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Monday, October 5, 2026 · New Jersey

Monday, October 5, 2026 · New Jersey

Beat The Blerch

Created by The Oatmeal webcomic, the race stocks aid stations with birthday cake and Nutella, puts couches on the course and has a costumed Blerch chasing runners.

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Food and drink · Carnation, WA

Beat The Blerch is a food and drink fun run in Carnation, Washington, with no upcoming dates listed.

Season completedFamily friendlyCostumes encouraged
When
Last held Sat, Sept 12, 2026; next date TBA
Start 8:00 AM (marathon)
September Saturday
Where
Tolt-MacDonald Park
31020 NE 40th St
Carnation, WA 98014 · King
Directions
Entry
5K $40; 10K $60; half $85; marathon $120
Register
Organized by
The Oatmeal (Matthew Inman)
Since 2014
Official siteRegisterDirections

What to expect

  • cake at aid stations
  • Nutella sandwiches
  • couches on course
  • costumed Blerch chaser
  • doughnut burritos
  • free race photos

2026 Season completed

Saturday, September 12, 2026

  • Sat, Sept 12, 2026

2027 Projected

Date TBA

About the run

A flat out-and-back on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail from Tolt-MacDonald Park, where the slowest runners are celebrated most and a burrito-from-doughnuts station waits at the finish.

The run

Distances
5K, 10K, Half marathon, Marathon
Season
Fall
Swag
Finisher medal; shirt for 10K and longer

Nearby

Sources

Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.