One Step Closer

About the Event

What do you get when you take Orca Running and mix it with Evergreen Trail!? Welcome to One Step Closer. An exciting summer endurance event created by Orca Running AND Evergreen Trail Runs. Part whale, part trail-and loopy. Held in the one and only Lincoln Park, this race is going to be THE summer endurance event you won’t want to miss.

Course: Loops at Lincoln Park. Amazingly diverse for its size, this race experience has a bit of everything. Runners will take on a 2 mile course loop, and complete the loop as many times as they can during their selected time period: 18 hours, 12 hours, 6 hours, or 3 hours. All runners will finish together at 11:00pm with a finish line party!

Check out all the details on our website!

Races Offered

18 Hour

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 2.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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05:00

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$125.00

12 Hour

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 2.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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11:00

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$95.00

6 Hour

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 2.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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17:00

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$75.00

3 Hour

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 2.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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20:00

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$55.00

12 Hour

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 2.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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74 days remaining

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$100.00

18 Hour

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 2.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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74 days remaining

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$130.00

3 Hour

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 2.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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74 days remaining

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$60.00

6 Hour

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 2.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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74 days remaining

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$80.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Seattle.

thermostat Temperature

15.3° / 24.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

14.5° / 23.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 5m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.9)

humidity_mid Humidity

69.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:06

nightlight Sunset

20:18

About Seattle

Learn more about the host city, Seattle.

Seattle, Washington sits at one of the most beautiful spots in the United States. Occupying a narrow isthmus between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, it is the biggest city in the Pacific Northwest, with 780,000 people in Seattle and over four million people in the metro area. Seen from above, carpets of evergreen trees, pristine blue waters, and snowy white mountains surround the downtown's metallic skyscrapers, earning the city its nickname The Emerald City.