Rainier to Ruston Relay

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Saturday, June 5, 2027 · Enumclaw → Tacoma, WA

Official site

Total distance: 50mi
Legs: 12
Runners per team: 6
Longest leg: 5.5mi
Average leg: 4.1mi
Total climb: +567ft
Total descent: −1,287ft
Highest point: 752ft

The course

StartEnumclaw, WAKing County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, WA

FinishTacoma, WA3939 Ruston Way, Tacoma, WA

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+567 ft climbing, −1,287 ft descending, highest point 752 ft.

Legs to know

Elevation is measured along the organizer's published route. Handoff reviews each route before it goes live and aims to get it right, but routes can shift slightly from year to year and organizers don’t always update their maps. Check the official race guide.

How Handoff measures climb and descent

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Elevation: Mapzen terrain tiles (USGS 3DEP, SRTM and others), hosted on AWS Open Data

Every leg

LegProfileDistanceClimbDescentTerrainDifficulty

Getting there

The airports closest to the race, and about how far each is by car from the start area and from the finish area.

TIWTacoma · Regional1 hr from the start area · 15 min from the finish area
SEASeattle · Major1 hr from the start area · 45 min from the finish areaClosest to both ends

The two ends are about 1 hr apart by road, so plan where each van and car ends up.

Drive times without traffic, rounded, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT, on map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Airports from OurAirports.

Race weekend weather

The last 5 race weekends, for a team starting at 7 AM and running 10-minute miles. A guide to what to pack, not a forecast.

Start · Sat 7 AM50°F on average

King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, WA. Between 45 and 55°F over 5 years.

Coldest on course50°F low

The coldest hour, on average. The whole run is in daylight.

Finish · Sat 3:07 PM64°F on average

3939 Ruston Way, Tacoma, WA. Between 57 and 70°F over 5 years.

Low to high on course, each year

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2025
2024
2023
2022

Daylight across a typical team's 8 hours

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Other data sources