Olympic Mountain Runners

02/13/2026

Old goats, young bucks... same route:
https://beastofbigcreek.com/

Beast of Big Creek Trail Race Summit race CR 2:15:33 (2017)
Unofficial course time: 2:13:17 (2014)

05/10/2024

Wolverines are the KING of ultra running animal kingdom, traveling further than many other mammals in North America. There range requires undisturbed wilderness areas and is why they are rarely found outside of the northern Rockies and Frank Church. Hotter summer heat waves and wildfires in habitat areas in the Cascades is one of the biggest troubles with this species making it back into the PNW with their rooming.

Look into the Cascade Wolverine Project:
https://cascadeswolverineproject.org/

The Wilderness Society

So what can we do? Support events and offroad areas/camping that doesn't disturb remote locations. Consider larger events/runs that are within or near population centers and close to towns. Question and comment on ski area expansion projects whose traffic would negatively affect both winter and summer habitat with increase vehicle and significant human disturbance. Backcountry ski and snowmobile in areas that doesn't disturb them. Largely, and most importantly: Leave no trace.

A new wolverine sighting was reported in Westport, Wash. on May 1.

11/08/2021

More rain, more snow, more glaciers. Bless this rain over the Olympics as its snow building season.

  This article originally appeared on earthobservatory.nasa.gov The U.S. and Canadian West have been hit with wave after wave of Pacific moisture in recent weeks, producing substantial amounts of rain and snow across the region. But between storm systems, clear skies opened up for nearly a thousand...

11/04/2021

Ride the hurricane!

Out of bounds, but not out of mind. 1 million acres of Olympic National Park can be accessed from our intermediate rope tow, just think how much you could get if you bought an all lift ticket?

10/12/2021

Think...listen...
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/10/10/rescued-near-whiteout/?fbclid=IwAR1RkDa_XONjrSRVeoloV7daoHSnJsJn7sYSamG_yJjTHLgD6VepH5_qD8o

87 runners were participating in a 50-mile race when they were caught in 12 to 18 inches of snow in the Wasatch Mountains.

10/08/2021

What peaks do you prepare for?

09/01/2021

Where will you run this weekend? You do not need to sign up for a ultra to step into your backyard, but it's always good step and quiet a difficult challenge! Glaciers, forest, swamps, or alpine, list your favorite running

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12/04/2017

Let natures beauty engulf you.. [gib]

05/12/2017

Fun monument facts of the day:

- U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt created the first national monument, Devils Tower in Wyoming, on September 24, 1906
- 3 years later, over logging interest, Teddy created Mount Olympus National Monument on 2 March 1909. It was not designated a park till 1938, protecting it for 31 years.
- Mount Saint Helens Nat. Monument was created by President Reagan, on August 27, 1982
- Hanford Reach Nat. Monument containing the last free flow section of the Columbia River, was created on June 8, 2000
- San Juan Islands National Monument was made by President Obama, March 25, 2013.

For over a 100 years, presidents have had a history of success in protecting sacred and pristine federal lands. If any of these current and former monuments are dear to you, I recommend you comment on the Department of Interior public review on monuments created since 1996. Two of the above mentioned monuments are "open for review", out of 21 total. Comments can be submitted online starting tomorrow, May 12th. President Trump and Secretary Zinke will be making decisions that could undo the next Olympic Nat. Park.

The Department will shortly publish a notice in the Federal Register officially opening the public comment period. Written comments relating to the Bears Ears National Monument must be submitted within 15 days of publication of that notice. Written comments relating to all other designations subject...

08/04/2016

http://www.active.com/hoodsport-wa/running/trail-run-races/beast-of-big-creek-trail-races-2016?int=

Ian Fraser, 40, of Port Townsend set our men's summit course record last year in 2:20:35 (86 minutes for the climb!). If you haven't tried mountain running yet, you will be challenged and have a blast at the Beast. About 10 spots left in the summit race and the short course is nearing half full. Be sure to sign up in the next 2 weeks to get your The North Face shirt. Find the race on Active.com or sign up in-store at South Sound Running in Olympia.