Seattle Frontrunners Race Calendar
Each year, Seattle Frontrunners promotes local races that offer members of all ability levels opportunities to challenge themselves and engage with the greater Seattle running community. In addition to being fun and exciting, these opportunities also increase our club's visibility.
What do we mean when we say the club is promoting a race? For each promoted race, we’ll do the following:
Announce the race in the monthly newsletter, on Heylo, on our website, and in pre-run/walk welcome circles.
Organize a team of participants, negotiate a team registration discount when possible, and designate a team meet-up location for a group photo before the race.
When possible, establish a cheer zone and encourage members to come support those who are participating.
Arrange an optional post-race social.
Include an after-action “race report” in our monthly newsletter to highlight SFR’s participation, celebrate noteworthy accomplishments, and share photos.
Feel free to suggest additional races that you think the club should promote. Send an email to membership@seattlefrontrunners.org with the subject line “Race Proposal.” Please include a link to the race’s official website and why you think it would be a great fit for the club in the future.
Additionally, you can promote any race, anywhere in the world, by posting it in the “Non-SFR Events” Heylo thread. We simply ask that you avoid promoting races that would conflict with those on our club race calendar.
We look forward to a wonderful year of racing with you all and hope that you will consider joining us on the race course, whether you want to run a personal best time, complete a new distance, or just have fun engaging with your fellow Frontrunners and the local running community.
Other member benefits include:
The First Race Sponsorship Program. If you’ve never run an organized race, Seattle Frontrunners will provide a one-time grant of $40 toward your registration for a Promoted Race. Just fill out this form and provide a copy of your registration receipt.
Reimbursement for select race registration fees. From year to year, the Club may underwrite members’ registration fees for one or more of the Promoted Races, to encourage turnout and remove financial barriers to participation. In this case, Club sponsorship covers only standard registration fees at an amount that Club leadership will determine and share; the Club will not reimburse higher fees for late registrations. Visit the Race Calendar above to learn which races will be covered this year.
Note: These benefits are available to paid members who have fully completed their trial period.
Questions? Contact Membership Committee Co-Chair Jason Van Beveren.
