Soaring Eagle

May 18, 2024 5K·10K·Half

Presented by:

Soaring Eagle presented by Arc’teryx Seattle

Soaring Eagle will take you from traffic in the city to trails in the woods. The park’s easy-to-access trailheads and convenient location make Soaring Eagle Regional Park a popular destination for runners, hikers, bikers, and equestrians. Nestled in Sammamish, Washington, Soaring Eagle has over 10 miles of trails, including the well-maintained Pipeline Trail. The Pipeline Trail stretches across the entire park and is wide enough for you, your stroller, your dog, and even a cat if that’s your thing. But the park’s beauty manifests when you turn off onto one of the many small, winding trails jutting from the Pipeline; you could get lost for hours.

Three distances are available for this race: 5km, 10km and half-marathon (13.1 miles).

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 Soaring Eagle is fun singletrack and wide doubletrack, Very flat and 0.5 miles long. See schedule below for start time.

Soaring Eagle takes place on lands historically inhabited by the following Native American tribes:

dxʷdəwʔabš Duwamish
Coast Salish

Soaring Eagle
at a Glance


May 18, 2024


5k, 10k, and Half


Fun course that is relatively flat compared to some of our other races but has some sections with large roots.

Image of finisher's swag for trail race.

Finisher swag

Every finisher at an Evergreen Trail Run event receives a piece of handmade finisher swag! We make our awards using solar power in Anacortes, Washington. 

HOW WE ARE HELPING SAVE THE PLANET

There are no higher stakes than being kind to the earth; we care deeply about keeping our planet viable for the next generation.

To that end, we organize our events with an eye towards minimizing our impact on the planet. Read more here.

 

We Welcome All

Committed to Making All Feel Welcome

Evergreen Trail Runs is making a new effort to make sure that everyone feels welcome and safe at our running events and in our trail running community. There is space for all on the trails. We have a non-binary registration option and a non-binary category for overall awards. 

If you have a suggestion or idea for how we can improve our events in this regard, please let us know!

Race Notes:

As mentioned above, the distances available for this race are 5km, 10kmi and half-marathon. The 5km runners will be on the same course as the longer distances, but it will be an abbreviated version of the 10km loop. Half-marathoners will complete the 10km loop twice – double the fun!

While this course is relatively flat compared to some of our other races, you will need to watch out for large roots and puddles. Be careful when you proceed. Please read our section on the FAQ page regarding safety – it talks about what to do if you get lost or hurt.
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 aid stations throughout the course with volunteers to help, food to eat and hydration to refuel. And of course, there will be an assortment of yummy food and treats waiting for you at the finish line.

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.

Courses and aid stations
5K &10K course
Half course
Directions

Registration

Online registration will close the Friday before the race at noon.

5K:
Regular price: $37
March 1: $42
May 1: $47
Race day: $52

10K:
Regular price: $52
March 1: $57
May 1: $62
Race day: $67

Half:
Regular price: $63
March 1: $68
May 1: $73
Race day: $80

 

Parking

While there is plenty of parking for this race, most of it is street parking along the south side of E. Main Dr. So please come early and be prepared to walk a bit to the start/finish area.

Schedule

Packet pick-up will open starting at 7:30am.

Pre-race briefing
5 minutes before each event at the starting line.

Race starts
9:00am: Half marathon
9:30am: 10k
9:45am: 5k
10:00am: Kid’s Race (approximately)
11:30am: 10k Brunch run
11:45am: 5K Brunch run

Course cutoffs
11:30am: Half marathon runners finish first loop
1:00pm: Pipeline aid station for half marathon runners
2:30pm: Course closed for all runners

Youth Pricing

Participants 24 years of age and under automatically receive a discount of 20% on their registration fee. 

CLIF

Evergreen Trails is proud to serve GU Energy products on course.

TS-Approved

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.

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Evergreen Trails is proud to have Tailwind as our official hydration sponsor.

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Running Evolution is the  training community for people who might not want to win the races, but have a darn good time out there. 

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Locally made Partner’s Crackers provides post race snacks for 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. 

Soaring Eagle

Elevation Profiles

5K

10K

Half

5K Course

Elevation gain:
5K: 200′

10K & Half Course

Kid’s Race Course Map

0.5 miles, 50′ of gain 

Elevation gain:
10K: 700′
Half: 1400′

Aid station locations:
10K: 4.5 miles
Half marathon: 4.5, 6.5 and 11.0 miles

Half marathon runners do two laps of the 10K course.

Directions

The race will be held at Soaring Eagle Park in Sammamish, Washington. The address for the main entrance of the park is 26015 E Main Dr, Sammamish, WA 98075. Park in the Soaring Eagle parking lot or, if the parking lot is full, on E. Main Dr. Parking is limited at the trailhead, so please carpool if you can! Park ONLY on the SOUTH side of Main Dr. If you park on the north side, your vehicle may be towed. While there is plenty of street parking availible, you may have to walk a bit. So arrive early, or give yourself enough time for a short walk to the trailhead. 

Race Location

26015 E Main Dr, Sammamish, WA 98075