Beat the Blerch
About this race
Beat The Blerch is a 5K, 10K, half, and full marathon created by The Oatmeal and inspired by this comic about running.
Our Carnation, Washington race will take place in a quaint little town located about 35 minutes outside of Seattle.
It begins at King County’s Tolt MacDonald Park, and it’s a beautiful flat, out-and-back course that winds its way through evergreen, mossy forests along the Snoqualmie valley trail. Near the starting line of the race are strawberry farms and pumpkin patches, which offer guided tours in case you’re still up for a bit of walking after the race.
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10K
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Carnation, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:41 AM and sets at 7:26 PM local time (PDT) in Carnation on September 12, 2026 — 12h 44m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Beat the Blerch
1,907 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Levy | 17:34 | 5:40 /mi |
| 2 | Bobby Driskill | 19:49 | 6:23 /mi |
| 3 | Brady Lindseth | 19:54 | 6:25 /mi |
| 4 | Matteus Gillespie | 19:58 | 6:26 /mi |
| 5 | Richard Song | 20:29 | 6:37 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Carnation
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Carnation Turkey Trot
Issaquah Schools Foundation Monster Mash 5K
Hope and Heroes Run
12ks of Christmas
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Carnation
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Carnation 5K Races 4 races
- 10K Run Events in Carnation 2 races
- Carnation Half Marathons 2 races
- Carnation Running Calendar 2026 5 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 5 Carnation events
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