COTTONTAIL 6- & 12-HOUR
IT'S HAPPENING FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, FOLKS:
ANOTHER BRUTALLY BEAUTIFUL RUN THROUGH ONE OF THE BEST PARKS IN
WASHINGTON STATE, FOR AS MANY HOURS AS YOU SEE FIT!
THE COTTONTAIL 6- & 12-HOUR. SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2017. CARKEEK PARK [SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.]
2016 registration will open (via UltraSignup) in October!
12-hour race: 7 AM - 7 PM
6-hour race AM: 7 AM - 1 PM
6-hour race PM: 1 PM - 7 PM
[View all of Glenn Tachiyama's fantastic(ally festive) photos from 2016's festivities right here, 2015's festivities right here, and 2014's festivities right here.]
As with all of our races, all proceeds go to local charities/non-profits. This race is actually an Endless Trails fundraiser! Which means any additional proceeds outside of permit fees and awesome aid go directly to Endless Trails operating costs and back to local trails. It also means we'll give you extra high-fives of gratitude every lap you run.
MORE BACK-STORY ON COTTONTAIL AND OUR BELOVED CARKEEK LOOP-OF-DEATH:
It's our beloved Carkeek 12-Hour loop, but run in the opposite direction so it's like A WHOLE NEWWWW WORRRRLD [Picture us singing that like Aladdin does, obviously]. It's honestly REALLY ridiculously fun [See also: really ridiculously tough], and you can run for one hour, or four hours, or six hours, OR make our day and [be a total baller, and] run for all twelve hours.
We will be there all day long to count your laps and cheer you on and motivate you with stickers and awesome raffle prizes [we hide Easter eggs filled with raffle tickets throughout the day just to keep things double (colorful, and) interesting], and feed you tasty homemade soup and other great ultra fare until your legs stop wanting to go out on more loops. [And even then, we've created a smaller loop for you to run all day, because perpetually encouraging you to run more loops is a job we take seriously.]
In addition to being tough and F-U-N, our races are also low-impact. You won't find any paper products at Cottontail, and we avidly support local businesses [which means nearly all aid and raffle prizes will come from the Seattle area].
With gorgeous views of the sound, varied terrain [rolling trails, steep stairs, a section or two that might generously be called "flat"], and a festive atmosphere, we think this is a race you [and your family, and friends, and well-behaved, leashed dogs] will just keep coming back to - one 1.93-mile-loop at a time.
If this detailed description of the event feels somewhat vague, don't worry - We promise we send out more detailed info to all registered participants as we get closer to race-weekend. But if you're looking for maps or a "detailed course description" you're not going to find that here. Or anywhere. Part of the fun of Cottontail is how low-key and old-school it is, which means we don't sweat the small stuff (and hopefully you don't either!). We hand-make our bibs and count laps with star stickers, so basically we're trying to tell you that you're in for a really really FUN day.
Cottontail is also GREAT training for any sort of tough and technical race (think: the HURT 100, Run Rabbit Run, Fat Dog 120, the Orcas 100, etc.), for running longer distances than you previously thought possible, and for making you feel simultaneously so proud and like you want to cry by the end of the day (it's all very confusing, and very awesome).
COTTONTAIL 2017 IS GO FOR LAUNCH: APRIL 15th, 2017 [Easter Weekend, but not Easter Sunday!]
2016 registration will open (via UltraSignup) in October!
12-hour race: 7 AM - 7 PM
6-hour race AM: 7 AM - 1 PM
6-hour race PM: 1 PM - 7 PM
[View all of Glenn Tachiyama's fantastic(ally festive) photos from 2016's festivities right here, 2015's festivities right here, and 2014's festivities right here.]
As with all of our races, all proceeds go to local charities/non-profits. This race is actually an Endless Trails fundraiser! Which means any additional proceeds outside of permit fees and awesome aid go directly to Endless Trails operating costs and back to local trails. It also means we'll give you extra high-fives of gratitude every lap you run.
MORE BACK-STORY ON COTTONTAIL AND OUR BELOVED CARKEEK LOOP-OF-DEATH:
It's our beloved Carkeek 12-Hour loop, but run in the opposite direction so it's like A WHOLE NEWWWW WORRRRLD [Picture us singing that like Aladdin does, obviously]. It's honestly REALLY ridiculously fun [See also: really ridiculously tough], and you can run for one hour, or four hours, or six hours, OR make our day and [be a total baller, and] run for all twelve hours.
We will be there all day long to count your laps and cheer you on and motivate you with stickers and awesome raffle prizes [we hide Easter eggs filled with raffle tickets throughout the day just to keep things double (colorful, and) interesting], and feed you tasty homemade soup and other great ultra fare until your legs stop wanting to go out on more loops. [And even then, we've created a smaller loop for you to run all day, because perpetually encouraging you to run more loops is a job we take seriously.]
In addition to being tough and F-U-N, our races are also low-impact. You won't find any paper products at Cottontail, and we avidly support local businesses [which means nearly all aid and raffle prizes will come from the Seattle area].
With gorgeous views of the sound, varied terrain [rolling trails, steep stairs, a section or two that might generously be called "flat"], and a festive atmosphere, we think this is a race you [and your family, and friends, and well-behaved, leashed dogs] will just keep coming back to - one 1.93-mile-loop at a time.
If this detailed description of the event feels somewhat vague, don't worry - We promise we send out more detailed info to all registered participants as we get closer to race-weekend. But if you're looking for maps or a "detailed course description" you're not going to find that here. Or anywhere. Part of the fun of Cottontail is how low-key and old-school it is, which means we don't sweat the small stuff (and hopefully you don't either!). We hand-make our bibs and count laps with star stickers, so basically we're trying to tell you that you're in for a really really FUN day.
Cottontail is also GREAT training for any sort of tough and technical race (think: the HURT 100, Run Rabbit Run, Fat Dog 120, the Orcas 100, etc.), for running longer distances than you previously thought possible, and for making you feel simultaneously so proud and like you want to cry by the end of the day (it's all very confusing, and very awesome).
COTTONTAIL 2017 IS GO FOR LAUNCH: APRIL 15th, 2017 [Easter Weekend, but not Easter Sunday!]
[GET PSYCHED.]
Can't wait to see you out there!
Can't wait to see you out there!
