WHEN

Race #1 (5 miles): Saturday, May 17, 2008, 9am - See Course Map

Race #2 (7 miles): Saturday, June 14, 2008, 9am

Race #3 (10 miles): Saturday, July 12, 2008, 9am

Race #4 (13 miles): Saturday, August 9, 2008, 8:30am

WHERE

The registration and start will be at the Sky Country trailhead off of 166th Way SE (NOT at the Red Town trailhead).

From I-90 Eastbound, take the Lakemont Boulevard SE (Exit 13) exit. Head south (turn right) for 2+ miles on Lakemont Boulevard SE. Turn left onto SE Cougar Mountain Way; go 0.6 miles and then turn right onto 166th Way SE. Follow this road through the gate and look for the parking lot on your right.

From I-405, take Exit 10 and follow Coal Creek Parkway east for 2.4 miles to the shopping center. Turn left at the light onto SE 72nd Place. At the stop sign, turn left onto Newcastle Road, which turns into Lakemont Boulevard SE. Continue on Lakemont past the Red Town trailhead until you reach SE Cougar Mountain Way. Turn right, go 0.6 miles, and then turn right onto 166th Way SE. Follow this road through the gate and look for the parking lot on your right.

REGISTRATION

To pre-register for any or all races, please print, fill out, and mail in the 2008 Vasque Cougar Mountain Trail Running series entry form (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format) to: Scott McCoubrey, VCMTRS Race Director, Seattle Running Company, 919 E. Pine St., Seattle WA 98122. Also, pick up an entry form at the store, or register online at Active.com:

Series online registration (all 4 races)

Race #1 (5 miles) online registration

Race #2 (7 miles) online registration

Race #3 (10 miles) online registration

Race #4 (13 miles) online registration

The cost is $25 per race ($30 for day-of-race registration) or $80 for all four. (Seattle Running Club members get a $5 discount off of each of these prices.) $15 of each entry fee will benefit King County Parks & Recreation; the 2006 race series raised over $10,000!

RACE-DAY SCHEDULES

Photographs by Glenn Tachiyama

Race #1 (5 miles), May 17, 2008 • Packet Pick-up and Race Day Registration: 7:30am to 8:30am • Race Start: 9am • Awards/Prize Drawings: 11am Race #2 (7 miles), June 14, 2008 • Packet Pick-up and Race Day Registration: 7:30am to 8:30am • Race Start: 9am • Awards/Prize Drawings: 11am Race #3 (10 miles), July 12, 2008 • Packet Pick-up and Race Day Registration: 7:30am to 8:30am • Race Start: 9am • Awards/Prize Drawings: 11:30am Race #4 (13 miles), August 9, 2008 • Packet Pick-up and Race Day Registration: 7am to 8am • Race Start: 8:30am • Awards/Prize Drawings: 11:00am

SPONSORS

Vasque

King County Parks and Recreation

Seattle Running Company

Gu Sports

Talking Rain

USA Track & Field