Redmond Reindeer Romp - Northwest Trail Runs (2024)

Results & Photos

Registration

	Open (through 8/11)	Early (through 10/31)	Regular (through 11/30)	Day-of-Event
5-mile	34.00	38.00	44.00	55.00
Half Marathon	47.00	52.00	57.00	65.00

Use thedark green registration button on the right to register for multiple Winter Trail Series events at once. Register for two races to get a 5% discount on your entry fees, three races to get a 10% discount, and four or more races to get a 15% entry fee discount. The light green button on the left links to registration just for this race.

Online pre-registration closes Thursday, November 30 at 11:59pm.

If the run is not full, day-of-event registration will be available by cash, card or check made payable to Northwest Trail Runs.

See the registration confirmation list to check your registration details or see who else is registered.

PC: Takao Suzuki

Costume Contest

One of our cherished traditions at the Redmond Reindeer Romp is the costume contest! This year we have prizes from Snoqualmie Running, a new running store in the heart of downtown Snoqualmie, and costume categories:

Most Festive Group Costume
- Groups from 2-12 qualify
- There’s a grab bag of prizes to choose from for the group – Petzl headlamps, Slopeside Syrup, Long Run Coffee, etc.
Best Costume From A Holiday Movie
- Ideas – The Nightmare Before Christmas, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Elf, Die Hard (lol), etc.
- The winner receives a $50 gift card to Snoqualmie Running AND a free entry into a Northwest Trail Runs race
Best Holiday/Winter Animal
- The Winter Trail Series bunny will be entering this one…maybe alongside some reindeer, polar bears, Gremlins?
- The winner receives a free entry into a Northwest Trail Runs race AND a Wilderdog Stainless Steel Dog Bowl, A Noxgear High Visibility Dog Leash, Buff for your dog, etc.

Winners will be picked by the Northwest Trail Runs team, and awards will be announced between 11:00am – 11:30am. Must be present to win, and if a winner is still on course, we’ll catch you before you leave! Good luck!

Youth Runner Discount

Runners in elementary, middle, or high school—and any runners under 20 years old—are eligible to receive a $10 discount on online pre-registration prices for all Northwest Trail Runs events. You don’t need to enter a code; the discount is applied automatically based upon your date of birth. Northwest Trail Runs is a founding member of USA Track & Field and American Trail Running Association’s Youth Trail Initiative.

Runners under 20 registering at the event may also receive $10 off day-of-event registration (if available).

Course Description

Both courses have low to moderate climb and mostly relatively wide, smooth trails, with few steep parts.

Click to view a larger PDF version.

Elevation Profiles

6.55-mile loop:

6.55-mile loop elevation profile. Click to see a larger version.

5-mile loop:

5-mile loop elevation profile. Click to see a larger version.

Elevation data were measured with a Suunto Ambit sport watch.

Aid Station
The aid station is located at the loop turn-around for half marathon runners, which is about halfway (3.5 miles) into the 6.55 mile loop. The half marathon will run the 6.55 mile loop twice, which means access to the aid station twice. There will not be an aid station on-course for 5-mile runners, but food and hydration will be available at the finish.

The aid station offers water, electrolyte drink, and some carbohydrate-rich or salty foods, such as cookies, pieces of energy bar, gels, chews, chips, bagel, fruity candy, fig bars, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and/or bananas.

Schedule

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2

7:30am – first shuttle from Bear Creek Park & Ride
8:00am – Check-in and day-of-event registration opens
9:10am – last shuttle from Bear Creek Park & Ride to the check-in/start
9:20am – Race briefing
9:30am – 5 mile Start
9:35am– Half Marathon start
10:20am – first shuttle leaves finish area for Bear Creek Park and Ride
11:20pm – Cutoff to start the second loop for Half Marathon runners
1:00pm – Course closes
1:10am– last shuttle from Redmond Watershed parking lot to Bear Creek Park & Ride

Directions & Parking

Here areGoogle directions to the Bear Creek Park & Ride Unless you are part of a three-or-more person carpool, we ask that you use this offsite parking and take a shuttle to the start. Carpools of three or more may park in the paved lot near the start while space is available.

Offsite Parking and Shuttle
Due to the number of runners participating and the small size of the lot in the park,parking for this run will be offsite, and there will be ashuttle bus to take you to the start and back to your car after you finish. The Bear Creek Park & Ride lot is about four miles from the start. Please allow an additional 15 minutes to get from the remote parking to the start.Even with the offsite lot, there is limited parking, and we encourage carpooling. Carpools of three or more people are welcome to park in the paved lot at Redmond Watershed while there is room. There is also some street parking along NE Marketplace Drive, to the West of Redmond Ridge Dr. NE. It is a less than a mile jog from there to the start.

Shuttle schedule:

7:30am – first shuttle from Bear Creek Park & Ride (three shuttles will be making trips back and forth, one leaving approximately every 5-10 minutes)

9:10am – last shuttle from Bear Creek Park & Ride to the check-in and start

10:20am – first shuttle from Redmond Watershed parking lot to Bear Creek Park & Ride

1:10pm – last shuttle from Redmond Watershed parking lot to Bear Creek Park & Ride

Carpools of 3 or more will be allowed to park in theRedmond Watershed parking lot while spots are available.

Special Notes

PETS
Pets are not allowed in Redmond Watershed Preserve.

HORSES
You may encounter horseback riders at Redmond Watershed Preserve. They have the right-of-way, so if you encounter a horse then please stop running, step to the side to let them go by, and talk to the rider in a friendly voice. Never run up to a horse from behind.

Apparel

You can add the 2023 Northwest Trail Runs apparel to your race registration and pick them up at the event, check them out at the event, or order them here and have them shipped.

You don’t see your preferred size? Email us!

$18.10 + tax – short sleeve tech shirts, in unisex, women’s cuts & youth

$22.70 + tax – long sleeve tech shirts, in unisex and women’s cut

$18.10 + tax – short sleeve cotton blend shirts, unisex; $27.20 + tax – cotton hoodie, unisex

Safety, Etiquette & Dogs

GENERAL SAFETY
The trails will be open to other users during the event, including pedestrians, horseback riders, and cyclists. Participants are responsible for their own safety while participating, and the organizers are neither qualified nor equipped to render medical care in the event of a serious injury. In case of an emergency, call 9-1-1. You are encouraged to bring a cell phone with you as a safety precaution, if you wish.

COVID-19 & RESPIRATORY VIRUS SAFETY

Outdoors settings are among the safest, due to the open air dissipating virus particles to greatly reduce the risk of transmission. However, fall and winter are respiratory virus season, so please continue to take simple precautions:

Get your flu and COVID-19 shots when possible
Mask wearing is generally not required at our events, but you are welcome to wear a mask if you feel it is best for your own health
Please stay home if you are sick (with any contagious respiratory virus); we’ll happily give you a credit toward another race or a full refund
Keep a six foot distance from others when it is practical, or at least avoid being in close proximity for a long time in still air
Limit touching of shared surfaces and items, and clean your hands before and after
We encourage you to wear a mask when riding a shuttle bus

Thank you for helping us keep our events safe and fun for you and everyone else!

PASSING ETIQUETTE
Where the trails are narrow, please let other participants pass you if they want to get by. It is a passing runner’s job to tell the person in front that they wish to pass.

HEADPHONES
If you’d like to listen to music while you’re on the course, please use headphones or earbuds, so that runners around you can’t hear it. Others may prefer a quieter event experience or may have different musical tastes. Runners playing music in the open air may be asked to choose between turning off the music or leaving the event.

Also, keep the volume low enough that you can hear someone talking to you in a normal voice, for example, another runner saying they would like to pass on your left.

DOGS
Pets are not allowed in Redmond Watershed Preserve. Also, our events are USATF sanctioned and subject to USATF policies, and so dogs are not allowed to accompany runners on the course.

COVID-19 & RESPIRATORY VIRUS SAFETY
Outdoors settings are among the safest, due to the open air dissipating virus particles to greatly reduce the risk of transmission. However, fall and winter are virus season, so we encourage you to take simple precautions:

Please stay home if you are sick (with any contagious respiratory virus); we’ll happily give you a credit toward another race or a full refund
Get your flu and COVID-19 shots when possible
Mask wearing is generally not required at our events, but you are welcome to wear a mask if you feel it is best for your own health
At times when viruses are going around, keep a six foot distance from others when it is practical, or at least avoid being in close proximity for a long time in still air
Limit touching of shared surfaces and items, and clean your hands before and after
We encourage you to wear a mask when riding a shuttle bus

Thank you for helping us keep our events safe and fun for you and everyone else!

PC: Somer Kreisman