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An informal community run and walk from Jimi Hendrix Park, up through the Central District to Byrd Barr Place, and back. Entirely on park trails and sidewalks. Wear your colors. Run to the rhythm.

3.5 miDistance5.6 km · run at your own pace
8:00 AMGatherStep off 8:30 · wrap by 10:00
Jimi Hendrix ParkStart / Finish2400 S Massachusetts St
FreeEntryNo bibs, no chips
Aug 92026All paces, all islands

The Course

Pinch, drag and tap the markers. Entirely on park trails and sidewalks. Street crossings are normal marked crosswalks with no traffic control.

Outbound
Return
Start / Finish
Turnaround
Mile marker

Course measures 3.49 miles (5.62 km). Slightly long for a 5K on purpose. This is a neighborhood fun run, not a timed race, so there are no chips, no bibs and no cutoff other than the 10:00 AM course close.

Turn by Turn

  1. Start · Jimi Hendrix Park 2400 S Massachusetts St. Gather from 8:00 AM. Flags up, colors out, stretch out together. We step off around 8:30 AM. Gather & stretch
  2. North on the 23rd Ave S sidewalk Out of the park and up past the Northwest African American Museum.
  3. I-90 Trail across the lid Onto the paved trail over the freeway lid at Sam Smith Park. Wide, flat, fully separated from cars. Car free
  4. Central Park Trail north The long green spine through Sam Smith Park. Shaded, gentle, the best stretch of the course.
  5. 20th Pl S to S Jackson St, on the sidewalk Trail ends. Cross at the marked crosswalk on the signal, then continue on the sidewalk. Crosswalk
  6. North on the 21st Ave S sidewalk Straight climb through the heart of the Central District. This is the only real hill on the course. Mile 1
  7. West on the E Cherry St sidewalk Three blocks west toward 18th Ave. Cross at the marked crosswalk. Crosswalk
  8. Turnaround · Byrd Barr Place 722 18th Ave. Halfway. Community landmark, and the loudest cheer point on the course. Turnaround
  9. South on the 18th Ave sidewalk Long downhill run home past E Jefferson St and E Yesler Way. Different street from the way out. Mile 2
  10. East to S Main St Cut back east and rejoin the Central Park Trail heading south.
  11. Central Park Trail south Back across the I-90 lid the way you came. Mile 3
  12. Finish · Jimi Hendrix Park Down 23rd Ave S and into the park. Your finish line is the festival gate. 3.5 mi

Free to register

August 9, 2026 · 8:00 AM · Jimi Hendrix Park · All paces, all islands welcome

Register at socarun.run