Miles for the Mind

Welcome to Trail Therapy Running — we’re so glad you’re here.

At Trail Therapy, we believe in miles for mental health. Our events are designed to challenge your body, steady your mind, and remind you why you fell in love with trail running in the first place.

Join us for unique, endurance-focused running experiences at beautiful local parks, including Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, WA and McCormick Forest Park in Gig Harbor, WA. We host timed events ranging from 3 hours to 24 hours, welcoming runners of all backgrounds, goals, and grit levels.

In addition to our events, we also host weekly group trail runs in the Tacoma area. Check out our events and group run tab for more information.

Come for the miles. Stay for the community. 🏃‍♀️🌲

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🎉 Let’s Loop Out The Year! 🎉

As we get closer to our next event, Loop Out The Year, our excitement continues to grow! We already have some familiar faces signed up from last year, and we can’t wait to welcome you back for another year of miles, memories, and community!

Not running with us this year? You can still be part of the fun! We’d love to have you join our volunteer crew. Volunteer opportunities are now listed on UltraSignup, and your help will keep our runners moving, fueled, and supported throughout the event. As a thank-you for your time, volunteers earn a FREE race entry to one of our events next year!

Whether you’re running, volunteering, or cheering everyone on, we hope you’ll be part of the fun.

Let’s make some memories and Loop Out The Year together!

Trail Therapy Thursdays head to Pt Defiance Park this week on 10/15 at 6:00pm. Due to daylight hours, we will be relocating our meeting spot to our winter location. We will meet at the backside of the park of Mildred Street.

We will park our cars on the hill leading up to the entrance of Pt Defiance Park. The Trail Therapy crew will be waiting by the sign welcoming you to the park at the top of the hill before the entrance.

We will connect with the blue loop once inside the park which is just over 4 miles with around 360ft of gain. We welcome runners of all paces and experience levels.

Please make sure you bring a headlamp with you. The remaining runs throughout the year will likely get dark during the run and eventually dark the whole time! Please be prepared.

We hope to see you on the trails!

We had a beautiful run at Tacoma Nature Center on Thursday 10/08!

Fall is in full swing, which means a lot of leaves are hiding roots and rocks. Our run was a great reminder to slow down and shorten your stride to help avoid trips and falls on the trail.

Next week we head back to Pt Defiance Park on 10/15 at 6:00pm. We are meeting at our winter parking location on the hill outside of the park on the Mildred street entrance.

We hope to see you there!

We want to take a moment to welcome our newest entrants to our annual loopy party on the trails!

Welcome, Leah L. of Olympia, WA, to the 3-hour event! We can’t wait to get loopy with you!

And welcome, Elaina E. of Orting, WA, to the 6-hour party! We’re looking forward to meeting you and sharing some miles!

If you’ve been on the fence about joining us, consider this your sign to take the plunge! We’d love to have you out there, and we can’t wait to welcome you to the party too!

Registration is available through the link in our bio or on Ultrasignup.

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This Thursday 10/08 we head back to Tacoma Nature Center at 6:00pm.

We will meet by the trailhead sign in front of the Tacoma Nature Center. From there we will run a 2 mile loop followed by a 1 mile loop for a total of 3 miles with roughly 260ft of gain.

We welcome runners of all experience levels and paces in this no drop group run. Our only requirement is a headlamp or waistlamp to be on the safe side.

As always, we will have seltzers available following the run for those who attend.

We hope to see you there!

We had a beautiful evening at Ft. Steilacoom for our very first Trail Therapy Thursday group trail run on October 1!

The sky put on a show, and we were treated to multiple views of Mt. Rainier, along with a glimpse of the Olympic Mountain Range through the trees. It was a pretty perfect way to kick off our new Thursday tradition.

We know changing nights permanently may take a little time for everyone to adjust, but we’re excited to keep showing up, sharing miles, and welcoming both new and returning faces every Thursday.

We hope you’ll join us next Thursday, October 8 at 6:00 PM, for a short and sweet 3-mile jaunt around Tacoma Nature Center.

New night. Same good people, good trails, and good vibes.

Come get a little trail therapy with us!

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About Us

What is Trail Therapy?

Trail Therapy Running is a community-focused event company built around the things we love most: good people, good food, good trails, and a good time.

You won’t find anything overly fancy or full of frills here. We’re not interested in creating a commercialized race experience or filling your swag bag with things you’ll never use. Instead, we’re here to create memories, meaningful experiences, and a place where people genuinely want to come back.

We’re a family-run, grassroots events company, and that’s something we’re proud of. Our goal is simple: create a space where people can challenge themselves, connect with their community, discover what they’re capable of, and have a damn good time doing it.

We believe races should be accessible, which is why we work hard to keep our entry fees affordable. We want enough people on the course to make it feel like a party, but not so many that you become just another bib number.

Because at Trail Therapy Running, you’re more than a participant. You’re part of our community.

Come for the miles.
Stay for the people.
Leave with memories.