The 27th Annual Skagit Valley Tulip Run and more than 800 upbeat competitors were greeted on Saturday by sunny skies and a pleasant absence of rain. As a mainstay on the early spring racing calendar in Western Washington, runners and walkers alike are treated to a fun and fast blend of road, trails and holiday weekend spirit that is rivaled by very few races.
With a fun local feel, the Skagit Runners manage to offer racers a reasonably priced, no frills and environmentally friendly event. This year the Skagit Runners were proud to announce that they were piloting a “Zero Waste” program that will be certain to set the standard for future races and outdoor event stewardship.
The 5 miler which is highlighted by a very fast first mile is followed by a cross country like middle section and a gradual, yet grueling 1.1 mile trail run up to the finish. Eric Sofen(Seattle Running Club), 26, of Seattle was the official winner with a speedy time of 27:05 and was followed by Carl Newton (Fairhaven Runners) and John Collins(Club NW) at 27:20 and 27:33 for second and third places. The women’s race saw Sarah MacKay from Seattle who runs for Osielle(Women’s Running Apparel), run away with the win in a time of 29:47. Megan Lyle(Club NW) and Andrea Eiseman rounded out the top 3 and completed a Seattle sweep of the toP3 places with times of 31:13 and 31:45 respectively.
In a twist from most races, the Tulip Run does not offer chip timing for race day registrants. Unofficially Connor Whan(University of Portland), who was a prep standout at Burling-Edison High School and David McCulloch(Club NW) led the field with the fastest times, as both were under 27:00.
Though the 2 mile results are not yet available, 5 mile results and archived results can be found at the link below.
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