Dash Point • March 23 2024 • 10K·Half
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Dash Point
Dash Point does not disappoint! This run has all the quintessential PNW sights: sandy beaches, and active wildlife. The course winds through Dash Point State Park — a 398-acre camping park in the Pacific Northwest with 3,300 feet of saltwater shoreline on Puget Sound. The start/finish area has many picnic/BBQ stations and is right by a nice long stretch of sandy beach. This is a great place to bring the whole family for a fun day by the water.
In addition to running, the park is an ideal location to observe wildlife, kayak, skimboard, or just relax and enjoy the sandy beach.
Course distances available are 10km and 13.1mi (half-marathon).
Parking accommodations for 2024. All 10k runners will park at the Federal Way High School and be shuttled to the start/finish.
Woodland Speeders Kid’s Race
As part of our new Woodland Speeders program, we offer free kid’s races at all of our events. Parents are welcome to run with their kiddos. You can register your child during the registration process for your own race or sign them up later. The course at Dash Point is about half singletrack and half road. It is on the hilly side, with almost 275′ of elevation gain and is 0.9 miles long.
Detailed Race Description
Dash Point is a super fun collection of trails situated right on the Puget Sound. A great place to hang out on the beach once you’ve completed your race!
The course starts near the beach and slowly climbs up and away from the water. The trails are well maintained and are great buttery single track to run. Around mile 1.25, those in the Half Marathon will have a separate short lollipop loop they’ll do extra on the course. At mile 2.25, you will hit the high point of the course at the Nightcrawler Aid Station. From here, it’s mostly rolling downhill back towards the finish. There is another lollipop loop to complete as well before you end the lap. The loop is 10k, so those in the Half will do a second loop (including a second “extra” lollipop as they did in the first).
Dash Point takes place on lands historically inhabited by the following Native American tribes:
Puyallup
dxʷdəwʔabš Duwamish
Coast Salish
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Course Notes:
There are two distances offered for this race: 10km and 13.1mi. The course is one loop; 10km runners will do one loop, and half-marathon (13.1mi) runners will do two loops. The trails at this park are non-technical, cushy, and well-maintained; it’s an excellent place to use your minimalist shoes, if you so desire.
Please note that the trails will be open to other users during the event, including equestrians, pedestrians, and cyclists. See our FAQ page for more information about sharing the trails. There will be plenty of aid stations throughout the race, and the courses are well-marked with signs at intersections. As always, there will be a good selection of grub at the finish to fuel you up.
This is a cupless race. All runners should carry with them a refillable container that they can run with. There will be a limited number of cups for emergency situations.
Dash Point is a Washington State Park, which means that a Discover Pass is needed to park. See the Directions section below for more information.
Courses and aid stations
10K course
Half marathon course
Directions
Registration
Online registration will close the Friday before the race at noon.
10K:
Regular price: $52
December 1: $57
February 1: $62
Race Day: $67
Half Marathon:
Regular price: $70
December 1 1: $75
February 1: $80
Race day: $85
Parking
Parking is very limited at the State Park, so please try to carpool!
For 2024 all 10k runners will park at the Federal Way High School. Please arrive early to accommodate for the time to get to the start/finish.
Address: 30611 16th Ave S, Federal Way, WA 98003
The shuttle will make continuous loops until the course closes.
Schedule
Packet Pick-up opens at 7:30am at the start/finish area.
Pre-race briefing before each wave start
Race starts
9:00am: Half marathon
9:30am: 10k
10:00am: Kid’s race (approximately
11:30am: 10k brunch run
Cutoff times
12:00pm: Half runners start second loop
1:30pm: Half runners at Nightcrawler aid station
Course closure 3:00pm
Youth Pricing
Participants 24 years of age and under automatically receive a discount of 20% on their registration fee.
Evergreen Trails is proud to serve GU Energy products on course.
We are Trail Sisters approved! That means that we have made a commitment to provide women the race day they deserve. Learn more about what that means.
Evergreen Trails is proud to have Tailwind as our official hydration sponsor.
Running Evolution is the training community for people who might not want to win the races, but have a darn good time out there.
Locally made Partner’s Crackers provides post race fuel to all runners.
Washington Trails Association
Evergreen Trail Runs wants to do all we can to support our local PNW community. That’s why all of the Evergreen races support the Washington Trails Association. Both Evergreen and the WTA support environmental stewardship and the protection of our public lands.
PDF Course Map
Below is a high quality downloadable race map. If you’d like to open an online interactive course map, scroll just a little further down.
Please note that distances and elevations noted below and on maps below are approximate and are derived from online mapping programs. Your recorded distance and elevation gain on race day may vary.
Elevation Profiles
10K
Half
10K and Half Course Map
Kid’s Race Course Map
3/4 mile long, about 275′ gain
10K-Blue Loop
Aid station locations:
10K: 1.9 miles
10K runners will do one loop
Elevation gain:
10K: 800′
Half Marathon- Blue & Green Loop
Aid station locations:
Half marathon: 2.3, 6.8, 9.1 miles
Half marathon runners will do two loops of the course.
Elevation gain:
Half marathon: 1600′
Directions
The park’s address is 5700 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, Washington 98422. From I-5, take exit 143 (320th St.). Head west on 320th St. for approximately four miles. When 320th St. ends at a T-intersection, make a right onto 47th St. You will hit another T-intersection, take a left this time onto Hwy. 509/Dash Point Rd. You will drive for another two miles, then you will enter the park. The west side of street is the campground side, and the east side is the day-use area, which is where the event starts/finishes. )
Discover Pass
Please note that you will need a Discover Pass to park. Click here to purchase one.
Race Location
5700 SW Dash Point Rd Federal Way, WA 98023