One Step Closer

What do you get when you take Orca Running and mix it with Evergreen Trail!? Welcome to One Step Closer. An exciting summer endurance event created by Orca Running AND Evergreen Trail Runs. Part whale, part trail-and loopy. Held in the one and only Lincoln Park, this race is going to be THE summer endurance event you won’t want to miss.

Course: Loops at Lincoln Park. Amazingly diverse for its size, this race experience has a bit of everything. Runners will take on a 2 mile course loop, and complete the loop as many times as they can during their selected time period: 18 hours, 12 hours, 6 hours, or 3 hours. All runners will finish together at 11:00pm with a finish line party! 

The Course

Amazingly diverse for its size, this race experience has a bit of everything.  Runners will take on a 2 mile course loop, and complete the loop as many times as they can during their selected time period -18 hours, 12 hours, 6 hours, or 3 hours.  Don’t let the size of this course fool you, there is plenty to see and keep you entertained along this very special and scenic course.   

For the first mile, you will run alongside the glorious Puget Sound.  This portion of the run is beachside and flat with a combination of paved surface and packed gravel.  Watch the ferry boats come in and out, pass Bruun Idun the troll for good luck as she calls to the Orcas, and keep your eye out for wildlife such as owls, whales, and (the many) squirrels who love to make appearances at this location. 

You will then push yourself up a short but spicy single-track trail to the upper portion of the park.  Here you will enjoy incredible trails and lush green forest.  These trails will eventually bring you back to your homebase (the start/finish line) where you can enjoy celebration, snacks, or even a nap before heading back out for another loop.