Run the Beautiful Shores of Lake Chelan
We love our lake! We’re getting better all the time!
Welcome to the 2013 Lake Chelan Shore to Shore Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10K — Washington state’s premier destination marathon event! Here’s the date for our 2013 event: Saturday, Sept. 7.
We had a good 2012 race, taking suggestions from runners and others and instilling as many of those as possible. Among the improvements in 2012 were a big increase in aid stations, finisher medals, additional traffic control, and a revamped and more efficient bus schedule (all three runs are point-to-point).
We take pride in catering to the individual runner, so you will see more improvements with the 2013 event. Following the 2012 run, we surveyed dozens of runners and arrived at more ways to fine tune Shore to Shore.
Lake Chelan Shore to Shore Marathon and Half-Marathon are USA Track and Field certified. Both courses begin on the south side of the 55-mile-long lake and follow the shoreline through the quaint town of Chelan and then on to the community of Manson on the lake’s north side. The course is generally flat with some hills in the beginning and then again between Chelan and Manson. As anyone who has done this race will reaffirm, the views of the lake and the Cascade Mountains and vineyards are incredible!
We also offer a 10-kilometer run — which has been growing in popularity — that begins on the north shore and ends in Manson.
To make the three runs a reality, we rely on a dedicated group of volunteers, many of whom are students in the Lake Chelan School District. In exchange for their help, we donate funds to their school-sanctioned groups.
Everyone involved in this event shares a common thread — a love of the sport of long-distance running and of this treasured lake. We celebrate the place that is Lake Chelan and the special memories it holds in the hearts of many.
