See the 2024 event

Description

YOU CAN REGISTER THE DAY OF THE RACE! CASH and CHECK ONLY! SEE YOU THERE! Come participate in the 16th annual White Salmon Backyard Half and 4 Miler!

The gun goes off at 9:00 am for both the 4 mile and half marathon race and we are running a Lollipop Course. Same scenic vistas and gorgeous trails! So excited for this years run!!!!

This event is a fundraiser for our White Salmon Cross Country Boosters and the Columbia Gorge Running Club Student Scholarship Fund. We suggest a donation of $35 or more. The Booster Club helps the Columbia High School Cross Country team go to running camp, compete in an amazing races around the Northwest, purchase shoes for runners in financial need, and much more! The CGRC scholarship helps high school runners continue their goals beyond high school. Additional donations and donations less than $25 will be available at the race.

You can also sign up without donating. If you change your mind, you can donate at the run.

Last year we had almost 300 runners participate, and we are hoping for the same this year!

Registration/Start/Finish

• Registration and the Start/Finish will be at Rheingarten Park at N. Main Ave and NW Lincoln St.
• 7:00 am check-in and day of registration opens.
• 8:55 am is the pre-run meeting at the start line, which will be on Washington St. and N Main Ave.
• Both the 1/2 Marathon and the 4 Mile Race Begin at the same time and place!

• If you drop out please check in at the finish line so we know you are safe!

Course

• The course involves a challenging climb and descent with gorgeous views of the Columbia River. The course will be marked with flour and orange surveyors tape.
• The trail portion of the 1/2 Marathon course is about 12.3 miles and is a big Lollipop Loop.
• The trail portion of the 4 mile course is about 2.5 miles and is a small loop on hilly terrain with gorgeous views!
• The road portion of the course is around a mile each way, to get you to and from the trail. The road portion of both races starts at the corner of NW Washington St and N Main Ave. Head east on Washington St then south on Snohomish until you reach Tohomish St. You will follow this until its end and take a hard left onto Park ave. From there you will drop into the trail system. You will be returning from another trail right back onto Tohomish and head back west to Rhinegarten Park via the same route you took out.
• No dogs are allowed.
• There will be 3 aid stations.
• The first full aid station is about 30 to 40 minutes from the start depending on how quick you are. Make sure to bring a water bottle. Especially if it is hot!

Day of Registartion

You can still register for the race at the start line!!! See you there!

Event's current local time: 3:30 AM PT