FORGE is a 12-hour backyard-style ultramarathon taking place on June 7, 2025, in Skagit County, WA. The race follows a strict format:

• Start Time: 7:00 AM
• Loop Distance: 4.167 miles
• Time Limit Per Loop: 60 minutes
• Race Format:
• A new loop starts every hour, on the hour.
• Runners who finish a loop early may use the remaining time to rest.
• All runners must be at the starting line when the next hour begins.
• Failure to complete a loop within the time limit or missing the start of the next loop results in elimination.
• Final Twilight Loop: The 12th and final loop will determine the last runners standing.

Chip Timing.

Awards:

• Lowest Cumulative Time: Awarded to the runner with the fastest combined time across all completed loops.$500 prize money.
• Final Loop Winner: The first runner to finish the final 12th loop among those still in the race.

FORGE is about endurance, strategy, and pushing limits. The clock won’t wait—will you?

FORGE RELAY
Same clock. Same course. Same challenge. Now bring your crew.
FORGE RELAY takes the backyard-style format and turns it into a 3-person team challenge.
For 12 hours, your team will tackle a 4.167-mile loop every hour, on the hour. One runner from your team takes the course each hour. Finish the loop, get back to the FORGE Village, hand it off, and get ready to do it again.
THE FORMAT
• Teams of 3 runners
• 12 hours
• 12 loops
• 4.167 miles per loop
• One runner completes each hourly loop
• A new loop starts every hour, on the hour
• Each loop must be completed within 60 minutes
• Teams decide their own runner rotation and strategy
• Complete all 12 loops and your team finishes 50 miles
That means if you divide it evenly, each runner tackles 4 loops / 16.7 miles over the course of the day. But how you divide the work is up to your team.
Run every third loop. Double up. Save your strongest runner for late in the day. You choose the strategy. The clock makes the rules.
Between loops, your teammates are waiting back at the FORGE Village—resting, eating, cheering, recovering and getting ready for the next hour.
FORGE RELAY isn't about one runner surviving 50 miles. It's about three people figuring out how to conquer 50 miles together.
Three runners. Twelve hours. Fifty miles. One team.
Welcome to FORGE RELAY.