Category: Running
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How much do our kids play? Not as much as you think. And here’s what we’re doing about it.
On Tuesday, September 10, we were excited to release the analysis and recommendations from a two-year effort conducted by the University of Washington’s Center for Leadership in Athletics and The Aspen Institute, in coordination with King County Parks and many other partners. The study, called the State of Play: Seattle-King County, found that less than…
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Why Trails?
Tell us about regional trails: Do you use them? If not, why not? What do you like about them? How could they be better? We want to hear about your experience on our regional trails – take this four-minute survey to help us understand how we can improve regional trails in the future. Regional trails…
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Big Backyard 5K 2018 in photos
Thank you to all of our participants and partners for your support. Your involvement helps make your King County parks a better place. We appreciate your involvement and thank you for making Your Big Backyard that much more awesome. See you next year for the 10-year anniversary of BBY5K! More photos on our Flickr…
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Big Backyard 5K 2017 in photos
A Big Backyard thank you to everyone that attended, and huge shout out to Kaiser Permamente for their generosity. Everyone’s participation helps King County Parks stay clean, safe and open. You can find race results here. You can see the rest of the event’s photos over here.
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2017 Bike Everywhere
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Join the conversation and give your input on these Green to Cedar Rivers Trail designs!
Help us take the next step in connecting communities in south King County and add your input to the online conversation happening at http://bit.ly/G2Ctraildesigns. We’d like you to answer a few short questions about the initial design options for the 3-mile-long north segment of the Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, which goes from the Cedar…
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Random Photo Post: Sammamish River Trail
Icy morning along the Sammamish River Trail
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#OptOutside in 28,000 Acres
Today is as good as any other to be outside. Yesterday should have given you plenty of motivation, as well as pie, and more than likely, regrets. Come on out and run, walk, hike or play out in Your Big Backyard. We don’t have to have awkward political conversations out here. #OptOutside
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Friday – Avoid the #mallbrawl, #OptOutside with us
Our friends over at REI condensed our mantra into a hashtag. Words to live by. Also the hashtag that can spare you mall jail. You know. Yer all enjoying your pumpkin spice latte, with your 60 inch 4K TV on your shoulder, when some joker brushes past you and he’s got the gall to grab the last 3D-printing-self-replicating-housekeeping-drone…
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Run, dance, dunk, and picnic your way to celebrate 50 years of Fairwood
This weekend, King County is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Fairwood community, near Renton in south King County. This all-day, family-friendly event kicks off with a 5k run and walk. Registration opens at 8 am, race starts at 9 am. In the afternoon, Petrovitsky Park (map) will be transformed into a…
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Monday Motivation: Photos from the Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series
On Saturday, King County Parks set up an outreach booth at the Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series. The day was filled with inconsistent weather, mud splattered legs but an overwhelmingly positive energy. I am not a trail runner, nor have I ever been (I actually despise running) but after talking with so many passionate athletes,…
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Hike idea: Harvey Manning Trailhead to Coal Creek Falls
Yesterday, 6/29, Anti-Aircraft Peak Trailhead at King County’s Cougar Mountain Wildland Park was renamed in honor of Harvey Manning, the longtime open space advocate and hiking guidebook author. Cougar Mountain is the westernmost outpost of the “Issaquah Alps” – a phrase Manning coined. He was a founding member of the Issaquah Alps Trails Club, and…
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2016 Big Backyard 5K Photos: Heat, smiles, kids and an otter
You can see ALL the photos over here. Good times. Sweaty good times.
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The 2016 Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series begins this weekend!
Saturday, May 14 marks the first race in the annual Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series. Since 2003, participants have raised over $155,000 for King County Parks. Way to go, runners! There are a total of five races throughout the summer and fall. Participants have the option to run one race or challenge themselves to complete…
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2016 Cougar Mountain Trail Run – Open For Registration
Get the deets here. Get outside. Get healthy. Get some.
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Eastside Rail Corridor: (Draft) Master Plan
King County seeks public review, comment on Eastside Rail Corridor trail draft master plan. King County is moving ahead with plans to build a new regional trail on the Eastside to better connect communities and offer more mobility options – and public input is an essential part of the upcoming planning process. Read more…
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2015 Big Backyard 5K in Pictures #bby5k 4 life
Want more pics? Of course you do, click over to our Flickr feed.
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Field notes: South Utility/Mow Crew – At work, so you can play
Every once in a while someone takes time out of their busy schedule to send props to our crews and the work that they do. We forward these to the teams, but they don’t check mail much, because they are usually on to the next project. So instead of feeling like we just awkwardly missed…
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Field notes: Keeping your trails clean safe and open without the use of gnomes
As much as we’d all like to believe that gnomes are trained and disciplined enough to maintain our parks, the reality is that they are unskilled labor (with no basis in reality). On the other hand, King County Parks employees are tangible human beings, not mythical fantasy creatures, and they take care of a large swath…
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Trail Photo Contest: King County’s regional trails through your eyes
What do you see along King County’s 175-mile Regional Trails System? Share it with us and your photo could make the next cover of the regional trails map! You’ve got until September 28 to submit your photo via our Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/rtsmapcovercontest/. Here’s how it works: 1. AM I ELIGIBLE? King County Parks employees, their…
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Trail Alert: Construction and New Additions
Summertime means construction and lots of action on our regional trails; here’s the latest scoop! Construction Alerts From August 4 – 25, King County will be repairing scour damage around the southern pier and southern bank of Gold Creek, near the Sammamish River Trail at the bridge south of the NE 124th Street and east…
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Walk the East Lake Samm Trail with KC Parks
Join us on the trail! King County Parks is holding a series of informational meetings along the East Lake Sammamish Trail that focus on design and planning for the next portion of the trail slated for development, the South Sammamish Segment A, which goes from SE 33rd St southward to SE 43rd Way. We’re in…
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2014 Big Backyard 5K presented by Group Health
Almost 1200 people came out to Marymoor Park on Sunday to support King County Parks! The Big Backyard 5k presented by Group Health raised approximately $50,000 for Parks.
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2014 SCOTT Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series, in photos
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The First Ever Regional Trails System Map Cover Photo Contest!
Share your best photo of the recreation activities you enjoy on the regional trails system (RTS) in King County, and it could wind up as the cover on the official RTS map. We know you’re doing fun things out there on the RTS, so show us what you got! In addition to winning the cover…
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Nature’s gym is where you’ll find her
She doesn’t need a stationary machine to feed the energy that is spent up daily as a busy and focused mom; all she needs is a path of natural terrain that only can be found in nature’s gym. Lucky enough for Mom Trail Runner, she can find what her energy bank needs right here in…
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Join us on the trail: East Lake Samm Trail, Issaquah segment grand re-opening tomorrow!
We here at King County Parks are delighted to announce the grand re-opening of the Issaquah segment of East Lake Sammamish Trail. Join us on the trail this Wednesday to celebrate! Wednesday, June 12 11 a.m. East Lake Sammamish Trail terminus at Gilman Boulevard in Issaquah The second portion of the 11-mile-long trail to be…
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Course Record! Cougar Mountain Trail Running Series #1
Somebody ate their Wheaties! Our hats go off to bib #56, Joseph Gray, who set a course record and finished first on the 5.14 mile course with a time of 0:29:08.3 (pace of 5:40.1) in the first race of the SCOTT Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series. First place honors in the 10.7 mile course went to…
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Get on your mark for the Big Backyard 5K this weekend!
A rolling wave of smiling faces and swiftly moving feet will wind through Marymoor Park this Sunday, June 2, for the annual Big Backyard 5K presented by Group Health. Not registered yet? Save $5 with the procrastination discount code (nwr2013) and treat yourself to an unplugged experience that will clear your mind of annoying stress and produce those natural endorphins that make…
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Get fit. Have FUN!
Winter hibernation is over. It’s time to get fit and (gasp!) have fun while doing it. You read that right; it’s not as far fetched as you may think. Sure, you still might have to put on a few extra warm layers, but once you’re outside and filling your lungs with fresh and tasty air,…