Defiance 50K / 30K / 15K
About this race
The Defiance 50K, 30K, 15K & 3-Person 50K Relay is a scenic race that takes runners through the beautiful trails of Point Defiance, with over 700 acres of old growth forests and panoramic views of the Puget Sound.
The course is approximately a 9.75 mi / 15.7 km loop through old growth forest. Runners of the 15K and each team member of the 3-Person 50K Relay will complete this loop once, 30K runners will run the loop twice and 50K runners will run the loop three times. Each loop will take you through the Start/Finish area at Owen Beach.
On the course, you will see sweeping views of the Puget Sound, run on soft trails beneath 500-year-old giant cedars and firs in one of the top 20 urban parks in the United States.
The course is mostly single track and typically dry mid-October. Train for some hills but the course is 95% run-able.
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Running
50K
30K
15K
3-Person 50K Relay
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Tacoma, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:21 AM and sets at 6:31 PM local time (PDT) in Tacoma on October 10, 2026 — 11h 10m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Defiance 50K / 30K / 15K
355 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the 50K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eliott Epstein | 4:30:58 | 9:17 /mi |
| 2 | Taylor Parsons | 4:45:14 | 9:46 /mi |
| 3 | Timothy Kozik | 4:58:10 | 10:13 /mi |
| 4 | Frank Dudzik | 5:02:02 | 10:21 /mi |
| 5 | Eli Flamoe | 5:03:33 | 10:24 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 36 Tacoma events
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