Yakima Valley Races, Rides, and Runs
For nine months of the year, runners and bike riders travel from throughout the Northwest and beyond to take part in Yakima Valley races and rides. With reliably sunny skies from March to November, the Valley offers an ideal setting for trail and road running, mountain biking, and cycling.
Yakima Valley Bike Ride and Run Events
Choose an event that carries you through vineyards or hop fields, beneath the Cascade Mountains, across rocky overlooks, along subalpine trails, or through scenic byways. The Valley’s calendar includes road races, trail runs, bike rides, and cycling events.
- February — Frosty Four Miler
- Early March — PNWU Run for Your Life
- Early April — Yakima River Canyon Marathon
- Mid April — Yakima Skyline 50k Trail Run
- April — Never Say Never Half Marathon
- Mid May — Your Canyon for a Day Bike Ride
- Mid May — Rattlesnake Hills Wine Run
- Late May or Early June — Gap2Gap Relay Race
- Mid June — Wilridge Wine Run 5K
- June — Clear Lake Memorial 5 mile and Half Marathon
- Summer — Downtown Yakima Mile
- Late June — Dye Hard 5k Nighttime Color Run
- Mid July — Grey Rock Trail Runs 50k, 25k and 12k
- September — Cowiche Brew Run
- Late September — Hop Harvest 100 Century Ride
- Early October — Airfield Estates Annual 5k Vineyard Run
- Mid October — Sun City 5k and Half Marathon
- November — Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run