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Weekly Runs
Our weekly runs are free and open to the public and we welcome runners of all ability levels! We generally have a mix of preferred paces between 7 and 12 minutes per mile. If you are near either end of that range and are concerned about having others to run your pace with, please reach out on our Facebook group or email us ahead of time and we can find a match for you. We also now have a run sweeper signup sheet where you can see who will be designated at any of our Monday, Thursday, and Sunday runs to ensure you will have company. You may also sign yourself up for any future run date that nobody has already signed up for. :)
Monday - Redmond Run
Location: Redmond Downtown Park near the bathrooms and amphitheater (Map)
Time: 5:55pm people begin to gather. We start introductions, announcements, and a description of the route at 6 PM. We typically start running at 6:05-6:10pm.
Parking: There is a parking lot that is free this time of day with plenty of spots on the NW corner of Leary Way & Bear Creek Way (on the south side of the apartments on Cleveland St). There is also limited parking in the surrounding streets.
Routes: We have a monthly fixed rotation of routes with 3-mile and 6-mile variants. Some runners go longer.
- Summer (April - September)
- Week 1: Dog Park (3mi, 5mi) - Flat mix of paved and bark chip trail
- Week 2: Powerline (3mi, 6mi) - Hilly mix of paved, gravel, and trail
- Week 3: Willows Loop (4mi, 6mi) - Flat mix of paved and gravel
- Week 4: Bridlecrest (3mi, 6mi) - Hilly mix of paved and trail
- Week 5: 520 Trail (3mi, 6mi) - Hilly and paved
- Winter (October - March)
- Week 1: Sammamish River Trail (3mi, 6mi) - Flat and paved
- Week 2: East Lake Sammamish via Marymoor (3mi, 6mi) - Flat and paved
- Week 3: Willows Loop (4mi, 6mi) - Flat and paved
- Week 4: East Lake Sammamish via Marymoor (3mi, 6mi) - Flat and paved
- Week 5: Powerline (3mi, 6mi) - Hilly mix of paved, gravel, and trail
See our Facebook event for more route details.
Wednesday Workouts
Evening Location once we return to the track (after daylight savings time): We bring our own light stands to the International School in Bellevue (Map), allowing you to run without a headlamp.
Morning Location: A small group also meets at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland (Map). We don't have these tracks reserved, but they are free and open to the public outside of school hours and as long as another party is not renting them (which doesn't occur during early morning hours at either track or post-dusk hours at the International School).
Meeting Point: On the track
Time: 6pm (Evening), 6am (Morning). Arrive early for additional warmup.
Bathrooms: Lake Washington High does not have its bathrooms open during this time, but the porta-potty next to the South Tennis courts (on 75th St) has been restored. The International School also has a porta-potty at the bottom of the steps at the Southeast Corner.
Thursday - Kirkland
Time: 5:55pm people begin to gather. We start introductions, announcements, and a description of the route at 6 PM. We typically start running at 6:05-6:10pm.
Winter (October - May)
Location: The Kirkland Urban Plaza (Map)Parking: There is a garage below the QFC that is free with a validated ticket inside QFC (by making a purchase). Also, nearby street parking.
Routes: We have a monthly fixed rotation of routes with 3-mile and 6-mile variants. Some runners go longer.
- Week 1: Juanita (3mi, 6mi) - Hilly and paved
- Week 2: Cross Kirkland Corridor North (3mi, 6mi) - One hill and mostly gravel
- Week 3: "12Ks" Route (3mi, 6mi) - One hill and a mix of paved and gravel
- Week 4: Cross Kirkland Corridor South (3mi, 5mi) - One hill and mostly gravel
- Week 5: Middle School Loop (4mi, 7mi) - Hilly mix of paved and gravel
Summer (June - September)
Location: Outside Grocery Outlet (Map)Parking: Bridle Trails Shopping Center, in front of Grocery Outlet
Route: We have a monthly fixed rotation of routes with 3-mile and 6-mile variants. Some runners go longer.
See our weekly Facebook event for the specific route.
Friday
Time: 7am
Location & Route: Varies
We do a ~4 mile run at different locations around the Redmond/Kirkland area and try to visit different coffee shops after the run. Please check our Facebook or Strava group for the exact location; we post event details a few days prior.
Sunday / Sunday Field Trip
We alternate between a regular location (East Lake Sammamish Trailhead in the parking lot that is adjacent to Whole foods) and a special "Field Trip" location. Field trip runs only occur on the first Sunday of the month.
Location: Varies on the first Sunday of each month. Otherwise we meet at East Lake Sammamish Trailhead in the parking lot that is adjacent to Whole Foods (not the actual Whole Foods parking lot).
Time: 9am
Route: Our regular route is an out and back on the East Lake Sammamish Trail. We do the following for our monthly field trips: