Jewel of the Valley

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS / MAPS
Description: All courses will be out and back run on the Yakima Greenway Trail. This is a paved, non-motorized trail which runs along the Yakima and Naches Rivers, featuring views of rolling hills, vineyards and orchards. All races, with the exception of the half marathon head north and east on the trail before turning around and heading back to the start. The half marathon will head south for about 1.25 miles before turning around and then heading north and east before heading back to the start/finish. The trail is flat and fast, the marathon having around 500’ of gain/loss, the half having about 275’ of gain/loss and the 10K and 5K having less than 100’ of gain loss! This is a perfect race to attempt a speedy PR!

All distances are USATF certified, also making the marathon eligible to be run as a Boston Marathon Qualifying Race as well as London and other qualifiers

5K
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10K
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13.1
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the marathon is a double out and back and a Boston Qualifier

Aid Stations: 
Aid stations will have water and Gatorade. Some aid stations will have Gu Energy Gels for the Marathon/Half Marathon.

The marathon will feature 12 aid stations, the half marathon will have 6 aid stations, and the 10K will have 2 aid stations. Aid stations will be about 2-3 miles apart. Select aid stations will feature Gu energy gels for the marathon and half marathon. All aid stations will have water and Gatorade electrolyte drink. 

Trash on the Course-just NO!:
Anyone seen leaving trash on the trail will be disqualified from the race and banned from any future Run Super Series events. We have an absolute zero-tolerance policy for leaving trash on the course! If you pack it in, you are going to have to pack it out. Please hold onto your trash and discard it properly at an aid station. It is NOT acceptable to leave trash anywhere on the course. It is NOT acceptable to leave trash near course markings thinking we will pick it up for you. Trash left near trail markings can blow away and end up somewhere where it doesn’t belong. It is a privilege for us to use these amazing trails! Any littering on the course puts our permit at risk for hosting future events. Also, if you see any trash on the course, please be a trail angel and pick it up and bring it to the aid station :)

Saturday: Marathon and Half Marathon
Packet Pick-up (at start/finish): 6:00AM - 6:45AM
Course Briefing (at start/finish): 6:45AM
Race Start - 7:00AM
Course closes 2:00PM

Saturday: 10K / 5K
Packet Pick-up (at start/finish): 7:15AM - 7:45AM
Course Briefing (at start/finish): 7:45AM
Race Start - 8:00AM

Packet Pick-up & Day of Registration: 
Yes! We have race day packet pick-up! No! We do not offer advanced packet pick-up! Packet Pick-up will be at the start/finish line located at Sarg Hubbard Park in Yakima, WA

Parking:
Parking will be at Sarg Hubbard Park in Yakima, WA

Address Start/Finish and Parking Location:
For directions: 111 S 18th St, Yakima, WA 98901. The park is located just off Exit 33/33B from I-82/US-12.

Drop Bags:
Participants may drop a bag at the start/finish line.

Hotels: The City of Yakima offers numerous lodging options from all major hotel chains. There are three hotels that are within walking distance of the Start / Finish Line: My Place Hotel Yakima, Oxford Suites Yakima, and Baymont By Wyndham Yakima.

Hotel Maison is offering a discount between 5/10-5/12. Use discount code 0510JV. Must reserve by 4/19.

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ykmhmup-hotel-maison-yakima/

Hilton Garden Inn is offering a discount between 5/10-5/12. Use discount code 0510JV. Must reserve by 4/19

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ykmyagi-hilton-garden-inn-yakima-downtown/

Airports: Yakima features a small airport, mainly served by Alaska Airlines from Seattle-Tacoma Airport. The nearest major airport is Seattle-Tacoma which is about a 150 mile drive (2.5 hours without traffic).

Driving: From Seattle, Yakima can be reached in about 2.5 hours by taking I-90 eastbound to I-82 South. From Spokane, Yakima can be reached in about 3.5 hours by taking I-90 westbound to I-82 South. Yakima can be reached from Tri-Cities in about 75 minutes by taking I-82 North.

We get it. Life happens. Your Super Crew is a bunch of runners too and we see it from both sides, but all registrations to the race are final.
We do not offer refunds or deferral of race entries under any circumstances.
Distance upgrades can be made up to two weeks before the race (you pay the difference in cost).
Distance drop-downs can be made up to two weeks before the race (although with no refund).