Kittitas County Youth Search and Rescue's 5k, 3k and Kids Fun Run (Draft)

Kittitas County Youth Search and Rescue (Youth 14-17) are hosting their very first fundraiser!  A 5k, 3k and Kids Race at the Double K Retreat & Adventure Center in Easton, WA and it is going to be an amazing time.  Course terrain is a mixture of trail, grassy path, dirt road, and pavement in a loop pattern. 3k and 5k will both complete loop patterns, starting and finishing at the same location. The 5k will have a short out and back on the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail. This is easily a course for both walkers and runners, although we do advise for some bumpy terrain in the grassy path as well as rocks in the dirt road. Each registration comes with a race t-shirt (unless otherwise stated) and the opportunity to get outside and meet some of our amazing volunteers. The kids race will be a 100 yard dash with two age groups: 3-5 and 6-8 years of age. 

We are so excited to have this event hosted by the Double K Retreat & Adventure Center!  Not only will there be a Fun Run that day; by the time you finish your race the Homemade Apple Butter should be coming off the fire and ready for you!  Enjoy your apple butter with fresh biscuits with the option to purchase fresh Apple Butter from the Double K (by donation).  Enjoy hay rides after the event, put on by both the Double K and our KCSR members.  Check out information on joining our Youth in Kittitas County Search and Rescue and generally have a relaxing afternoon! 

Kittitas County Youth Search & Rescue teaches life and career skills to youth 14-17 through hands on experiences assisting with search and rescue operations and other emergency services under the direction of Kittitas County Sheriff's Office. As a non-profit organization, each youth provides their own equipment. We are fundraising to help support this team with training and safety equipment costs!

Race Details:

• Packet Pick-up: 12:00pm
• Kids Race Start Time: 1:00pm 
• 3k & 5k Start Time: 1:30pm

In-Person Registration Options:

• • Kids Race (Ages 3-8): - $5 (Includes finishers medal and other swag - no shirt)

• • No Shirt Needed (any age, distance) - $20
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  • Youth Registration (ages 9-17)
    • 3k Youth- $25
    • 5k Youth - $25
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  • Adult Registration (18+)
    • 3k Adults - $35
    • 5k Adults - $35

Virtual Race Options (Run your race anytime that weekend!)

• • Youth & Adult Registration
    • 3k Adults - $35
    • 5k Adults - $35 
  • No Shirt, just want to support a great group!
    •    3k & 5k - $20

Notes: 

• Register prior to September 7th to receive a shirt!  Registrations after that day will not receive a shirt, but will receive the "extras" in the swag bag.

Safety:

• This isn't a long course, but it is in the trees and along a trail that is open to the public so for safety's sake, we kindly ask that any youth under the age of 12 have an adult accompany them. 
• If you sign up for the 5k but then decide you'd rather run/walk the shorter distance of 3k, you can change your mind mid race. Everyone will complete the initial first part of the course and the path for the 3k and the path for the 5k will have volunteers and be marked. . 
• Water will be available at the turnaround!
• Wildfire Smoke & Covid! We bring this up now due to the high potential for wildfires this summer/fall as well as the increased rate of Covid transmission. If the air quality if poor and/or the race cannot be held in-person due to Covid, we will turn this event into a Virtual only and ship all swag.