Registration Open for Chuckanut 2026

Spoke with RD Krissy Moehl at TRE this week about one of the most historic and perfectly typical PNW races, the Chuckanut 50K. She mentioned that they decided to reduce the number of entries allowed, as last year’s record number of runner, along with really bad weather resulted in trail damage on the ridge – the most famous aspect of the course (it’s since been fixed during several work parties).

• Race date: 21 March 2026
• Location: Bellingham, Washington
• Entry fee: $160
• Keen will step up as sponsor of the event, alongside Patagonia. (This reflects in how these two brands are supporting/sponsoring Krissy herself).

Side note (and one of the reasons I called it a typical PNW event): I couldn’t for the life of me find the entry fee posted anywhere on the official website. I had to create an account, find the race, register myself (almost), to see the entry fee in the shopping cart. UltraSignup continues to get a lot of scorn from folks in our industry, but they made it incredible easy for RDs to put all the necessary information front and center, heck, one doesn’t even need to have their own website to host a trail race. But once RDs opt to go away from USU and with a different registration platform some of the basic user experience and informational elements just end up being forgotten.

Anyway, if I remember correctly 600 spots will be available. Let’s go!