Got to Run! 13 Seward Park Races in 2020

Have you ever wished for a list of the most popular Seward Park fun runs — either to join in or avoid the traffic on race day? Well look no further because we’ve got the rundown right here! Follow the links for more information.

1. Fitness for Vitality Resolution Series
A two-race series that starts in February and continues through March, including 10k and 5k running events. March 29

2. Treat Yourself 5K
Run or walk a 5K and reward yourself with free treats, knowing that proceeds will benefit Providence Home and Community Care. Saturday, April 25

3. Furry 5k
The Annual Furry 5K is a timed, dog-friendly 5k run and walk that helps support the Seattle Animal Shelter. Sunday, June 14

4. Rock and Roll Marathon
A Signature Seafair Event, this race takes runners on a scenic tour of Seattle with marathon and half marathon courses lined with local bands. Saturday, June 6-Sunday, June 7

5. Walk for Rice
Every year, nearly 1,000 people coming together to raise funds for the Food Bank and nutrition programs at Asian Counseling and Referral Service. Saturday, June 20

6. Quest Races Seattle Swimrun
Discovered by the Swedes in 2006, they called it SwimRun, because you swim and run, swim and run, swim and run. Utilizing beautiful Seward park in Seattle, participants will have 6 swim sections in beautiful Lake Washington, accompanied by 7 running sections in Seward park. The running will be a variety of gravel roads, paved trail, and single track. June 28

7. Seafair Triathlon
Voted the Pacific Northwest’s best triathlon and Seattle’s only Olympic distance course. Olympic Triathlon & Duathlon, Sprint Triathlon & Relay Courses, and Kid’s Triathlon. Sunday, July 19

8. STP (Seattle to Portland)
This 200+ mile bicycle ride is the largest multi-day bicycle event in the Northwest, with up to 10,000 participants riding from Seattle to Portland in one or two days. The route takes you through the scenic valleys, forests, and farmlands of western Washington and Oregon. Saturday, July 18-Sunday, July 19

9. NW Trail Run – Seward Sizzler
A 4.2-mile and 10k run hosted by Northwest Trail Runs. Tuesday, July 21

10. Obliteride
Fred Hutch’s annual three-day fundraiser dedicated to fighting cancer. Several different route options for cyclists of all levels, including some that come through South Seattle. Saturday, August 8

11. Seattle Summer Marathon
The Seattle Marathon began modestly in 1970 when a group of friends from the University of Washington decided to hold their own running event. Fewer than 38 runners started the first annual event, with most of them completing the full 26.2 miles. From these modest beginnings, the Seattle Marathon Family of Events has risen to become one of the largest and most influential mass-participation runs in the Pacific Northwest. Saturday, August 22

12. Run Scared
A scary 5k dash and 4k walk benefiting The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Saturday, October 31

13. NW Trail Runs’ Winter Series: Seward Solstice
Choose a 4.2-mile or 10k trail run at Seward Solstice, the fourth event in the Winter Trail Series. Saturday, December 19