SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012
Original 15K & 30K Courses Return
5K Course: Starts at Birch Bay Water Slides area and runs south along Birch Bay to intersection of Birch Bay Dr. and Alderson Rd. A totally flat course with great bay views. Returns back on opposite side of Birch Bay Dr., crossing at Cottonwood Court to Morgan Rd and a short sprint to the Finish Line. INTERACTIVE MAP
15K Course (USATF Certified): Starts at Birch Bay Water Slides area, runs south along Birch Bay to Birch Bay State Park. Returns back on Birch Bay Drive to turn around at 14.5K mark. 15K finishes by turning up Cottonwood Court to Morgan Rd and a short sprint to the Finish Line. INTERACTIVE MAP
30 K Course (USATF Certified):Starts at Birch Bay Water Slides area, runs south along Birch Bay to Birch Bay State Park. Course continues along Birch Point Dr to Semiahmoo Dr crosses Semiahmoo Parkway to Drayton Harbor Rd and turn around at 23K mark. Course turns right onto Semiahmoo Parkway walking trail At 27K mark cross to the opposite side of road to run against traffic down hill. Turn right on Shintaffer Rd and then left at Birch Bay Dr. 30K finishes by turning up Cottonwood Court to Morgan Rd and a short sprint to the Finish Line. INTERACTIVE MAP
GETTING THERE: Map of Blaine, WA US
FROM VANCOUVER, BC: Take Hwy 99 to Peace Arch Border Crossing. Drive south on I-5 to Exit 270 by Factory Outlet Stores. Turn right onto Birch Bay Linden Road - 6K (3.8 miles) to Race Start. (36 miles from Vancouver, BC and 20 miles from Bellingham, WA)
FROM SEATTLE: Take I-5 North through Bellingham. Exit 270 onto Birch Bay-Linden Road (left at 4-way stop).