IMPORTANT COURSE NOTES: 

  • The course is marked primarily with orange pin flags and orange with yellow ribbons clipped to trees with clothes pins. Race founder Doug McKeever has also added his humor with the multiple “3rd grade humor” signs to entertain you along the way.

  • For legal reasons, our flaggers must stop runners at all road crossings. Please be patient and heed their authority. Runners that do not stop will be disqualified from the race.

  • The trails are open to the public. Please be respectful of other users (non-race participants) using the trails.

  • There is an 8 HOUR time limit. CUTOFFS: Anyone arriving at Aid Station #4 (32.7km/20.32M) after 2:30pm will be offered a ride to the finish. Aid Station #5 (40km/24.85M) will close at 3:00pm.

EARLY START

  • Our race cutoff is 8 hours. For those runners interested in an additional hour on course please email Race Director to confirm early start.

  • 7 AM Early Start, 8AM Regular start.

  • Aid Station 5 cut off is 3pm

  • Finish line cut off is 4pm

Aid Stations & CREWS

The Community Food CoOp supports us by discounting our race supply order.

The Community Food CoOp supports us by discounting our race supply order.

There are five aid stations captained by enthusiastic and super knowledgable volunteers. We provide standard aid station fare and these amazing volunteers add their unique flare to each spot along the course. Be ready for costumes and snack surprises!

We allow crew/spectators support at Aid Stations #1 & #5, in the Lost Lake Parking lot. Please note there is limited parking and you need a Discover Pass.

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It is mandatory that runners carry at least one water bottle. Cups will NOT be available at aid stations; instead, we will provide water pitchers to easily fill your bottles. It is also suggested that you carry personal food/drink needs that fall outside standard fare.

AID STATION FOOD & DRINK

Aid Station eats : Hammer Gels, cookies, energy chunks, gummy bears, oranges, bananas, grapes, potato chips, M&Ms and Fig Newmans.

Aid Station drinks include: Hammer HEED, water, cola and ginger ale. We encourage runners to train with our on-course drink! Aid 1 = Orange HEED, Aid 2 = Orange HEED, Aid 3 = Lemon Lime HEED, Aid 4 = Cherry Bomb HEED, Aid 5 = Orange Heed

CUP-FREE RACE

In an effort to make our race more environmentally sound, we work with Zero Waste to minimize trash. For this reason, we will not provide paper cups for water, cola and/or electrolyte drinks.  All runners are responsible for carrying their own refillable hand-held bottles or hydration systems.

Time Limit

8:00AM start. 4pm finish. There is an 8 HOUR time limit. CUTOFFS: Anyone arriving at Aid Station #4 (32.7km/20.32M) after 2:30pm will be offered a ride to the finish. Aid Station #5 (40km/24.85M) will close at 3:00pm. 7:00AM early start available, please email Race Director to confirm early start.

No Pacers | No Poles

Please only run this race if you have an assigned Chuckanut 50k bib number.  Our permits allow us to have a set number of runners on the trails and we are unable to allow additional pacers, runners or self-supported runners on the course. Thank you for honoring this rule.

Poles are not allowed. (Medical exceptions allowed, please email RD)

4-legged friends

Due to insurance and facility reasons we are not allowed to have dogs at any part of the race event. Thank you for leaving your pups at home and honoring this rule.

Drop Bags & Start Line Clothes

DROP BAGS: If you would like to put post race clothing in a dry bag for the finish line, we will store them for you in the lower pavilion at Fairhaven Park. You can drop off the bag when you arrive to Fairhaven Park on Saturday morning. The shuttle driver will drop you near the lower parking lot near the lower pavilion. Please make sure the tag from your race bib is securely attached to your bag. Please do not store any valuables in your bag. We will do our best to monitor all bags, but we cannot be held liable for lost or stolen items.

Volunteers

Each year we have an amazing crew of volunteers that seem to have a blast no matter the weather.  These people make the race possible, and we are so thankful for their support. This race could not happen without our volunteers and their energy. Be sure to thank every volunteer you can! If you are interested in volunteering, please complete our Volunteer Google Form. Our volunteer coordinator, Kevin Douglas, can be reached at lostlake50 at gmail.com.

Finish Line

PRIME Sports Institute and our volunteers are the first to welcome you back, along with our medical team, by providing a recovery tent. We'll also have open-sided tents with heaters set up to provide shelter so that you can recover, eat, drink, chat and cheer in your fellow Chuckanut 50k runners.

Various sponsor and supporter tents will provide information and free product samples. Local Food Trucks will be onsite to serve runners and spectators alike, credit cards preferred. Be sure to use the $7 voucher, a tag found on your race bib, good for a meal. Food Trucks include Ovn Pizza, Tacos El Tule, Sammies Vegan & Street Dogz. Each vendor will offer at least one $7 option.

Friends, family, community members and all interested are invited to take part in our finish line activities!

Please adhere to our Health & Safety Plan while in attendance.