How to Train for
Chuckanut 50k
Find out all you need to know about Chuckanut 50k and how to train for it!
When?
Saturday March 1th 2025
Where?
Fairhaven, WA
Elevation Gain
1.524m
Distance
50km / 31,06mi
Mountain Index
30km / 18,64mi
About
the Race
Chuckanut 50k
The Chuckanut 50k aims to be inclusive and welcoming to all runners. In 2019, a Visually Impaired Division was added to encourage participation, following the guidelines of United in Stride.
In 2023, a nonbinary category was introduced, with equal awards across all categories.
Founded in 1993 by Doug McKeever and Richard West, the race has a rich history. Krissy Moehl, who ran her first ultra at Chuckanut in 2000, took over as race director in 2002 to ensure its continuation.
Runner Girl Races, LLC was established in 2010 to manage the event. The 2020 race was canceled due to COVID-19, but a virtual version was held in 2021.
Training
tips
To train for Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB, you’ll need a personalized training plan and to build up your weekly mileage progressively.
Runna offers running training plans for every runner and goal out there.
With Runna, your running coaching app, you get a personalized 100km training plan that:
- Structures your week and sets out all sessions for you
- Automatically adjusts your mileage and types of runs to help you perform at your best
- Incorporates deloads and strength training
- Helps you manage your recovery and nutrition
Having a plan will also help with accountability, meaning that you can focus purely on improving your running game.
Check out our personalized 100km training plans to find the one that best suits your goals.
race distances
50KM
Elevation Gain: 1524
Mountain Index: 30
Race
FAQ's
Chuckanut 50k starts on Third Saturday of March
Chuckanut 50k starts at 7:00am
Participants have a maximum of 8 hours to complete the race.
The elevation gain of the Chuckanut 50k is 30m
The total distance of Chuckanut 50k Run is 50k
We really want to hear from you, and are here to answer any questions you have. So feel free to write us to explore@vert.run, and one of our coaches will get back to you within 48 hours or fewer.
If you’re a monthly subscriber, yes! You can switch between training plans however you’d like. Just go to your dashboard and choose the “change or restart plan” option. This will take you to your training plan menu. Of course, we do recommend that you finish a training plan once you’ve started it (unless you find it to be way to difficult or easy), since they’re designed to build your fitness over weeks. When you leave a training plan in the middle, you’ll miss key workouts; and when you start a new plan, you’ll start it from the beginning. This is to make sure that you train safely and responsibly, and that the skills you develop are built to last. We encourage you to stick out each plan, challenge yourself in a race or other personal challenge, and then to start a new plan with fresh legs.
