Race the Reserve Whidbey Island

🌊 Race Overview

Set in Coupeville, WA, on beautiful Whidbey Island, this race will offer you amazing views and a course like no other. Runners will begin their adventure on the south side of the seaport community of Coupeville.

🏞️ Course Highlights

• Unique Opportunity: Traverse both Ebey's Prairie and Crockett Prairie within Ebey's Landing National Historic Preserve.
• Panoramic Views: Experience spectacular ocean and prairie farmland views.
• Sweeping Vistas: Enjoy sights of Mount Baker, the North Cascades, the Olympic Mountains and Peninsula, Mount Rainier, and the San Juan Islands.
• Ferry Sightings: If you are lucky, you will catch a glimpse of the ferries running between Coupeville and Port Townsend.

🌲 Race Location

A combination of dramatic seaside bluffs, dense forest, dirt and paved trails, and fertile prairies offers a unique location and opportunity for competitive running in the first (1978) of only three historical reserves in the country.

🎓 Support for a Cause

This event supports graduation week activities and a safe and sober graduation night for the 2026 Seniors from Coupeville HS.

🏅 Sanctioning

This event is USATF Sanctioned.

📅 Event Details

• Date: August 9, 2025
• Race Day Packet Pickup and Race Start: Coupeville Elementary School, Coupeville, WA
• More Information: Race the Reserve Whidbey Island