FAQs

  • Your registration fee includes an official Dick’s-A-Thon race bib, a Dick’s-A-Thon t-shirt, vouchers for the Dick’s menu, water and electrolytes at aid stations, and a raffle ticket

  • You can find our course maps on Strava:

    You can also download .gpx files for each course:

  • Absolutely! You can make a donation here.

  • Volunteer signups are closed for 2025. Check back again next year to sign up!

  • The Dick’s-A-Thon is not your normal run, but we think you’ll end up loving this newfangled style of running. We’ve published our an official training plan; the key is slowly and consistently building up your mileage and stopping at your favorite burger joints throughout your runs.

  • The Dick’s-A-Thon is not a race, and it won’t be timed. You’re welcome to track the run on your favorite running app though.

  • If you’re running the full Dick’s-A-Thon, you’ll eat 5 items from Dick’s over the course of 26.3 miles: a milkshake, fries, and 3 burgers (1 deluxe, 1 special, and 1 cheeseburger). If you’re running the half Dick’s-A-Thon, you can choose 3 items, and if you’re running the Victory Lap, you can choose 1 item.

  • At each Dick’s you stop at, we’ll have volunteers with water and LMNT packets.

  • We’ll start and end the day at the Seattle Mountaineers Program Center, which is in Northeast Seattle. We recommend looking for Airbnbs in Ravenna, the University District, or Greenlake. Some nearby hotels are the Graduate, Silvercloud Hotel - University District, and University Inn - A Staypineapple Hotel.

  • You’re welcome to select multiple vegetarian options (fries and milkshakes) instead of burgers. Past participants have also brought their own veggie burgers.

  • The Dick’s-a-thon is run by a small, amazing group of volunteers, and we have a number of costs that increase the closer we get to the day of the run. We need an accurate estimate of how many participants we’ll have on October 18, and a price increase is the only way we can incentivize early sign-ups. Our goal is to maximize our donations to our partner organizations!

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  • A photo link will be provided at a later date on our Instagram page.

  • Check your inbox for an email from dicksathon@gmail.com (check your junk box too). If you don't have an email from us, please contact dicksathon@gmail.com.

  • Run to each Dick's location and look for the volunteer tent (volunteers will be wearing black sweatshirts). If you’re participating in the Dick’s-a-thon or Half Dick’s-a-thon, check in with a volunteer, who will give you a voucher for an item. You can then head to the Dick’s counter and place your order. For the Victory Lap, you’ll return to the Mountaineers Program Center, where you’ll receive a voucher for an item from the Dick’s food truck.

  • The event takes place at the Seattle Mountaineers but parking is widely available at Magnuson Park.

  • Our raffle will be taking place after the race at 4:45pm. Be on the lookout for prizes from Brooks, Rainier Brewing, and more.

  • We are THRILLED by the level of engagement with this event! To ensure that we don't have bottlenecks throughout the course, we will be implementing heats of 50 or less within the Full and Half every 10-15 minutes.