Your Guide to Running Events | Bellingham, Washington

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Hit your stride on extensive trail systems with incredible water and mountain views year-round. To view running guides & clubs, go here. 

Bellingham Bay Marathon

Often called “the most beautiful marathon in the Pacific Northwest,” the Bellingham Bay Marathon offers scenic courses, with views of Bellingham Bay, San Juan islands, and North Cascade mountains. Choose from our Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, or Marathon Relay.”
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Destination Trail

Destination Trail is committed to giving people opportunities to push their physical and mental limitations and achieve incredible feats of endurance through the most scenic trail running events in the USA. Local races include the Fragrance Lake 50k/Half/10k and the Bellingham Trail Marathon/Half.
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Chuckanut 50k

The Chuckanut 50k is a community-driven, ultra-endurance trail race accessing the beautiful trails of Chuckanut Mountain. We are celebrating our 27th event on March 16, 2019.
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Chuckanut Footrace

This point-to-point, seven-mile trail race starts at Marine Park in south Bellingham and finishes at Larrabee State Park, the oldest state park in Washington.
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Greater Bellingham Running Club

GBRC hosts many annual trail/road races and fun runs including the 10-mile Blanchard Beast Trail Race, 6-mile Padden Mudfest, 7-mile Chuckanut Footrace, Lake Padden Relay, Turkey Trot 5k Fun Run, Fairhaven Frosty 5k/10k Race, and more.
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Longest Day 10K

Kick off summer with this fun, new tradition - the Longest Day 10K! Run or walk through the streets and trails of Bellingham, and along the waterfront as the sun sets. Chip timed for accuracy, this race starts and finishes at Fairhaven Village Green.
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Ragnar Northwest Passage

You’ll begin your journey in the city of Blaine, then run relay style from point to point along a course designed by runners for runners.
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Run Like a Girl

Hugging the cliffs over Chuckanut and Samish Bay, the Interurban Trail has been referred to as Washington’s Big Sur. Run Like a Girl is an out-and-back event that runs along this trail in Bellingham, WA.
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Runnin' O' the Green

Get your green on and join us in celebrating St. Patty’s Day with a run/walk in our new downtown location: Events will be a 5 klick walk/run (approx. 3 miles) and an 8 klick run (approx. 5 mi.).
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Girls on the Run 5k

Girls on the Run is a physical activity based positive youth development program designed to develop and enhance girls’ social, psychological and physical competencies to successfully navigate life experiences.
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Hamster Endurance Runs

Running should be FUN; and Hamster Endurance Running brings back the fun! Each event is intended as a fundraiser for a particular cause, with an emphasis on supporting local businesses, and many events are family friendly.
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NW Women’s Trail Running Retreat

Bellingham, WA - A “trail running paradise”. From the lowland Chuckanut mountains to the snow covered peak of Mt. Baker. The retreat will focus on trail running technique and skills, nutrition, gear, developing training plans, injury prevention, and most of all FUN!
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Trails to Taps Relay

Teams of 5-10 runners comprise this relay run highlighting two of Bellingham’s best assets – breweries and running trails. Each leg of the 30-mile course ends at a different local brewery where runners receive beer tickets for the Finish Line After Party.
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May 11
Vital Climbing Gym Presents Zoom Classes

The talented teachers from VITAL California and Bellingham locations have collaborated to bring our community a virtual class schedule. So now you can take yoga and fitness classes online while our gym and studios are temporarily closed due to COVID-19...

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May 25
“Life In Synchro” Documentary Film

LIFE IN SYNCHRO chronicles the most feminist sport you've never heard of and the women athletes seeking to bring it Olympic recognition. Founded in 1956 by a father who saw the need for team sports for girls, synchro has been empowering generations of ...

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Sep 13
Mt. Baker Hill Climb

Great views, fresh air, tough climbs. Ascend 4,098 feet from Chair 9 in Glacier to Artist Point (5,140 feet elevation) in approximately 22 miles. The Mt. Baker Highway (SR 542) is known as one of the most scenic paved roads in the country and rarely is...

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Sep 27
Bellingham Bay Marathon

The 14th annual Bellingham Bay Marathon will take place Sunday, September 27. With views of Bellingham Bay, San Juan Islands and North Cascades we are often called one of the most beautiful road races in the Pacific Northwest. We offer a 5K, 10K, half ...

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Oct 18
Trails to Taps Relay

Trails to Taps is a relay from Lake Padden through downtown Bellingham and beyond. Teams of 5-10 runners cover the 30+ mile course with distances between 1 to 5 miles per leg. The course travels through trails, roads, and parks, and each transition tak...

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