPont Trail Marathon Association is a group of crazy trail runners founded in 2015 by John “Crazy Man” Schaphorst. The purpose is to bring people together both new to trail running and veterans to engage in the joy, thrill and camaraderie of the sport by putting on an annual marathon in DuPont, WA. All extra proceeds received from the event will be given to the City of DuPont for trail maintenance.

The 5K and 10K will be on relatively flat terrain and expected to be very fast. The half marathon will consist of 1 out and back with a loop turn around at each end. There will be about 1200 feet of elevation gain for the half marathon. The marathon will consist of 2 out and backs on this gorgeous course with about 2400 feet of elevation gain. Aid stations will be every 4 to 5 miles.

The Start will be at Sellers Park where the course goes through wet land trails for 1/3 of a mile and will break out on to a side walk where you will take a right, go about a 1/8th of a mile where you will take a right back on to the trail and follow a well-marked trail through the wetlands. Then head down a trail that run along Sequalitchew Creek to Puget Sound where you will run along side the beach for a short out and back. Run back along the Sequalitchew for a short distance, you will take a steep climb on trail to gain the bluff that looks over the Puget Sound. Take a right on the trail that runs along side Puget Sound, this trail is a nice rolling trail that will eventually pop you out on to a residential sidewalk and the first aid Station at mile 5. After the first aid station, a course marshall will direct you across the street to more nice rolling trails, you will run about a 1/2 of a mile and come to street crossing where course marshall will direct you across the street. You will run on this part of the course for about 3/4 of a mile and then you will come to another street crossing where a course marshall will direct you across the street to more trails, you will run about an eighth of a mile, where you will cross the street and follow the orange flags to the right on the sidewalk, (this is a very short section) run a short distance where you will take a left back on to trails where you will follow flagging to the left to a nice rolling trail. The trail will make a circle, that will exit you back on to the main trail, follow the main trail remembering to follow the flagging and you will take 2 lefts and then follow the trail, keep the residential area to your right. The trail will meander around for short distance and you will to take a left, follow the trail and flagging, this will return you back to the aid station. After leaving the aid station at mile 9 follow the flagging back to the main aid station or finish line.