Vaccination Verification - Please Upload

As a participant in the Chuckanut 50k, you are required to provide proof of your Covid-19 Vaccination status. We need this proof uploaded before packet pick up on March 18.

When we opened registration December 3rd, we made this a requirement to register based on the circumstances at that time. Please see the CDC website for what is considered fully vaccinated. We will also accept any vaccines that are accepted for travel in Canada that can be found here.

Here is a list of acceptable Vaccine Brands :

AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD (ChAdOx1-S, Vaxzevria, AZD1222)
Bharat Biotech (Covaxin, BBV152 A, B, C)
Janssen/Johnson & Johnson
Moderna (mRNA-1273)
Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2)
Sinopharm BIBP (BBIBP-CorV)
Sinovac (CoronaVac, PiCoVacc)

You must have received the last dose of these before March 5th to be eligible to race.

If you live in Washington, you can access your official records online here. Other states and countries likely have similar resources available.

Please follow this link to your Pacific MultiSports Dashboard then click the 'Vaccination Upload' link next to your Chuckanut 50K registration.

Finally, while it is not required to race, based on recommendations from the CDC and the Washington State department of Health, we recommend all racers get their booster shot for covid-19. You can find more information here.

Thank you for your understanding and working with us as we create a system to put on the in-person event working with our community.

January Virtual Segment Winners!

January Virtual Segment Leaderboard is LIVE!

Thank you to everyone that added the Virtual events to their 2022 registration and for posting your results.

A little background: For our 2021 fully Virtual event (we were unable to host in-person due to COVID) we broke the standard 50k course in to segments running aid station to aid station. It turned into such a great way to prep for the full 50k that we kept the January and February virtual segments as extra incentive and motivation to train for the Chuckanut 50k. Runners had the option to add on the Virtual Segments to their registration.

And the January Winners are!!

Speediest Male and Female Entrants

(accumulative time across the 6 segments)

Nathanael Bate

Kelsey Groenhoet

Will receive a free entry to a Pacific MultiSports Event -Lake Whatcom Triathlon, Bellingham Off-road Triathlon or Bellingham Traverse- and a Chuckanut 50k Headwrap.

Random Prize Drawing

Kirstie Polenz

Dana Sturz

Robert Graham

Will receive Trail Butter’s latest Super Berry Macaroon Almond Cashew Butter Blend and a Chuckanut 50k Headwrap.

Looking ahead to February Segments:

We look forward to announcing the February Virtual Segment award winners at the beginning of March! So be sure to upload your results. Also tag us on social media to share your journey! We’d love to see how you’re doing!

Wear Your Shirt to celebrate!

I’ve been thinking on how to celebrate 20 years of race directing. There is nothing that makes me happier than seeing Chuckanut 50k race shirts on people. I awkwardly call them out pretty much where ever I see them. On instagram posts, along the trails or even through town if I happen to see our logo popping up. So my thought is to have as many runners as are willing to race in a previous Chuckanut 50k race shirt on race day this year. It seems like a simple ask, but also as a coach I know how important it is to train in the gear you are going to race in and know how it is going to perform. So be sure to do some training runs in your race shirts and decide which one to wear come March 19.

If you are in need of a previous Chuckanut 50k race shirt I have some in my office and would love to have them on people rather than in boxes. I’ll post sizes and prices below and you can email me to have one shipped or you can pick up at Prime Sports Institute on State Street in Bellingham.

For those of you curious on dates: Doug McKeever and Richard West founded the race in 1993. They directed through 2002, 10 years. I took over in 2003. I am counting race directing in 2020 because we had done everything and had to cancel 11 days out and then still had a ton of follow up with refunds. I’m also counting RD’ing in 2021 as a virtual year. Now to count the race years. This will the 28th running of the Chuckanut 50k because we were not in-person 2020 or 2021. Does this math work for everyone else?

Thank you for helping me celebrate this 2 decade commitment!

And looking ahead to at least a few more years…

19 time finisher- Morris Arthur

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Morris Arthur first ran the Chuckanut 50k in 2002. That also happens to be the last time current race director Krissy Moehl ran the event. So in tandem Morris has continued running the Chuckanut 50k race as Krissy continues to RD. They can look to each other to know how many times “we’ve been doing this”. Now with the tricky year that was 2020 the count isn’t as easy.

To ensure his streak, less the hiccup of 2020, Morris started the 2021 Chuckanut 50k around 5pm on Friday 3/19 and finished around 2am 3/20 deeming himself the first finisher on what would have been race day. (We always run the Chuckanut 50k on the third Saturday of March.) We love that he printed the Virtual Race Bib and got to wander about the Chuckanuts through the night. “It was a different experience not having others out there, but there really wouldn’t have been others out there being virtual” Morris told Krissy in Fairhaven Park on Saturday. Morris had ridden his bike the couple of blocks from his home to pick up his race packet and share his 2021 finish.

“I have seen Morris start and finish in an arm sling, so I am not surprised by his all night adventure to get it done. I just love that the connection to this race runs so deep for runners.”

Thank you to all of the runners that join the Chuckanut 50k year after year! And to the many that choose us as their first ultra. The running and Bellingham communities support this event in such strong ways, through volunteering, donating to our chosen organizations, running the race and cheering from the beer garden. We can’t show enough gratitude, but we can keep putting together a great reason to keep coming back!

2021 Awards & Thank Yous

Thank you for your support this year and to those of you that joined us Sunday, thank you for sharing your stories at the virtual post-race party. It was wonderful to hear your counts and see so many faces after our first all virtual race. We can not wait to be with you all (hopefully) in-person next year.

Remember!: Your registration in 2021 means priority registration in 2022!

Watch your email early December for a link to early registration and your chance to beat the rush and secure your spot.

Photo: Ben Groenhoet

Photo: Ben Groenhoet

Prizes!

We handed out a lot of prizes on Sunday; for speedsters, for climbers, for sharing, and for being with us. Prize winners are listed at the bottom of this post.

We need to put together these prize packages from our sponsors, and we are aiming to get those out to those that won them by April 16th (if not sooner). We will communicate with all of the prize winners to figure out if you can pick up your goods from Prime Sports Institute or if you would like us to mail them.

Photo: Ben Groenhoet

Photo: Ben Groenhoet

Doug

We are SO thankful that race founder Doug McKeever continues adding his energy to the Chuckanut 50k. For those that ran the course 3/13 and 3/20 Doug set up signs and manned the 3.5 aid station for runners and hikers as they came off of the ridge. He also shared stories on our Sunday Virtual Post Party. What I did not know when I (Krissy) took over the race in 2003 was the life long friend I would gain in this local legend.

Photos

Fellow Virtual runner, local photographer, and phenomenal bread baker, Ben Groenhout created an awesome album of photos of local racers that ran the course on 3/20. He has given us the thumbs up to share away. If you download any of these photos please give him photo credit. (Instagram handle: @ben_groenhoet )
https://bengroenhout.smugmug.com/Chuckanut-50k-Virtual-Race-Day/

SPONSORS

And last, a huge thank you to all of our sponsors that helped make this virtual race happen, and help us make this race special year after year :

Patagonia, Hoka One One, Wander Brewing, Aspire Adventure Running, Trail Butter, Ultimate Direction, ProTec Athletics, Fairhaven Runners & Hammer Nutrition


See you all next year!

Krissy, Kevin and Tyler

2021 PRIZE WINNERS

Most Segment Attempts (Jan - March) - Kelsey Groenhoet (15 segments)

Most Mileage & Vert accumulated (Jan - March) - Katherine Gifford (179 miles, 7,749ft, 11 segments)

First Person to enter their 50k result in March: Monica Ochs

Last Person to enter their 50k result before the noon 3/21 cutoff: Bill Tokhein

Biggest Donations: Amanda Cook, Evan Griffith & Jennifer Bard

non-profit organizations we support: Girls on the Run Whatcom County, The Conservation Alliance and Recreation Northwest.

FASTEST on 50k COURSE:

  • Time: Kristina Randrup - 4:43:08

  • Male: Maxwell Chmielewski 4:49:01

  • Female Masters: Corinne Sayler 5:32:54

  • Male Masters: Kevin Sayler 5:07:47

Previously Picked Finish Times by the Race Directors

  • 5:03:41 Kevin Sayler

  • 5:30 Tad Ochwat

  • 6:10:44 Mike Agamenoni

  • 6:49:32 Albert Frederick

  • 7:23 Emily Johnston

  • 8:02:19 Brendan Bracken

Random Prize Draw from people present at Virtual Party

  • Dana Sturtz

  • Colleen Rice

  • Scotty Johnson

Random Prize Draw from 50k finishers

  • Brendan Bracken

  • Morris Arthur

  • Rod Putney

Final Event! Chuckanut 50k Virtual Post Party

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On Sunday, March 21 at 3pm Chuckanut 50k RDs & Pacific MultiSports will host a live Zoom Event - Chuckanut 50k Post Race Party

As Chuckanut 50k is known, we have a lot of great swag and Sponsor Prizes to give away! Please join us in marking this Virtual year, we want to see your faces! Bring your own beverage and join us for a post race party from the comfort of wherever you want to be. (We’d rather be sitting under the tent in Fairhaven Park with Wander beverages, but that will have to wait one more year.) In addition to prizes we want you to come prepared to share some highlights from these three months of running with us virtually or a special (maybe funny?) story about a particular Chuckanut 50k run.

The way it will work:

  • Zoom Link was sent to you via email Friday night.

  • Everyone will join muted to avoid any awkward animal noises or speaker feedback. But please turn on your video.

  • You can “raise your hand” by clicking the button under “Reactions” at the bottom of your screen and we will unmute to share your segment running stories in 90 seconds or less.

  • Prizes can be picked up at Prime Sports Institute or mailed to you.

Additional Info for Locals:

Locals that selected “pick up” at registration:

  • Krissy has the local’s runner packets in her white Sprinter van, you can pick them up in Fairhaven Park Saturday 3/20 from 1:30-4pm.

Locals running the actual course on Saturday March 20.

  • Doug McKeever will be at the bottom of the ridge, where the trail connects to Lost Lake trail, to cheer you on!

  • Ben Groenhoet, 50k participant and local photographer will be taking photos! And will share them on our Sunday Live Post Party.

  • Ma Moehl will be in Fairhaven Park to cheer you on!

  • Race Director Krissy Moehl will run out and back on the interurban to cheer on! and run in runners.

  • Race Director Tyler Pouley will be in Fairhaven Park to cheer you on!

UPDATE: Runner Packets Delivery Options

Runner packets and shirts (if ordered) shipped to those of you that selected the 'mail' option Friday, February 19. Watch your mail!

If you selected the ‘pickup’ option we will be at Wander Brewing, Sunday March 7th, 3-6 pm for you to pick up your packets. Masks are required. While you're there make sure to pick up a 4-pack and get $1 off with your packet. We will also have Chuckanut 50k shirts for sale! $25 each for 2021 and 2020. $20 each for 2019. Cash or Venmo preferred.

If you are unable to pick up your packet from us at Wander on Sunday 3/7, you will be able to visit our friends at Fairhaven Runners & Walkers Monday 3/8 - Sunday 3/14 and collect your runner packets. Their hours are 10-6pm Monday - Saturday and 11-5pm on Sunday.

Looking ahead to March, we announced on Friday 2/19/21 that we will continue with the Virtual version and not add the in-person event this year. You can read more on our race update on the website.

We can't wait to see you all (virtually) running your 50k!!

Download a race bib so we can cheer each other on whether in the Chuckanuts or tag us @chuckanut50 in photos on social. And keep updated on our website and/or social media channels for the special extras our team continues to share.

AWARDS: February Segment Awards Announced

Two months of the Virtual Challenge are complete! The February Segments prizes were first announced on Ginger Runner Live Monday night March 1. The following list shares the prizes of our individual winners.

Award winners will be emailed by Krissy and prizes will be shipped direct from the sponsors.

All prize winners had to meet the minimums of the required mileage and elevation gain or loss as specified.

GingerRunner Live Announcement

Segment 7 “Out & Back on Interurban” - Sponsor: HOKA - Time to Fly

$100 cash each

Fastest Avg Speed Female Open (under 40) - Shelby Traeger

Fastest Ave Speed Male Open (under 40) - Conor Crowley

Hoka Shoes!

Fastest Avg Speed Female Masters (40+) - Gretchen Walla

Fastest Avg Speed Male Masters (40+) - Damon Kruger

Random Prize Draw - Colleen Rice

Random Prize Draw - Lindsay Anderson

Segment 8 “Middle 18”- Sponsor: Patagonia

High Endurance Kits - awarded to most ft climbed for Middle 18

Dimitri Hunter climbed 7154 ft

Virginia Reinert climbed 5745ft

$100 cash each - for speediest time on Middle 18

Greg Pappas 2:52:05

Kristina Randrup 3:09:35

February Awards & Runner Packets

Email to our Runners! Pasted below is an email we sent to all of our registered runners. If anyone is still interested in joining us for the 2021 Virtual running REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN on Pacific MultiSports.

Hello Chuckanut 50K Virtual Racers!

We hope your February segments are going well. Please enter your stats on Pacific MultiSports by Sunday, February 28th at 3pm to be eligible for this month's sponsor prizes. Patagonia is awarding two High Endurance Kits and HOKA is awarding 4 pairs of shoes! We will announce the winners on Ginger Runner Live (YouTube) Monday, March 1st, 4pmPST.

Race packets and shirts are packed and on their way to you if you selected the 'mail' option. If you selected the ‘pickup’ option we will be at Wander Brewing, Sunday March 7th, 3-6 pm for you to pick up your packets. Masks will be required, and if you want us to deliver your packet to your car please text your name and description of your car to 206-979-7219 once you are in the parking lot. While you're there make sure to pick up a 4-pack and get $1 off with your packet. We will also have Chuckanut 50k shirts for sale! $25 each for 2021 and 2020. $20 each for 2019. Cash or Venmo preferred.

Looking ahead to March, we announced on Friday 2/19/21 that we will continue with the Virtual version and not add the in-person event this year. You can read more on our race update on the website. We can't wait to see you all (virtually) running your 50k!! And are working to add some fun extras to March! Keep updated on our website and/or social media channels.

Remember to tune in to Ginger Runner Live Monday evening March 1st 4pm PST to catch the prize winners. We will post the February segment winners to the website after they are announced.

Thank you for your support this year!

Run,

Krissy, Kevin & Tyler

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