Community Strides, Team Vibes

Established 2005, the Seattle Running Club is a Puget Sound-based running group that celebrates the beauty of our region and our personal potential with training, competition, and community. While the club offers a unique focus on trail running, members also rally on the road, track, and cross country course.

Registration is now open for the Cougar Mountain Trail Series races! See you in May!

Group Runs

Wednesday Workouts

Group Photo from a Wednesday Workout

Get faster and stronger with group workouts for all paces, all year long.

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Sunday Trail Runs

Group Photo from a Sunday Trail Run

Explore our local trails with a group!

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Partner Store Group Runs

Group Photo from a Flying Lion Monday Group Run

Come out to a partner store for a social run, several nights each week.

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XC Racing

Cross Country

Fast and fun team racing in the fall!

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Club Events & Races

Cougar Mtn Trail Series

Cougar Mtn Race Series Race Photo

The long-standing favorite! $15 of every entry fee goes directly to King County Parks Dept!
Race distances:
May: 5.1mi & 10.8mi; June: 5k, 8.2mi, & 14.5mi; July: 5k, 10.8mi, &19.5mi; August: 5k, 14.5mi, & 26.2mi; October: 7.6mi, 19.5mi, and 50k in October

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Bridle Trails Winter Running Festival

Bridle Trails Winter Running Festival Race Photo

Location: Bridle Trails State Park, Kirkland WA
Race Distances: 5mi, 10mi, 50k, and 50k pairs + teams (up to six per team)
Terrain: Relatively flat and well-groomed trails. Can get muddy.

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White River 50 Mile

White River 50 Mile Race Photo

A Pacific Northwest summer tradition. Challenging but mostly runnable trails and breathtaking view of Rainier. Nearly 10,000′ of climbing in total, most of which is earned via two long climbs.

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Event calendar

March 18, 2024
  • FLB 5 mile loop
    March 18, 2024  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Flying Lion Brewing, 5041 Rainier Ave S #106, Seattle, WA 98118, USA

    Meet at Flying Lion Brewing every Monday for 5 miles (there is also a 5 kilometer option). Route GPX

    Most people run between 7:00 and 9:30 min/mile. For greater than 9:30 min/mile, come run the 5k option, 1.55 miles out and back through Genesee Park.

    Pints after are optional. The brewery will also provide water and the next-door neighbors are Full Tilt Ice Cream. $1 off your pint for SRC members. 

March 19, 2024
  • Squak Hill Repeats
    March 19, 2024  6:00 am - 7:00 am

    May Valley Loop Trailhead, 13201 Squak Mountain Rd SE, Issaquah, WA 98027, USA

    Hill workouts led by Bruce Hoff at the May Valley trailhead at Squak Mountain

March 20, 2024
  • Wednesday workout
    March 20, 2024  6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    Location TBA

    [more info]

March 24, 2024
  • Sunday Trail Run
    March 24, 2024  8:00 am - 10:30 am

    Location TBA

    [more info]

March 25, 2024
  • FLB 5 mile loop
    March 25, 2024  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Flying Lion Brewing, 5041 Rainier Ave S #106, Seattle, WA 98118, USA

    Meet at Flying Lion Brewing every Monday for 5 miles (there is also a 5 kilometer option). Route GPX

    Most people run between 7:00 and 9:30 min/mile. For greater than 9:30 min/mile, come run the 5k option, 1.55 miles out and back through Genesee Park.

    Pints after are optional. The brewery will also provide water and the next-door neighbors are Full Tilt Ice Cream. $1 off your pint for SRC members. 

March 26, 2024
  • Squak Hill Repeats
    March 26, 2024  6:00 am - 7:00 am

    May Valley Loop Trailhead, 13201 Squak Mountain Rd SE, Issaquah, WA 98027, USA

    Hill workouts led by Bruce Hoff at the May Valley trailhead at Squak Mountain

March 27, 2024
  • Wednesday workout
    March 27, 2024  6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    Location TBA

    [more info]

March 31, 2024
  • Sunday Trail Run
    March 31, 2024  8:00 am - 10:30 am

    Location TBA

    [more info]

Join us!

Partners

 

Fleet Feet Seattle

Fleet Feet Sports Seattle is locally owned and leads group runs every Tues and Thurs evenings (6pm) and offer training for a variety of events and fitness levels. They offer a 10% discount to all current SRC members and are located on both Capitol Hill and Ballard in Seattle.

SRC members enjoy 10% discounts on all purchases!

Ballard Hours:
Monday – Friday: 10am – 7pm
Saturday – Sunday: 10am – 5pm
Phone: 206-329-1466

Ballard Address:
5404 22nd Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107

Capitol Hill Hours:
Monday – Friday: 11am – 7pm
Saturday – Sunday: 10am – 5pm
Phone: 206-329-1466

Capitol Hill Address:
911 E Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98122

Flying Lion Brewing

Flying Lion Brewery is a family-owned brewery in Columbia City, Seattle, conceived by four beer-loving brothers. Catch 6pm Monday group runs every week with SRC member and brewer Evan Williams, and grab a daily $1 off your pint with your SRC membership card!

Group Run! Mondays, 6pm – 5 miles, all paces welcome!

SRC members enjoy $1 off their first pint, every day!

Current Taproom Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 2pm – 12am
Friday – Sunday: 12pm – 12am

5041 Rainier Avenue S
Seattle, WA 98118

Phone: 206-659-9912

SRC Runners at a Monday FLB Group Run
Interior of Flying Lion Brewing's Brewery

Seven Hills Running Shop

Seven Hills Running Shop is a running specialty store focused on the trails. Located in the Seattle neighborhood of Magnolia near the Discovery Park Visitor Center, Seven Hills was founded by Phil Kochik in 2012. Seven Hills is a true “trail running specialty” store–nearly 3/4 of the shoes they sell are of the trail variety.

SRC members enjoy 10% discounts on all purchases!

Hours: Monday: 10 am – 6 pm
Tuesday: 11 am – 5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am – 6 pm – group run at 6:30
Thursday: 11 am – 5 pm
Friday: 11 am – 5 pm
Saturday-Sunday: 12 – 5 pm
Phone: 206-683-2532

Address:
3139 W Government Way Suite B
Seattle, WA 98199

Brooks Running

HQ’d in Seattle and generous sponsor ($10,000 retail provided each year) of the club’s competitive #SRCBrooks team since 2004! If you’ve received a singlet or tech shirt for becoming a member, you’re most likely rocking a Brooks tee!

SRC members enjoy a possibly-sarcastic “cool!” when they announce to the Trailhead employees that they’re SRC members!

Group Run at Brooks' Trailhead Shop Headquarters in Fremont, Seattle

Snoqualmie Running

Snoqualmie Running is a brand new, woman owned, running specialty shop focusing on trail, road and everything in between. We meet every Wednesday at 6pm for a group run and encourage every type of runner of any fitness level to come out and join us for a few miles!

SRC members enjoy 10% discounts on all purchases!

Hours:
Tuesday – Sunday: 11 AM – 6 PM. Closed Mondays.

@snoqualmierunning

Address:
38843 SE Newton St, Snoqualmie, WA 98065

West Coast Self-Storage

West Coast Self-Storage Columbia City is one of Seattle’s newest storage locations with high-tech features like fingerprint gate access, heated storage and the kind of friendly attentive staff you’re looking for during stressful times.

Absolute Mortgage

Jack Rosenfeld (NMLS #2140849) has been on the Board of Directors for the club since 2018 and is currently the Race Director for the Cougar and Bridle Trail races. Through his company, Absolute Mortgage (a DBA of American Pacific Mortgage Corporation, NMLS #1850) is offering club members a $1,500 closing cost credit.

 

Beer on the Run Podcast

with Jack Rosenfeld & Clint Welch

Stories about beer, running, and sometimes both. Newest episode below!