More than 2,000 runners, some younger than 10 and others well over 70 braved some stiff winds Sunday morning in the 15th North Olympic Discovery Marathon.
There were also half-marathon, 10K and 5K races along the Olympic Discovery trail along the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Runners came from 36 states and six countries, from places as diverse as Campbell River, B.C. Illinois, Albuquerque, N.M., and Oakland, Calif.
Hundreds of runners start the North Olympic Discovery Marathon at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn on Saturday morning. They started at 7:30 a.m. and headed for a finish in downtown Port Angeles. (Mark Swanson/Peninsula Daily News)
Runners and walkers in the North Olympic Discovery half-marathon got their start at 8 a.m. Saturday along Barr Road opposite the Agnew soccer fields. They were headed for a finish in downtown Port Angeles. (Mark Swanson/Peninsula Daily News)
Runners and walkers in the North Olympic Discovery half-marathon got their start at 8 a.m. Saturday along Barr Road opposite the Agnew soccer fields. They were headed for a finish in downtown Port Angeles. (Mark Swanson/Peninsula Daily News)
Civil Air Patrol cadets from the Dungeness Composite Squadron in Sequim present the nation’s colors at the start of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon and half-marathon in Blyn and Agnew on Saturday morning. In the color guard are cadets Mikhail Ostrovsky, Malachi Delano, Jordan Hurdlow and Dylan Perreira. (Mark Swanson/Peninsula Daily News)
