Winthrop Marathon

Date Change for 2012

2011-12-02T13:36:00.000-08:00

To better fit into my schedule, the regional race calendar and the Methow Valley event calendar we have moved the Winthrop Marathon and Half Marathon to June 10th 2012. Early June is a great time to be in the Methow with everything green and the flowers still blooming and the weather should be beautiful! Sorry for any convenience but the change should make things more enjoyable and beneficial to everyone involved. Thanks!

2011 results

2011-09-25T18:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.buduracing.com/raceresults/20110925_615.pdf

2011 Entrants

2011-09-08T23:43:00.000-07:00

Entrants Lists as of 12:30am on Sept 15th: Half Marathon Full Marathon

New video of the Winthrop Road Marathon and Half

2011-08-25T09:28:00.000-07:00

2011 Info

2011-08-24T22:37:00.000-07:00

Date: Sunday September 25 2011

Place: Winthrop, Wa

Time:

Marathon: 8:00am (But you need to be checked in and on the bus to the start by 6:30am!--it's a point to point course so you'll be bussed to the start. Check in starts at 5am at the Winthrop Barn and the buses will start loading at 6:15am.)

Half Marathon: 10:00am (But you need to be checked in and on the bus to the start by 9:15am!--it's a point to point course so you'll be bussed to the start. Check in starts at 8:00am at the Winthrop Barn and the buses will start loading at 9:00am.)

Fees:
$70 for the marathon and $50 for the half marathon.
Prices go up $10 after 5 pm on September 1 2011.
$25 extra for a Longsleeve Patagonia Capilene 1 tech shirt. (Shirt Deadline is Sept 8)
$10 extra adult meal ticket; $4 extra kids meal ticket.
Register at Databar Events until friday at 5pm or in person at the runner check-in on saturday 3pm to 8pm--no registration on Sunday morning!

Marathon Course Info:
Starting on the edge of the of the Pasayten Wilderness in the Okanogan National Forest at an altitude of 3300ft the course loses 1000ft in the first 10 miles as it follows the wild Chewuch River to the "western" town of Winthrop. In all the race loses 1800ft and gains just 250 for a net loss of 1550ft. The first three miles are on packed dirt road(the surface is a little loose and gravelly but it should not slow runners down very much and all the downhill will more than make up the difference) and the remainder is on asphalt and the entire route even when approaching town has very little vehicle traffic. The first 18 miles are in the national forest, the next seven are on rural county roads and the final mile makes it way to downtown on town streets. The Course is USATF certified 26.2 miles and can be used as a "Boston Qualifier". MAPS ELEVATION PROFILE All miles will be marked and the half will be marked too.

Half Marathon Course Info:

The half marathon course starts at the 13.1 mile mark of the marathon course at about 2200ft and finishes at 1800ft in downtown Winthrop following the marathon course the whole way. The half marathon has about 250 ft of elevation gain and about 650ft of loss for net loss of 400ft. The course will probably be USATF certified but it hasn't been done yet. The miles will be marked for the marathon only so you'll have to do some math while you run. Maps Elevation Profile

Transportation to the Start:
All runners must take the provided buses to the start. NO GETTING DROPPED OFF AT START. The buses will depart from the Winthrop Barn(2 blocks from the finish line) 1/4 mile west of downtown Winthrop on Hwy 20 within walking distance from all the Winthrop motels. Parking is limited so please walk or carpool. Your warm clothes will be transported back to the finish line--please bring a bag labeled with your name and bib number to keep things tidy and so you don't lose your favorite jacket or whatever.

Course Support and Rules:
There will be aid stations for the marathon runners at the following distances: 3.3, 5.3, 8.1, 10.1, 13.1, 15.0, 17.0, 19.0, 21.4, and 24.0

There will be aid stations for the half marathon runners at the following distances: 1.9, 3.9, 5.9 8.3, and 10.9

All the aid stations will have water and Gatorade electrolyte replacement drink, succeed electrolyte capsules, toilet paper, vaseline, duct tape and band-aids.

Gels will be at every other aid station starting at the halfway mark of the marathon:mile 13.1, 17.0, 21.4.

Gels will be at every other aid station for the half marathon: mile 3.9 and 8.3

There will be portable toilets for the marathon at the start, mile 5.3, mi. 13.1, mi. 21.4 and the finish.

There will be portable toilets for the half marathon at the start, mile 8.3 and the finish.

Runners who would like support in addition to what is to be provided by the race may ask the race director for approval.
Spectators:
This is not a very spectator friendly race, there are only 3 spots on the marathon course(and only 2 on the half marathon course) where your friends or family could see you during the race (mi 8.5 and 19 for the marathon and mile 6 for the half marathon and at the finish for both) and they must follow these directions exactly. Winthrop and the Methow Valley are however full of things for your friends and family to do while you run. One great option for them is to volunteer at an aid station--they get see you on the course and get a free ticket for the pre and post race meals and you get to run for free!

Lodging:
The Chewuch Inn, The River Run Inn and Sun Mountain Lodge(Sun Mountain is offering runners $55 off their regular rates) are race sponsors and are good options. For other options check out the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce or Central Reservations

Camping: There are lots of options for nice camping all over the place around here. The Forest Service has nice campgrounds on hwy 20 just west of Mazama--Early Winters Campgound is the closest to the race of those. A little closer the race are a couple of private campgrounds in Winthrop(KOA and Twin Lakes) and a state park(Pearrygin Lake), the River Bend Campground in Twisp is popular with some runners.

Weather:
Located on the sunny and dry side of the state there's a good chance the sky will be clear and blue. The average temperatures for the start are 35-40 degrees and by midday it'll likely be in the high 60's or low 70's-- perfect running weather! But this is the mountains so anything is possible...

Before the Race:

Packet Pick-up and Late Registration: Saturday 3pm to 8pm at the Mazama Community Center

Pre Race Pasta Dinner 5:30pm to 8pm Mazama Community Center
The address for the Mazama Community Center is 512 Goat Creek Rd., Mazama, WA 98833

Late Packet Pick-up(no registration) Sunday 5:00am to 6:00am for the marathon and 8:00am to 8:45am for the half marathon at the Winthrop Barn: on hwy 20 just one block west of the four way stop intersection in downtown Winthrop(and just 2 blocks from the finishline)

Buses depart 6:30 for the Marathon!!! DON'T BE LATE!!!

buses arrive at the Winthrop Barn at 6:15 to start loading runners.

Buses depart 9:15 for the Half Marathon!!! DON'T BE LATE!!!

buses arrive at the Winthrop Barn at 9:00 to start loading runners.

After the Race:
Music, food and drinks!!
Massage will be provided

Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place overall for men and women plus 1st male and female in the following age groups: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over.
Medals for ALL finishers(Marathon and Half Marathon)

Results will be posted online as soon as they're ready sunday afternoon/evening.

Boston Qualifying and the Winthrop Marathon

2011-03-07T22:51:00.000-08:00

Last year 24% of the Winthrop Marathon finishers qualified for the Boston Marathon(aka BQ'ed). A BQ percentage that high would have placed the Winthrop Marathon among the top 15 most effective races to use to get into the classic race in Boston had it had enough runners to qualifiy for the list! (Races have to have at least 250 finishers to be considered for the list compiled by Marathon Guide). This makes the 2011 Winthrop Marathon an obvious choice to use to try to get a BQ but thanks to a change to the Boston Marathon application process runners at Winthrop will have to use their times to qualify for the 2013 Boston instead of 2012! DARN!

Registration for 2012 Boston marathon is from September 12 to September 23 this year (2011), which won't allow 2011 Winthrop Marathon(Sept 25th) runners to qualify for the 2012 Boston, BUT it will allow them to get a BIG HEAD START on qualifying for the 2013 Boston Marathon. See article in Running times---->
http://www.runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=21985

In addition to the new registration system the 2013 Boston Marathon qualifying times are more stringent than in previous years, and must be run on or after September 24, 2011. Like the 2012 registration process, the acceptance of official race entrants will be based on qualifying time, with the fastest qualifiers (in relation to their age and gender) being accepted first until the race is full. All qualifying times are subject to review and verification.

2013 Qualifying Times (effective September 24, 2011)

Age Group	Men	Women
18-34	3hrs 05min 00sec	3hrs 35min 00sec
35-39	3hrs 10min 00sec	3hrs 40min 00sec
40-44	3hrs 15min 00sec	3hrs 45min 00sec
45-49	3hrs 25min 00sec	3hrs 55min 00sec
50-54	3hrs 30min 00sec	4hrs 00min 00sec
55-59	3hrs 40min 00sec	4hrs 10min 00sec
60-64	3hrs 55min 00sec	4hrs 25min 00sec
65-69	4hrs 10min 00sec	4hrs 40min 00sec
70-74	4hrs 25min 00sec	4hrs 55min 00sec
75-79	4hrs 40min 00sec	5hrs 10min 00sec
80 and over	4hrs 55min 00sec	5hrs 25min 00sec
*Unlike previous years, an additional 59 seconds will NOT be accepted for each age group time standard.

2011 Info

2010-12-22T19:10:00.000-08:00

Date: Sunday September 25 2011

Place: Winthrop, Wa

Time:

Half Marathon Course Info:

Course Support and Rules:
There will be aid stations for the marathon runners at the following distances: 3.3, 5.3, 8.1, 10.1, 13.1, 15.0, 17.0, 19.0, 21.4, and 24.0

There will be aid stations for the half marathon runners at the following distances: 1.9, 3.9, 5.9 8.3, and 10.9

All the aid stations will have water and Gatorade electrolyte replacement drink, succeed electrolyte capsules, toilet paper, vaseline, duct tape and band-aids.

Gels will be at every other aid station starting at the halfway mark of the marathon:mile 13.1, 17.0, 21.4.

Gels will be at every other aid station for the half marathon: mile 3.9 and 8.3

There will be portable toilets for the marathon at the start, mile 5.3, mi. 13.1, mi. 21.4 and the finish.

There will be portable toilets for the half marathon at the start, mile 8.3 and the finish.

Runners who would like support in addition to what is to be provided by the race may ask the race director for approval.

Spectators:
This is not a very spectator friendly race, there are only 3 spots on the marathon course(and only 2 on the half marathon course) where your friends or family could see you during the race (mi 8.5 and 19 for the marathon and mile 6 for the half marathon and at the finish for both) and they must follow these directions exactly. Winthrop and the Methow Valley are however full of things for your friends and family to do while you run. One great option for them is to volunteer at an aid station--they get see you on the course and get a free ticket for the pre and post race meals and you get to run for free!

Lodging:
The Chewuch Inn, The River Run Inn and Sun Mountain Lodge(Sun Mountain is offering runners $55 off their regular rates) are race sponsors and are good options. For other options check out the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce or Central Reservations

Weather:
Located on the sunny and dry side of the state there's a good chance the sky will be clear and blue. The average temperatures for the start are 35-40 degrees and by midday it'll likely be in the high 60's or low 70's-- perfect running weather! But this is the mountains so anything is possible...

Before the Race:

Packet Pick-up and Late Registration: Saturday 3pm to 8pm at the Twisp Valley Grange: 344 W. 2nd Ave., Twisp, WA(about 3 blocks west of hwy 20 in downtwon twisp)

Pre Race Pasta Dinner 5:30pm to 8pm at the Twisp Valley Grange: 344 W. 2nd Ave., Twisp, WA(about 3 blocks west of hwy 20 in downtwon twisp)

Buses depart 6:30 for the Marathon!!! DON'T BE LATE!!!

buses arrive at the Winthrop Barn at 6:15 to start loading runners.

Buses depart 9:15 for the Half Marathon!!! DON'T BE LATE!!!

buses arrive at the Winthrop Barn at 9:00 to start loading runners.

After the Race:
Music, food and drinks!!
Massage will be provided

2011 Course Maps

2010-11-27T19:50:00.000-08:00

click on images to enlarge

2011 Entrants

2010-11-25T19:27:00.000-08:00

The entrants list will be here once registration opens

2011 Winthrop Marathon and Half-Marathon

2010-11-02T13:03:00.000-07:00

Just a quick note: The 2011 Winthrop Marathon which will now include a half marathon option will be Sunday September 25th. Registration will be opening soon and will be limited to 300 total runners.

2010 Photos

2010-09-27T16:40:00.001-07:00

Teri Pieper, of Reflected Light Studios, did an amazing job capturing the joys and struggles of running the Winthrop Marathon. There are tons of great pictures from many different locations on the course.

For $7.50 you can purchase from Teri a file that can be printed at a standard print resolution.Contact her to buy a file or two or to hire her for your next event at tjpieper@methownet.com

Here is the link to her photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflectedlight/sets/72157624922517001/

Also Kristen Smith of MVSTA, hung out at the finish and did a great job getting cool photos of folks crossing the line and hanging out. MVSTA who (in addition to being super duper supportiive of all the Rainshadow Running races) puts on a bunch of trail running, mountain biking and ski races in the world famous Methow Valley.

Here is the link to Kristen's Photos:

http://picasaweb.google.com/mvstainfo/WinthropRoadMarathon#

More 2010 Race Photos

2010-09-27T15:32:00.000-07:00

As promised here are more photos from the race. Teri Pieper, of Reflected Light Studios, also did an amazing job capturing the joys and struggles of running the Winthrop Marathon. There are tons of great pictures from many different locations on the course.

For $7.50 you can purchase from Teri a file that can be printed at a standard print resolution. Contact her to buy a file or two or to hire her for your next event at tjpieper@methownet.com

Here is the link to her photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflectedlight/sets/72157624922517001/

Some 2010 Race Photos

2010-09-27T14:01:00.000-07:00

These photos are from Kristen Smith of MVSTA, who (in addition to being super duper supportiive of all the Rainshadow Running races) puts on a bunch of trail running, mountain biking and ski races in the world famous Methow Valley. Thanks Kristen!

More photos from out on the course coming soon!

2010 Results

2010-09-26T22:06:00.000-07:00

Timing by Guerilla Running

Winthrop Marathon
September 26, 2010 - 8:00 AM Start – USATF Certified Course WA10055MN
A Rainshadow Running Event

*indicates Boston Marathon Qualifying Time

Place Comp# Name Age Hometown Time

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1 26 James DeSalvo M34 Winthrop, WA 2:39:11.77 *

2 64 Jerry Mark M51 Beaverton, OR 3:02:17.29 *

3 77 Josh Owen M32 Beaverton, OR 3:09:17.29 *

4 107 Jennifer Yogi W35 Seattle, WA 3:10:34.39 *

5 40 Lars Hakensen M33 Wenatchee, WA 3:13:53.82

6 34 Bill Fitzner M44 Mead, WA 3:14:47.33 *

7 85 Scott Rosenzweig M47 Bozeman, MT 3:19:31.91 *

8 87 Mike Schlecht M40 Renton, WA 3:20:44.11 *

9 98 Toby Tobeck M40 Clayton, WA 3:21:57.32

10 93 Jon Speiker M38 Oroville, WA 3:24:00.20

11 48 Genia Kacey W34 Sultan, WA 3:24:21.97 *

12 104 William Worrell M49 Winthrop, WA 3:25:38.73 *

13 7 Bill Bernhardt M48 Tacoma, WA 3:25:53.12 *

14 80 Andrew Peet M51 Vashon, WA 3:28:48.29 *

15 74 Mary Orcutt W54 Winthrop, WA 3:34:38.25 *

16 16 Roger Chou M40 Portland, WA 3:38:26.56

17 108 Guy Yogi M56 Seattle, WA 3:38:45.62 *

18 63 Glen Mangiantini M53 Bellevue, WA 3:39:00.73

19 60 David Levant M48 Vashon, WA 3:39:29.63

20 12 Pablo Cabrera M33 Mount Vernon, WA 3:40:04.21

21 115 Howard Heaton M16 Richland, WA 3:40:26.12

22 20 Cassidy Cue W25 East Wenatchee, WA 3:40:40.21 *

23 89 Michael Shiach M60 Bainbridge Island, WA 3:42:15.81 *

24 72 Bradley Nelson M42 Renton, WA 3:43:08.26

25 18 Stephanie Cosina W30 Wenatchee, WA 3:44:26.46

26 90 Vadim Shinderuk M23 Auburn, WA 3:44:26.83

27 43 Poksil Himrich W49 Vancouver, WA 3:46:25.47 *

28 38 Terri Gray W42 Lake Stevens, WA 3:46:38.81 *

29 59 Kurt Lauer M48 Seattle, WA 3:48:49.06

30 31 Rosemarie Donnelly W43 Langley, WA 3:48:56.28 *

31 111 Anna Galindo W41 Bozeman, MT 3:50:34.06 *

32 29 Dick Doede M55 Spokane Valley, WA 3:50:56.88

33 13 Larry Carroll M70 Spokane, WA 3:53:19.71 *

34 76 Lesa Overfield W51 Puyallup, WA 3:54:24.84 *

35 2 Roger Adams M61 Portland, WA 3:54:25.89 *

36 58 Ashley Kuhlmann W24 Lakewood, WA 3:58:04.04

37 50 Linda Kennedy W44 Lake Oswego, OR 3:58:09.64

38 27 Tory DeSalvo W28 Winthrop, WA 3:58:35.93

39 69 Michele Miller W46 Spokane, WA 3:58:59.71

40 39 Lorinda Hagstrom W39 Seattle, WA 4:01:37.73

41 101 Dayle Wallien W41 Scottsbluff, NE 4:02:16.58

42 36 Julsimo Frankenberger W38 Tacoma, WA 4:03:10.06

43 53 Jennifer Korfiatis W37 Wenatchee, WA 4:03:33.97

44 17 Sandra Colbert W44 Okanogan, WA 4:04:02.64

45 25 Jane Davis W37 Spokane, WA 4:04:20.01

46 41 Sharon Hendricks W47 Kent, WA 4:08:01.77

47 3 Jenny Appel W36 Puyallup, WA 4:12:10.79

48 112 Brandon Henry M55 Langley, WA 4:13:04.72

49 78 Carla Owen W28 Beaverton, OR 4:13:22.64

50 105 Steven Yee M51 Renton, WA 4:15:57.19

51 47 Clint Janson M44 Elk, WA 4:16:26.65

52 102 Brett Wittner M40 Fircrest, WA 4:18:35.09

53 83 Mandy Robertson W38 Wenatchee, WA 4:18:36.30

54 15 Erin Cass W37 Wenatchee, WA 4:18:49.73

55 84 Natalie Room W37 Seattle, WA 4:18:50.11

56 37 Dave Fullford M50 Winthrop, WA 4:19:41.52

57 46 Christina Jalali W34 Electric city, WA 4:20:52.28

58 91 Craig Soper M59 Seattle, WA 4:21:20.50

59 55 Cynthia Kuni W51 Snoqualmie, WA 4:21:48.21

60 49 Michael Kane M48 Vancouver, WA 4:22:08.29

61 6 Heidi Bard W36 Twisp, WA 4:26:21.81

62 99 Anna Tofel W36 Portland, OR 4:28:14.28

63 79 David Painter M56 Richland, WA 4:29:07.79

64 103 Keith Wood M81 Sultan, WA 4:29:59.48 *

65 14 Sharon Carroll W67 Spokane, WA 4:31:06.60

66 96 Gwen Thomas W47 Florence, OR 4:33:27.09

67 121 Wild Bill Voiland M62 Richland, WA 4:33:34.30

68 67 William McCarty M62 San Francisco, CA 4:34:44.85

69 35 Craig Foster M48 Kirkland, WA 4:36:26.33

70 54 Patti Krebsbach W47 Kent, WA 4:36:49.02

71 5 Christine Ballard W57 Winthrop, WA 4:37:11.53

72 57 Mike Kuhlmann M60 Lakewood, WA 4:38:07.71

73 68 Ralph McCauley M54 Renton, WA 4:40:26.67

74 71 Nancy Nash W47 Omak, WA 4:50:31.88

75 24 Donna Daus W50 Wenatchee, WA 4:51:07.56

76 1 Brenda Abney W43 Wenatchee, WA 4:52:18.45

77 23 Selina Danko W41 Wenatchee, WA 4:52:19.37

78 75 Gary Otheim M68 East Wenatchee, WA 4:52:19.94

79 82 Marilyn Pyke W49 Graham, WA 4:54:38.04

80 81 Cynthia Pollock W48 Vashon, WA 4:55:36.01

81 61 Jenny MacPherson W42 Vancouver, WA 4:57:33.37

82 56 Daniel Kuhlmann M27 Tacoma, WA 4:59:21.60

83 33 Elizabeth Ellis W40 Pasco, WA 5:03:10.60

84 70 Michael Moore M47 University Place, WA 5:03:11.88

85 21 Alexis Curran W25 Seattle, WA 5:09:36.50

86 22 Craig Curran M58 Brier, WA 5:09:37.09

87 65 Teresa Mason W50 Eugene, OR 5:17:01.97

88 4 Ilana Balint W31 Seattle, WA 5:18:04.77

89 110 Laura Zeffer W47 Bellevue, WA 5:19:15.84

90 92 Susan Speiker W37 Oroville, WA 5:21:08.77

91 8 Tina Bramlett W40 Silverdale, WA 5:24:00.11

92 28 Kristen Dill W27 Tacoma, WA 5:24:00.60

93 66 Eddie Mattingly M46 Silverdale, WA 5:24:01.81

94 42 Kelly Henriot W49 Clinton, WA 5:24:53.99

95 95 Kaci Sun W32 Bremerton, WA 6:09:36.09

96 30 Bob Dolphin M80 Renton, WA 6:39:28.05

T97 51 Paul Kennelly M65 Newman Lake WA 8:15:00

T97 52 Elaine Koga Kennelly W68 Newman Lake WA 8:15:00

General Info--UPDATED AGAIN 9/22/10

2010-09-22T11:54:00.000-07:00

Date: Sunday September 26 2010

Place: Winthrop, Wa

Time: 8:00am (But you need to be checked in and on the bus to the start by 6:30am!--it's a point to point course so you'll be bussed to the start. Check in starts at 5am at the Winthrop Barn)

Fees:
$80 after August 26; Shirts are no longer available for purchase--the deadline was 8/26/10; $10 extra adult meal ticket; $4 extra kids meal ticket. Register at Databar Events until friday at 5pm or in person at the runner check-in on saturday 3pm to 8pm--no registration on Sunday morning!

Course Info:
Starting on the edge of the of the Pasayten Wilderness in the Okanogan National Forest at an altitude of 3300ft the course loses 1000ft in the first 10 miles as it follows the wild Chewuch River to the "western" town of Winthrop. In all the race loses 1800ft and gains just 250 for a net loss of 1550ft. The first three miles are on packed dirt road(the surface is a little loose and gravelly but it should not slow runners down very much and all the downhill will more than make up the difference) and the remainder is on asphalt and the entire route even when approaching town has very little vehicle traffic. The first 18 miles are in the national forest, the next seven are on rural county roads and the final mile makes it way to downtown on town streets. The Course will be USATF certified 26.2 miles and can be used as a "Boston Qualifier". MAPS ELEVATION PROFILE All miles will be marked and the half will be marked too.

Transportation to the Start:
BUSES DEPART at 6:30AM!!!! Don't Be Late!!!!!

All runners must take the provided buses to the start. NO GETTING DROPED OFF AT START. The buses will depart from the Winthrop Barn(2 blocks from the finish line) 1/4 mile west of downtown Winthrop on Hwy 20 within walking distance from all the Winthrop motels. Parking is limited so please walk or carpool. Your warm clothes will be transported back to the finishline--please bring a bag labeled with your name and bib number to keep things tidy and so you don't lose your favorite jacket or whatever.

Course Support and Rules:
There will be aid stations at the following distances: 3.3, 5.3, 8.1, 10.1, 13.1, 15.0, 17.0, 19.0, 21.4, and 24.0

All the aid stations will have water and Gatorade electrolyte replacement drink, succeed electrolyte capsules, toilet paper, vaseline, duct tape and band-aids Gels will be at every other aid station starting at the halfway mark(mile 13.1, 17.0, 21.4). There will be portable toilets at the start, mile 5.3, mi. 10.1, mi. 15.0, mi 19.0, mi 24

Spectators and crew are only allowed at the designated spectator locations(see below)--runners getting support from anyone other than volunteers or race staff outside of those spectator areas will be disqualified. No baby joggers allowed on the course. The course is planned to be open for only 7 hours--if you think you'll take more than 7 hours please email james@rainshadowrunning.com to discuss it. Friends and family can run part of the course with you but they must not drive anywhere on the course to meet you except to the designated spectator locations(see below).

Spectators:
This is not a very spectator friendly race, there are only 3 spots on the course where your friends or family could see you during the race (mi ~8.5, ~19, and the finish) and they must follow these directions exactly. Winthrop and the Methow Valley are however full of things for your friends and family to do while you run. One great option for them is to volunteerat an aid station--they get see you on the course and get a free ticket for the pre and post race meals and you get to run for free!

Lodging:
The Chewuch Inn, The River Run Inn and Sun Mountain Lodge are race sponsors and are good options. For other options check out the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce or Central Reservations

Weather:
Located on the sunny and dry side of the state there's a good chance the sky will be clear and blue. The average temperatures for the start are 35-40 degrees and by midday it'll likely be in the high 60's or low 70's-- perfect running weather! But this is the mountains so anything is possible... The latest forecasts: one forecast for weekend is: partly cloudy with highs in the low 70s and lows in low 40s for saturday and the same temps for sunday(race day) but mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of rain.

another forecast is: partly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s and lows in mid 40s and 10% chance of rain both days.

Before the Race:

Packet Pick-up and late registration Saturday (NO REGISTRATION ON RACE MORNING) 3pm to 8pm at the Twisp Valley Grange: 344 W. 2nd Ave., Twisp, WA(about 3 blocks west of hwy 20 in downtwon twisp)

Pre Race Pasta Dinner 5:30pm to 8pm at the Twisp Valley Grange: 344 W. 2nd Ave., Twisp, WA(about 3 blocks west of hwy 20 in downtwon twisp)

Late Packet Pick-up(no registration) 5:00am to 6:00am race morning at the Winthrop Barn: on hwy 20 just one block west of the four way stop intersection in downtown Winthrop(and just 2 blocks from the finishline)

Buses depart 6:30!!! DON'T BE LATE!!!

buses arrive at the Winthrop Barn at 6:15 to start loading runners.

After the Race:
Music, food and drinks!!
Massage will be provided by runner/massage therapist Alison Hanks LMP

Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place overall for men and women plus 1st male and female in the following age groups: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over.

Results will be posted online as soon as they're ready sunday afternoon/evening.

Entrants List as of 11am 9/21/10

2010-09-22T11:45:00.000-07:00

as of 11am 9/21/10:

Brenda Abney female 43 Wenatchee WA

roger m adams male 61 portland OR

Jenny Appel female 36 Puyallup WA

Ilana Balint female 31 Seattle WA

christine Ballard female 57 Winthrop WA

Heidi Bard female 36 Twisp WA

Bill Bernhardt male 48 Tacoma WA

tina bramlett female 40 silverdale WA

Jeffrey Bredstrand male 36 Camano Island WA

Nancy Bristow female 52 Vashon WA

Claudia Bullington female 43 Richmond, BC

Pablo Cabrera male 33 Mount Vernon WA

Sharon Carroll female 67 Spokane WA

Larry Carroll male 70 Spokane WA

Erin Cass female 37 Wenatchee WA

Roger Chou male 40 Portland OR

Sandra Colbert female 44 Okanogan WA

Stephanie Cosina female 30 Wenatchee WA

Ann Craven female 41 Yakima WA

Cassidy Cue female 25 East Wenatchee WA

Alexis Curran female 25 Seattle WA

Craig Curran male 58 Brier WA

Selina Danko female 41 Wenatchee WA

Donna Daus female 50 Wenatchee WA

Jane Davis female 37 Spokane WA

James DeSalvo male 34 Winthrop WA

Tory DeSalvo female 28 WINTHROP WA

Kristen Dill female 27 Tacoma WA

Dick Doede male 55 Spokane Valley WA

Bob Dolphin male 80 Renton WA

Rosemarie Donnelly female 43 Langley WA

Sophia Duluk female 22 Palo Alto CA

Elizabeth Ellis female 40 Pasco WA

Bill Fitzner male 44 Mead WA

Craig Foster male 48 Kirkland WA

Julsimo FRANKENBERGER female 38 TACOMA WA

Dave Fullford male 50 Winthrop WA

Terri Gray female 42 Lake Stevens WA

Lorinda Hagstrom female 39 Seattle WA

Lars Hakensen male 33 Wenatchee WA

SHARON HENDRICKS female 47 KENT WA

kelly henriot female 49 clinton WA

Poksil Himrich female 49 Vancouver WA

Heaton Howard male 16 West Richland WA

Stephanie Irving female 48 Trout Lake WA

Christina Jalali female 34 Electric city WA

Clint Janson male 44 Elk WA

Genia Kacey female 34 Sultan WA

Michael Kane male 48 Vancouver

Linda Kennedy female 44 Lake Oswego OR

Paul Kennelly male 65 Newman Lake WA

Elaine Koga Kennelly female 68 Newman Lake WA

Jennifer Korfiatis female 37 Wenatchee WA

Patti Krebsbach female 47 Kent WA

Ashley Kuhlmann female 24 Lakewood WA

Mike Kuhlmann male 60 Lakewood WA

daniel kuhlmann male 27 tacoma WA

Cynthia Kuni female 51 Snoqualmie WA

Kurt Lauer male 48 Seattle WA

David Levant male 48 Vashon WA

jenny macpherson female 42 Vancouver

Sara Malcolm female 27 Seattle WA

Glen Mangiantini male 53 Bellevue WA

Jerry Mark male 51 Beaverton OR

Teresa Mason female 50 Eugene OR

eddie mattingly male 46 silverdale WA

William McCarty male 62 San Francisco CA

ralph mccauley male 54 renton WA

Michele Miller female 46 Spokane WA

Michael Moore male 47 University Place WA

Nancy Nash female 47 Omak WA

Bradley Nelson male 42 Renton WA

David Norris male 39 Issaquah WA

MARY ORCUTT female 54 Winthrop WA

gary otheim male 68 east wenatchee WA

Lesa Overfield female 51 Puyallup WA

josh Owen male 32 Beaverton OR

Carla Owen female 28 Beaverton OR

David Painter male 56 Richland WA

Andrew Peet male 51 Vashon WA

Cynthia Pollock female 48 Vashon WA

Marilyn Pyke female 49 Graham WA

Mandy Robertson female 38 Wenatchee WA

Natalie Room female 37 SEATTLE WA

Scott Rosenzweig male 47 Bozeman MT

Sharen Ross female 38 Winthrop WA

mike schlecht male 40 renton WA

Betsy Scott female 51 Trout Lake WA

Michael Shiach male 60 Bainbridge Island WA

Vadim Shinderuk male 23 Auburn WA

Craig Soper male 59 Seattle WA

Susan Speiker female 37 oroville WA

jon speiker male 38 oroville WA

Adrienne Stedford female 25 Richmond

Kaci Sun female 32 Bremerton WA

Gwen Thomas female 47 Florence OR

Lendyl Thomas male 44 Florence OR

Anna Tofel female 36 Portland OR

Erica Walker female 37 Cartlon OR

Dayle Wallien female 41 Scottsbluff NE

Brett Wittner male 40 Fircrest WA

Keith Wood male 81 Sultan WA

William Worrell male 49 Winthrop WA

Steven Yee male 51 Renton WA

Phyllis Ying female 23 Bellevue WA

JENNIFER YOGI female 35 SEATTLE WA

Guy Yogi male 56 Seattle WA

val Yuchimiuk male 30 Tacoma WA

Laura Zeffer female 47 Bellevue WA

General Info--UPDATED 9/22/10

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Spectators and crew are only allowed at the designated spectator locations(see below)--runners getting support from anyone other than volunteers or race staff outside of those spectator areas will be disqualified. No baby joggers allowed on the course. The course is planned to be open for only 7 hours--if you think you'll take more than 7 hours please email james@rainshadowrunning.com to discuss it. Friends and family can run part of the course with you but they must not drive anywhere on the course to meet you except to the designated spectator locations(see below).

Spectators:
This is not a very spectator friendly race, there are only 3 spots on the course where your friends or family could see you during the race (mi ~8.5, ~19, and the finish) and they must follow these directions exactly. Winthrop and the Methow Valley are however full of things for your friends and family to do while you run. One great option for them is to volunteer at an aid station--they get see you on the course and get a free ticket for the pre and post race meals and you get to run for free!

Lodging:
The Chewuch Inn, The River Run Inn and Sun Mountain Lodge are race sponsors and are good options. For other options check out the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce or Central Reservations

Weather:
Located on the sunny and dry side of the state there's a good chance the sky will be clear and blue. The average temperatures for the start are 35-40 degrees and by midday it'll likely be in the high 60's or low 70's-- perfect running weather! But this is the mountains so anything is possible... The latest forecasts: one forecast for weekend is: partly cloudy with highs in the low 70s and lows in low 40s for saturday and the same temps for sunday(race day) but mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of rain.

another forecast is: partly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s and lows in mid 40s and 10% chance of rain both days.

Before the Race:
Packet Pick-up and late registration Saturday 3pm to 8pm (NO REGISTRATION ON RACE MORNING).
Pre Race Pasta Dinner 5:30pm to 8pm at the Twisp Valley Grange: 344 W. 2nd Ave., Twisp, WA(about 3 blocks west of hwy 20 in downtwon twisp)
Late Packet Pick-up 5:00am to 6:00am race morning at the Winthrop Barn
Buses arrive and begin loading 6:15am
Buses depart 6:30!!! DON'T BE LATE!!!

After the Race:
Music, food and drinks!!
Massage will be provided by runner/massage therapist Alison Hanks LMP

Welcome!

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The first annual Winthrop Marathon will be held September 26 2010. Starting on the edge of the Pasayten Wilderness in the Okanogan National Forest the course will follow the Chewuch River on Forest Service and rural county roads to the "western" town Winthrop in the heart of the beautiful Methow River Valley. The USATF certified, "net downhill" course is located on the sunny side of the North Cascades so there's a good chance the weather will be perfect for running, enjoying the views and hanging out with friends and family at the finishline. And yes it's a "Boston Qualifier"!!!

Welcome!

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Race Info

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Date: Sunday September 26 2010

Place: Winthrop, Wa

Time: 8:00am

Fees:
$70 or $80 after August 26; $25 for long-sleve Patagonia tech t-shirt; $10 extra adult meal ticket; $4 extra kids meal ticket. Register at Databar Events (Are you a local? Ask me about a discount!) or click the link to learn how you can Run For Free!

Course Info:
Starting on the edge of the of the Pasayten Wilderness in the Okanogan National Forest at an altitude of 3300ft the course loses 1000ft in the first 10 miles as it follows the wild Chewuch River to the "western" town of Winthrop. In all the race loses 1800ft and gains just 250 for a net loss of 1550ft. The first three miles are on packed dirt road and the remainder is on asphalt and the entire route even when approaching town has very little vehicle traffic. The first 18 miles are in the national forest, the next seven are on rural county roads and the final mile makes it way to downtown on town streets. The Course will be USATF certified 26.2 miles and can be used as a "Boston Qualifier". MAPS ELEVATION PROFILE

Transportation to the Start:
All runners must take the provided buses to the start. NO GETTING DROPED OFF AT START. The buses will depart from the Winthrop Barn 1/4 mile west of downtown Winthrop on Hwy 20 within walking distance from all the Winthrop motels. Parking is limited so please walk or carpool. Departure time to be determined--stay tuned. Your warm clothes will be transported back to the finishline--please bring a bag labeled with your name and bib number to keep things tidy and so you don't lose your favorite jacket or whatever.

Course Support and Rules:
There will be aid stations every 2-3 miles starting at mile 3. All the aid stations will have water and nuun electrolyte replacement drink, toilet paper, vaseline, and band-aids and there will be toilets at a few aid stations as well as the start and finish. Gels will be at every other aid station after the halfway mark. Spectators and crew are only alllowed at the designated specator locations(see below)--runners getting support from anyone other than volunteers or race staff outside of those spectator areas will be disqualified. No baby joggers allowed on the course. The course is planned to be open for only 7 hours--if you think you'll take more than 7 hours please email james@rainshadowrunning.com to discuss it.

Spectators:
This is not a very spectator friendly race, there are only 3 spots on the course where your friends or family could see you during the race (mi ~12, ~19, and the finish) and they must follow these directions exactly. Winthrop and the Methow valley are however full of things for your friends and family to do while you run. One great option for them is to volunteer at an aid station--they get see you on the course and get a free ticket for the pre and post race meals and you get to run for free!

Lodging:
The Chewuch Inn and Sun Mountain Lodge are two good options. For other options check out the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce or Central Reservations

Weather:
Located on the sunny and dry side of the state there's a good chance the sky will be clear and blue. The average temperatures for the start are 35-40 degrees and by midday it'll likely be in the high 60's or low 70's-- perfect running weather! But this is the mountains so anything is possible...

Before the Race:
Packet Pick-up and late registration Saturday 3pm to 8pm (NO REGISTRATION ON RACE MORNING).
Pre Race Pasta Dinner 5:30pm to 8pm (location TBD)
Late Packet Pick-up 6:00am to 6:45am race morning at the Winthrop Barn
Buses arrive and begin loading 6:30am
Buses depart 7am!!! DON'T BE LATE!!!

After the Race:
Live music, food and drinks!!
Showers and massage will probably be provided.
Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place overall for men and women plus 1st male and female in the following age groups: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over.

Results will be posted online as soon as they're ready sunday afternoon/evening.

Contact Info

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The Winthrop Marathon is a Methow Valley Running Club event directed by Rainshadow Running(James Varner). James can be reached at info@rainshadowrunning.com or 509 846 5019

Results

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Thanks everyone for making the race so amazing and fun! I'm already looking forward to next year and I hope you are too!

2011 Results
2010 Results

Photos

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For $7.50 you can purchase from Teri a file that can be printed at a standard print resolution.Contact her to buy a file or two or to hire her for your next event at tjpieper@methownet.com

Here is the link to her photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflectedlight/sets/72157624922517001/

Here is the link to Kristen's Photos:

http://picasaweb.google.com/mvstainfo/WinthropRoadMarathon#

Register to Run

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Registration for the race is on the Databar Events website. The online registration closes at 5pm Friday Sept. 24. Late Registration can be done in person at packet pick-up on Saturday. There will be NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION.

The entry fee is $70 or $80 after 5 pm on August 26 2010 and it includes pre-race pasta dinner, transportation to the starting line from downtown Winthrop, finisher's medal, chance for drawing prizes and post race meal/party.

A commerative, high quality, long-sleeve, Patagonia tech(Capilene1) shirt can be purchased for an additional $25. (These shirts tend to be smaller than average but in my opinion the average shirt is oversized so plan accordingly)

Atleast $5 from each entry fee will be donated to a local non-proift.

Course Maps

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2011 Course Profile

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Driving Directions to the Spectator Locations

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NOTICE: YOU MUST FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY OR YOU RISK DIQUALIFYING YOUR RUNNER.

These are the directions to the only 2 spots where your friends and family can see you during the race other than at the finishline. This for your safety, the safety of the runners, volunteers and the residents and visitors of the Winthrop area and for everyone's enjoyment. PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY AND SLOWLY AT ALL TIMES AND WATCH OUT FOR DEER!

Travel time to the mile 19 spectator location about 15 minutes from downtown Winthrop.

Travel time to the mile 12 spectator location about 30 minutes past the mile 19 location or 45 minutes from Winthrop(includes about 12 miles of un paved forest service rd).

From Downtown Winthrop or the Winthrop Barn:

Head west on hwy 20 and turn immeadiately turn north(right) onto W. Chewuch Rd. if you pass the baseball field or the Lost River Winery you went too far!

Follow W. Chewuch Rd about 6.75 miles and turn right at the stop sign. CAUTION YOU ARE BRIEFLY ON THE RACE COURSE! Cross the bridge and immeadiately turn left on to forest service rd 37. This is the mile 19 spectator location keep reading for directions to the mile 12 spectaor location.

Go about 1.2 miles on rd 37 cross a small bridge and turn left onto fs rd 5010 and follow this road as it follows the river for about 10 miles. After going 10.1 miles stay straight/left the road become fs 700. After and other half mile stay straight/left and immeadiately park. the mile 12 spectator location is just across the bridge. DO NOT DRIVE OVER THE BRIDGE!

Retrace your route to get back to the mile 19 location and/or to Winthrop and the finishline. DO NOT USE E. CHEWUCH RD to get back to town from the mile 19 location (it's almost exactly the same distance to go back on the W. Chewuch Rd.).

THANKS FOR FOLLOWING THESE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY!!!

Volunteers/Running for Free

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How can you run for free you ask?

By volunteering at the pre-race meal or by bringing a friend or family member to work an aid station.

You'll get a free entry in the race which includes 1 ticket to each of the meals, 1 ticket for the prize drawings, transportation to the start and your friend or family member will get a ticket to each of the meals and a ticket for the prize drawings. A race shirt and/or additional meal tickets can be purchased when you register online.

The oppourtunites are limited so email me at james@rainshadowrunning.com to reserve your spot or for more information.

2011 Registration Now Open!

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Registration for the race is on the will be on the databar events website. The online registration closes at 5pm Friday Sept. 23. Late Registration can be done in person at packet pick-up on Saturday. There will be NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION.

The entry fee is $70 for the marathon and $50 for the half marathon. Prices go up $10 after 5 pm on September 1 2011. With payment of the entry fee the runners will get a pre-race pasta dinner, transportation to the starting line from downtown Winthrop, a finisher's medal(marathon runners only), a post race meal/party and a chance for drawing prizes.

A commerative, high quality, long-sleeve, Patagonia tech(Capilene1) shirt can be purchased for an additional $25. (These shirts tend to be smaller than average but in my opinion the average shirt is over-sized so plan accordingly). You must place your order by September 1st to get a shirt and there will not be extras for sale at or after the race.

At least $5 from each entry fee will again be donated to Room One. Last year we donated $10 per runner and we hope to be able to do that again this year!

Register to Run in 2011

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Registration for the race on the databar events website. The online registration closes at 5pm Friday Sept. 23. Late Registration can be done in person at packet pick-up on Saturday. There will be NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION.

The entry fee is $70 for the marathon and $50 for the half marathon. Prices go up $10 after 5 pm on September 1 2011. With payment of the entry fee the runners will get a pre-race pasta dinner, transportation to the starting line from downtown Winthrop, a finisher's medal, a post race meal/party and a chance for drawing prizes.

A commerative, high quality, long-sleeve, Patagonia tech(Capilene1) shirt can be purchased for an additional $25. (These shirts tend to be smaller than average but in my opinion the average shirt is over-sized so plan accordingly). You must place your order by September 1st to get a shirt and there will not be extras for sale at or after the race.

At least $5 from each entry fee will again be donated to Room One. Last year we donated $10 per runner and we hope to be able to do that again this year!

Register to Run 2011

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Registration for the race is on the will be on the databar events website(coming soon). The online registration closes at 5pm Friday Sept. 23. Late Registration can be done in person at packet pick-up on Saturday. There will be NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION.

The entry fee is $70 or $80 after 5 pm on September 1 2011 and it includes pre-race pasta dinner, transportation to the starting line from downtown Winthrop, finisher's medal(marathon runners only), chance for drawing prizes and post race meal/party.

A commerative, high quality, long-sleeve, Patagonia tech(Capilene1) shirt can be purchased for an additional $25. (These shirts tend to be smaller than average but in my opinion the average shirt is over-sized so plan accordingly)

At least $5 from each entry fee will again be donated to Room One. Last year we donated $10 per runner and we hope to be able to do that again this year!

USATF Course Certifification

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Sorry this has taken so long but we finally have our U.S.A.T.F. Certification Number for the Winthrop Marathon: WA10055MN

It might still be a few days until the marathon shows up on the on the USATF website since this only became official yesterday. But if anyone needs additional assurance I can email you the .PDF file of the Certificate of Measurement that I just received from USATF this morning.

For questions or concerns email me at: james@rainshadowrunning.com or call 509.846.5019

2010 Entrants

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As of 8/27/10

Brenda Abney 43 Wenatchee WA

Ilana Balint 31 Seattle WA

christine Ballard 57 Winthrop WA

Heidi Bard 36 Twisp WA

Bill Bernhardt 48 Tacoma WA

tina bramlett 40 silverdale WA

Jeffrey Bredstrand 36 Camano Island WA

Nancy Bristow 52 Vashon WA

Claudia Bullington 43 Richmond, BC

Pablo Cabrera 33 Mount Vernon WA

Erin Cass 37 Wenatchee WA

Stephanie Cosina 30 Wenatchee WA

Cassidy Cue 25 East Wenatchee WA

Alexis Curran 25 Seattle WA

Craig Curran 58 Brier WA

Selina Danko 41 Wenatchee WA

Jane Davis 37 Spokane WA

James DeSalvo 34 Winthrop WA

Tory DeSalvo 28 WINTHROP WA

Dick Doede 55 Spokane Valley WA

Rosemarie Donnelly 43 Langley WA

Sophia Duluk 22 Palo Alto CA

Bill Fitzner 44 Mead WA

Craig Foster 48 Kirkland WA

Dave Fullford 50 Winthrop WA

Terri Gray 42 Lake Stevens WA

Lorinda Hagstrom 39 Seattle WA

Lars Hakensen 33 Wenatchee WA

SHARON HENDRICKS 47 KENT WA

kelly henriot 49 clinton WA

Christina Jalali 34 Electric city WA

Genia Kacey 34 Sultan WA

Michael Kane 48 Vancouver

Paul Kennelly 65 Newman Lake WA

Elaine Koga Kennelly 68 Newman Lake WA

Jennifer Korfiatis 37 Wenatchee WA

Patti Krebsbach 47 Kent WA

Ashley Kuhlmann 24 Lakewood WA

Mike Kuhlmann 60 Lakewood WA

Cynthia Kuni 51 Snoqualmie WA

Kurt Lauer 48 Seattle WA

David Levant 48 Vashon WA

jenny macpherson 42 Vancouver

Sara Malcolm 27 Seattle WA

Glen Mangiantini 53 Bellevue WA

Teresa Mason 50 Eugene OR

eddie mattingly 46 silverdale WA

William McCarty 62 San Francisco CA

ralph mccauley 54 renton WA

Michael Moore 47 University Place WA

Nancy Nash 47 Omak WA

Bradley Nelson 42 Renton WA

David Norris 39 Issaquah WA

MARY ORCUTT 54 Winthrop WA

gary otheim 68 east wenatchee WA

josh Owen 32 Beaverton OR

Carla Owen 28 Beaverton OR

Andrew Peet 51 Vashon WA

Cynthia Pollock 48 Vashon WA

Marilyn Pyke 49 Graham WA

Mandy Robertson 38 Wenatchee WA

Sharen Ross 38 Winthrop WA

mike schlecht 40 renton WA

Michael Shiach 60 Bainbridge Island WA

Vadim Shinderuk 23 Auburn WA

Craig Soper 59 Seattle WA

Susan Speiker 37 oroville WA

jon speiker 38 oroville WA

Adrienne Stedford 25 Richmond

Kaci Sun 32 Bremerton WA

Gwen Thomas 47 Florence OR

Lendyl Thomas 44 Florence OR

Erica Walker 37 Cartlon OR

Brett Wittner 40 Fircrest WA

Steven Yee 51 Renton WA

Phyllis Ying 23 Bellevue WA

JENNIFER YOGI 35 SEATTLE WA

Guy Yogi 56 Seattle WA

val Yuchimiuk 30 Tacoma WA

More Downhill Advice from Dave Mora

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In short my philosophy on the marathon is that you better have tempo run base of 20 miles per week. Its easy to do if you do a tempo run and a couple of workouts where you "warm up" for three or four miles at a pretty good clip.

Those hills will be heartbreaks if you don't hold something back. I ran that ski to sea race once, and after a really steep down on the concrete followed by a flat section was excruciating. The surge of lactic acid in my system almost caused me to throw up.

Two or three miles of down hill at a time ought to be plenty. You will want to get at least 10 miles a week of downhill running in. 1800 feet drop in 20 miles is about 100 feet per mile. Find a places where the drop is about 100 feet per mile for three miles. Obviously, there are lots of places like that on your trail runs. Still once every 7-10 days you should be putting in a good down hill run on the roads. On the roads it will be harder on your quads. I've run run races ill prepared for downhill running and always paid the price with poor performances.

Be careful of camber/slant on the road when running on downhills, the extra stress on your tendons is dangerous to your health.

In short my philosophy on the marathon is that you better have tempo run base of 20 miles per week. Its easy to do if you do a tempo run and a couple of workouts where you "warm up" for three or four miles at a pretty good clip.

Those hills will be heartbreaks if you don't hold something back. I ran that ski to sea race once, and after a really steep down on the concrete followed by a flat section was excruciating. The surge of lactic acid in my system almost caused me to throw up.

Two or three miles of down hill at a time ought to be plenty. You will want to get at least 10 miles a week of downhill running in. 1800 feet drop in 20 miles is about 100 feet per mile. Find a places where the drop is about 100 feet per mile for three miles. Obviously, there are lots of places like that on your trail runs. Still once every 7-10 days you should be putting in a good down hill run on the roads. On the roads it will be harder on your quads. I've run run races ill prepared for downhill running and always paid the price with poor performances.

Be careful of camber/slant on the road when running on downhills, the extra stress on your tendons is dangerous to your health.

Training for all the Downhill at the Race

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Running a "downhill" marathon affects your body differently than a flat or rolling course would therefore you should train differently.

I've asked a couple of my super fast friends to share some advice for training for a downhill marathon and I also found a great article from the September 2009 issue of Running Times

"Owner's Manual: Avoid Downhill Disasters" By Brian Metzler

Here's what they had to say:

"Get your quads strong and then train on the course if you can. Put in at least one 10 mile tempo run each week at your goal race pace." Dave Mora (More advice from Dave)

"Train specifically for your race. Winthrop contains a lot of long gradual downhills.

So train on long gradual downhills. Do some of your speedwork on long, gradual downhills. If you lift weights, practice concentric and eccentric contractions with your quads. And if you are carrying around some extra weight-- lose it, within reason-- a lighter package pounds less and puts less stress on your joints." Susannah Beck

"It's certainly possible to run down a new PR on this type of course, but only if you've trained properly." Brian Meltzer (see his Running Times Article for tons of great training advice)