Skagit Veterans Fun Run

Skagit Veterans Fun Run is held in Burlington, Washington, on November 7, 2026. Two distances start together at 9:00 a.m.: a two-mile fun run and a 5K (3.1 miles). The gap between them is small enough that most people can pick based on how their training has gone rather than committing months in advance, and both are short enough to leave the rest of the Saturday free.

For a newer runner the two-mile is a gentle first race, and the 5K is the natural step up once you can cover three miles without walking. Neither needs a long build. Three runs a week for a month, one of them slightly longer than the race, will have you ready. A Pacific Northwest November means damp roads, so pack dry clothes for after and warm up long enough to actually feel loose.