Candy Land Run

About the Event

Take a magical journey through a life-sized Candy Land! Walk, hike, or run as you relive one of your favorite childhood games as a real-life adventure. Enjoy some of Tri-Cities' local trails, visit the candy-themed stations for a variety of treats, and meet special Candy Land characters.

This event is a fundraiser for Mirror Ministries. All proceeds and entry fees will go directly to support Mirror Ministries, an organization of people who embrace a vision of hope for victims and survivors of sex trafficking. We work toward this vision knowing God’s grace is reflected in each one of us as we pray, serve, and give to show survivors their true worth.

For more information visit https://www.mirror-ministries.org/

Walk - Run - Hike - Ruck Details:

This sweet adventure will start and end in the parking lot of Candy Mountain in Richland, WA. We offer three different routes depending on your ability and how long you want to stay in Candy Land. All routes will be on trails. You will be given a fun map for each route, and the stations will be marked on it. The longer you participate, the more treats you get! Service animals only; must be leashed at all times

Each finisher will get a wooden finisher medal. Awards will be given to the Top Overall male and female (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) in the 3.5 mile and 10k distance. RUCK finishers will get a special ruck patch.

Age group awards male & female will be given out to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in the 10k & 3.5 mile.
Groups will be: 3-5, 6-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89

10k & 3.5 mile will be chip-timed by Eastern Oregon Sports Timing. 1.25 is not time and is just for fun!

Prices:

Gumdrop Loop 1.25 mile: $20 from 6/2 to 10/29 - $25 In-person

Chocolate Route 3.5 mile: $35 from 6/2 to 10/29 - $40 In-person

Licorice Trail 10k: $45 from 6/2 to 10/29 - $50 In-person

Licorice Trail 10k RUCK: $45 from 6/2 to 10/29 - $50 In-person

~ 2 years old and younger are free

Parking:

NEW FOR 2025 Parking will be at Bethel Church- 600 Shockley Rd, Richland, WA 99352

There will be a shuttle bus every 15 minutes to and from Candy Mountain starting at 8:00 a.m. Plan ahead for extra time with parking, unloading, and reloading. Make sure race bib is visible for volunteers to see as you are loading buses. If riding the shuttle to pick up your bib on race day morning, let the volunteers and/or drivers know. The will be buses ready to take you back to the parking lot once the first race is over.

NO PARKING ON THE ROADWAY CLOSE TO THE CANDY MOUNTAIN PARKING LOT OR IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

Online Registration Dates:

Online registration will close on Tuesday, October 28th at 8 p.m.

Bib Pick-up and In-person Registration:

Thursday, October 30th from 2-6 p.m. at Runners Soul 5020 W Clearwater Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336

Saturday, November 1st from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Candy Mountain parking lot. *if there are registration spots available*

Races Offered

Virtual Candyland run

Nov 28, 2026

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Distance — Virtual Candyland run

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$20.00

Licorice Trail - 10k

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$45.00

Licorice Trail 10k - RUCK Challenge

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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09:00

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$45.00

Gumdrop Loop - 1.25 mile

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 1.25 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:10

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$45.00

Chocolate Route - 3.5 mile

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 3.5 Miles

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09:30

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$45.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Richland.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 3.1° / 10.6°

wb_sunny 0.1° / 7.6°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 7.5 /

water_drop 79.3%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 3.1° / 10.6°

wb_sunny 0.1° / 7.6°

air 7.5 km/h

water_drop 79.3%

About Richland

Learn more about the host city, Richland.

Richland is a city of 51,000 people (2020) in the Columbia River Plateau, where the Yakima River flows into the Columbia. It is the closest city to the Hanford Nuclear Site, where development of its historic nuclear reactor lead to a large national research lab and a waste remediation effort that is the single largest construction project in the country.