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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Aug 5
Salish to Salish 10K Matching Donation Campaign supports WCEL

Salish Wealth Management is pleased to support Whatcom Center for Early Learning with a matching dollar fundraising campaign, running from July 21st to September 4th. Joined by generous local sponsors, Barkley Village, and Moloney Securities, our team ...

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Aug 6
Salish to Salish 10K Matching Donation Campaign supports WCEL

Salish Wealth Management is pleased to support Whatcom Center for Early Learning with a matching dollar fundraising campaign, running from July 21st to September 4th. Joined by generous local sponsors, Barkley Village, and Moloney Securities, our team ...

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Aug 7
Salish to Salish 10K Matching Donation Campaign supports WCEL

Salish Wealth Management is pleased to support Whatcom Center for Early Learning with a matching dollar fundraising campaign, running from July 21st to September 4th. Joined by generous local sponsors, Barkley Village, and Moloney Securities, our team ...

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Aug 8
Salish to Salish 10K Matching Donation Campaign supports WCEL

Salish Wealth Management is pleased to support Whatcom Center for Early Learning with a matching dollar fundraising campaign, running from July 21st to September 4th. Joined by generous local sponsors, Barkley Village, and Moloney Securities, our team ...

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Aug 9
Salish to Salish 10K Matching Donation Campaign supports WCEL

Salish Wealth Management is pleased to support Whatcom Center for Early Learning with a matching dollar fundraising campaign, running from July 21st to September 4th. Joined by generous local sponsors, Barkley Village, and Moloney Securities, our team ...

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Aug 9
Free Dorky Dance Online Class!

DORKY DANCE FITNESS -FREE ONLINE CLASS!!
Laugh, Sweat and Boogie out your willies!! Get your blood pumping and the hilarity flowing in this 30 minute online class! Dust off that sweatband, don those leg warmers and dance with us (or just wear yo...

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Aug 10
Salish to Salish 10K Matching Donation Campaign supports WCEL

Salish Wealth Management is pleased to support Whatcom Center for Early Learning with a matching dollar fundraising campaign, running from July 21st to September 4th. Joined by generous local sponsors, Barkley Village, and Moloney Securities, our team ...

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Aug 10
Camp Skate the Unknown

Having a strange summer? Grab a helmet, pads, and skateboard because this is the summer for skateboarding! Skate with local expert Zac Garza of Unknown Board Shop and Rumble Rose--one of the best camp counselors around! Come out and get down on some ba...

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Aug 11
Salish to Salish 10K Matching Donation Campaign supports WCEL

Salish Wealth Management is pleased to support Whatcom Center for Early Learning with a matching dollar fundraising campaign, running from July 21st to September 4th. Joined by generous local sponsors, Barkley Village, and Moloney Securities, our team ...

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Aug 11
Camp Skate the Unknown

Having a strange summer? Grab a helmet, pads, and skateboard because this is the summer for skateboarding! Skate with local expert Zac Garza of Unknown Board Shop and Rumble Rose--one of the best camp counselors around! Come out and get down on some ba...

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