For most runners, traveling to this race involves a ferry ride and a drive down US 101. It’s hard to get more Northwest than that — unless, of course, you throw in a run through big, damp mountains and some IPAs. Welcome to the Olympic Mountains, a celebration of running …
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For most runners, traveling to this race involves a ferry ride and a drive down US 101. It’s hard to get more Northwest than that — unless, of course, you throw in a run through big, damp mountains and some IPAs.
Welcome to the Olympic Mountains, a celebration of running in the Northwest.
OM 100K
There is nothing quite like the OM 100K anywhere! This is a continuous course(not an out & back or loops) with ten aid stations and very few repeat sections. The course will challenge you with over 14,200′ of elevation gain on~80% single-track trail. This is a challenging 100K! You will run alongside Gold Creek, the Dungeness River and right up to the Buckhorn Wilderness boundary in two different locations including via. Dirty Face Ridge where you will take in breath-taking views of the Olympic Range from your course high-point of 5,820′! If you already did the 50K then you have already experienced the hardest climbs on the course. The 100K will cover all of the 50K course, just not in the same order.
OM 50K
This is a graduate level 50K!
You start at Race HQ, a retired rock quarry at 2,600’ above sea level deep in the Olympic National Forest, then grind your way towards two of the most popular summits on the Olympic Peninsula-Mount Townsend and Mount Zion! The high point of the course, at the Buckhorn Wilderness boundary (just short of the Mt Townsend summit) , offers huge views across the eastern slope of the Olympic range. This single loop course boasts 8, 600′ of climbing and is 74% single-track.
OM 25K
Don’t let the distance fool you! This single loop course features almost 4,000′ of elevation gain(and loss), including one of the toughest climbs of any 25K – a 2,250′ grind to the summit of Mt Zion over 3.7 miles. Bring your climbing legs AND your running legs as the forest road sections will test your leg speed. Not sure you’re ready for a 50K? This is a great course to test your ability to step up to run the 50K next year!
Your registration fee includes:
- Race entry to an amazing, marked course
- Well-stocked Aid Stations run by experienced volunteers
- Post-race food and first beer at finish line
- Unique finisher award
- Timing and results on UltraSignUp
- Free post-race massages from Monsters of Massage
- Free camping before and after
Free camping is available Friday and Saturday nights at Race HQ deep in the Olympic National Forest. This is a fun community-inspired race. We encourage you to stay for the post-race party and make a weekend of it!
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"Eff Mount Zion!"
A killer of a race, but killer in the sense of rewarding and amazingly well-organized. In a peaceful, utterly green upper-left corner of the upper left, you'll be bummed to … MORE
A killer of a race, but killer in the sense of rewarding and amazingly well-organized. In a peaceful, utterly green upper-left corner of the upper left, you’ll be bummed to leave after the race. Anyone who has spent time running races will come to appreciate one organized under the Minimalist principle. Olympia had no starting line or no starter’s pistol, just a huddling and a “ready, set, go!” To offset this, perhaps, the aid stations were loaded to the gunwales with everything any runner, even ones with very specific needs like me, could ever want. This race is HIGHLY recommended, but one trip up despicable Mt Zion will convince anyone that it’s probably not the ideal choice for first time ultras…(I saw the 50-miler sports 2, yes TWO trips up to the top–EGADS!) One of the most rewarding ultras I’ve ever run…