Run wild, run free

$0 gets you added to our entrants list and a hot date with some small-town southern Oregon coastal pavement. Are you in?

First 5 miles

Meet up at the public parking area next to 7 Devils Brewery, under the Steve Prefontaine mural. Head out of town on Ocean Blvd on sidewalks, heading to the Empire neighborhood where you meet up with the Cape Arago Highway and turn south.

Second 5 miles

Roll along the Cape Arago Highway on its shoulder/bike path. The mouth of Coos Bay looms to the west. Dairy Queen if you need a mid-ultra Blizzard or chicken tenders. The docks of Charleston await at mile ~9 with more market/cafe/restaurant options and a public restroom as you head out of town. You'll skip the Highway for a bit to get onto Chicken Loop Rd towards Bastendorff Beach, a more scenic alternative with less traffic, a bit of gravel, and another beachside bathroom option.

Third 5 miles

From Bastendorff Beach, rejoin the Cape Arago Highway and cruise past Lighthouse Beach, Sunset Beach, and Shore Acres State Park. Traffic lightens up and you get gorgeous peeks of ocean cliffs and drifting sounds of barking seals. Runners CAN choose to detour onto the Cape Arago trails at several points here -- the published route and 50km distance is based on sticking on the road, but you can help yourself to a "long-cut" if you'd like. Turn around at Cape Arago State Park (has a couple port-a-pottys but no water available) then retrace your route back to downtown Coos Bay and the brewery awaiting you at the finish line.

Route link & on-route services

Route on Strave here

Mile 0.0: public parking lot for start/end at 7 Devils Brewery
Mile 3.5-4: Empire neighborhood with Subway, McKay's grocery, more
Mile 6.7: Dairy Queen
Mile 8.5-9: town of Charleston, multiple stores/restaurants, public restroom at docks
Mile 10: Bastendorff Beach public restroom (should have tap water)
Mile 12.5: Sunset Beach public restroom (should have tap water)
Mile 13.8: Shore Acres park with restroom slightly off-course (toward the water)
Mile 15.4: loop turn-around at Cape Arago with port-a-potty

Event's current local time: 9:44 AM PT