2024 Race Series

A three-race trail series designed for youth ages 8-18

Tiger Mountain 5k, 12k

June 15. 2024

Ages 14 & younger: 5 kilometers & 500ft gain* 

Ages 15-18: 12 kilometers & 1,300ft gain*

*See below notes on age & birth year

Results
Photos

Seward Sizzler 4.2 Miles

July 9, 2024
4.2 miles & 400ft gain

Results
Photos

Cougar Mountain 5k

August 10, 2024

5 kilometers and 400ft gain
USATF PNTF Youth Trail Championship

Results and Photos Coming Soon

2024 Final Series Point Standings

HOW THE SERIES WORKS

The PNW Youth Trail Project has partnered with local race organizations, coaches, and community members to bring together a youth trail running series!

 

Our goal is to create a space that encourages youth to get outside, develop community, and compete against themselves, the route, and one another.

 

Youth are categorized and scored in age and gender categories (more info below). Youth are running in the same race in which all participants are taking part. These are not youth-only races.

 

Want to get better running on trails? Get in touch! We organize free youth trail running events, post tips on IG @youthtrailproject, and have resources like popular local trail routes.

REGISTRATION

We’ve partnered with Northwest Trail Runs and Seattle Running Club for the 2024 series. For the Tiger Mountain and Seward Park races, youth runners will get a $10 discount. See registration info for each race:

  • Tiger Mountain 12k/5k: Please register for the age-appropriate race. Both races start at 10am. More info
    • 5k: Official YTP race if born in 2010 or later.
    • 12k: Official YTP race if born in 2009 or earlier. 
  • Seward Park Sizzler 4.2m: Race starts at 6:30pm. More info
  • Cougar Mountain 5k: Race starts at 9am. More Info

To participate in an individual race, please complete an individual registration for all events you plan to participate in. All youth runners will automatically be participating in the youth series based on their submitted DOB and gender. See categories below.

To participate in the series, you must complete at least two races, including the Cougar Mountain USATF PNTF 5k Youth Trail Championship. 
 
The Cougar Mountain championship race requires all participants to be current members of the USA Track & Field (USATF) organization in the Pacific Northwest Track & Field (PNTF) association. Before signing up for the race, please complete the following steps:
  • Join USATF
  • Be sure to choose PNTF for the Association
  • Pay $30 registration fee + transaction fees
  • Then, use your USATF PNTF number when signing up for the race 

RESULTS

We are working to upload results and series scoring.
 
Tiger Mountain Race 5k/12k results & photos

 

AGE GROUP CATEGORIES

USATF Youth age categories are determined by birth year not age on the day of the race. Age groups are:

  • 8 and under; Born 2016-2018
  • 9-10; Born 2014-2015
  • 11-12; Born 2012-2013
  • 13-14; Born 2010-2011
  • 15-16; Born 2008-2009
  • 17-18; Born 2006-2007

If a parent/guardian is concerned about their child being alone out on the course, they may accompany them. The parent/guardian will need to sign a waiver like a race participant would. The parent/guardian does not need to register online for the event and, thus, and is not a competing participant in the race. (Note: This is not meant to be used as an opportunity to pace your child’s race. The child is to be in the lead.)

GENDER CATEGORIES

  • Male
  • Female
  • Nonbinary

Gender category decisions are left to the discretion of parents/guardians and their child.

SERIES SCORING & POINTS

Runners score points based on their time as a percentage of the winner’s overall time, making every second count! For example, a winning time of 41:08 gets 100.00 points; a time of 42:21 is worth 97.13, and 1:20:32 gets 51.08 (the winning time being just about 50 percent of that runner’s time).

The runners with the highest combined score from two of the three races–including the USATF PNTF Championship at Cougar Mountain–will win the PNW Youth Trail Project race series. The Youth Trail Series will recognize runners in each gender and age group category:

  • Male and nonbinary scoring is based on 100.00 points for the first overall finisher.
  • Female scoring is based on 100.00 points for the first female finisher.
  • To be eligible for series scoring, a runner must participate in at least two races including the Cougar Mountain Race.
  • If a runner participates in all three races, we will use points from two races including Cougar Mountain and either Tiger Mountain or Seward (whichever is highest).

AWARDS

Races will have awards for each youth and gender category. Awards will be presented to the respective winner of each age and gender category for…

  • Tiger Mountain 5k/12k
  • Seward Park age and gender categories
  • Cougar Mountain 5k, official USATF PNTF Youth Trail Association Championship
  • YTP Trail Series overall winners

Please note that USATF does not currently recognize the nonbinary category.