Described by race organizers as “the toughest half marathon in the Northwest,” the Race to Robie Creek Half Marathon lives up to its reputation with a steadily climbing rise in elevation from the first mile all the way to the 8.5-mile point in the race, by which point runners should feel completely exhausted (and for which they need to be sufficiently trained and prepared).
The race marks its 46th annual running this spring, and usually draws between 2,000 and 3,000 runners reach year to make the trek up the summit. (In a sign of how the race has grown over the years, its inaugural running in August 1975 saw 24 runners reach the finish line at Adalpe Summit.)
Half-Marathon