You're invited to celebrate National Trails Day with us on Saturday, June 7, 2008. Runners, walkers, and ultras will commemorate the old railroad by passing through bell standards in each town on the way to the sea. Be sure to attend the bell-ringing in your town! The schedule below will help you know when racers will be coming through.

Start Times (at Rainier)
7:30 am : Solo walkers* & 50M ultras
8:00 am : Teams of 6 walkers* & teams of 2 runners*
8:30 am : Teams of 3 walkers* & teams of 3 runners*
9:00 am : Teams of 2 walkers* & teams of 4 runners*
9:30 am : Teams of 6 runners*
* or pairs, e.g. a team of "3 walkers" might have up to 6 people, walking 2 legs each in pairs.

Start Time (at So. Prairie)
10:00 am : 50K ultras

Earliest Arrival Times
7:30 am : Rainier (Carbon River entrance)
8:00 am : Fairfax (Carbon Glacier Road and Manley Moore Road)
8:50 am : Carbonado (SR165 and Pershing St.)
9:15 am : Wilkeson (Trail Head across from Fire Station)
9:55 am : So. Prairie (Trailside Connections Espresso)
10:30 am : Crocker (Trail Head)
10:45 am : Orting (Foothills Trail kiosk in the park)
11:05 am : McMillin (Sholz' Farm on SR 162 north of the Puyallup River bridge)
11:30 am : Meeker (Trail Head on 80th St. E near the Van Lierop Bulb Farm)
11:55 pm : Puyallup (Meridian Bridge in the Tiffany's parking lot)
12:25 pm : Fife (Park at 20th St. and 54th Ave.)
12:50 pm : Tacoma (Tacoma Art Museum at Pacific and Hood St.)
1:15 pm : Ruston Way (Marine Park finish line near the Lobster Shop)

Awards Ceremony (at Marine Park on Ruston Way)
4:30 pm : Awards ceremony and team & family picnics