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Here’s who to thank for those markers on the Alki Trail

April 20, 2020 7:37 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | WS & Sports

The photo and report are from Dave with the West Seattle Running Club:

Hey runners, joggers, walkers, cyclists, roller bladers, skateboarders, and the rest of you:

It’s Dave from the West Seattle Running Club. As we do every couple of years when they start to fade, we have just repainted the mileage markers along the Alki Trail.

From the top of the trail just south of the Statue of Liberty, every quarter mile is marked in black and white, along the curb. I know a lot of us use GPS these days, but the markers are there, and they are accurate. So when you are out there getting that exercise, use them when you need them. And stay safe. One of these days we will all be out there together again. If you want to learn about our running club, now in its 27th year, check us out at www.westseattlerunningclub.org

Dave.

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9 Replies to "Here's who to thank for those markers on the Alki Trail"

  • Don April 20, 2020 (7:45 pm)

    Thanks!

  • Wes E. Attle April 20, 2020 (8:14 pm)

    Thanks Dave! I’ve always loved these markers! 

  • Jeff B. April 20, 2020 (8:46 pm)

    I truly appreciate these markers, thanks Dave. 

  • wscommuter April 20, 2020 (9:36 pm)

    Thank you!!!  I  regularly use those to measure my distance.  

  • KA April 20, 2020 (10:15 pm)

    Thank you!! I love a good marked trail!

  • Jake from State Fram April 20, 2020 (11:25 pm)

    Thank you Dave, your running club is the best! It is for all levels of runners. 

  • Jack April 21, 2020 (5:42 am)

    Cool!

  • Craig April 21, 2020 (7:43 am)

    Nice to see those. A few years ago, early in the morning on a Friday I saw the Marine Corps reserve running their 2 mile PT tests using those numbers. 

  • Mike P. April 21, 2020 (6:29 pm)

    Thanks Dave,I was a runner on Alki many years ago, now i know it was 27 years ago, and those mileage markers magically appeared and i knew how far i went that day, or if I could make one more 1/4 mile to the next marker! That was before there was a GPS in every phone so the mileage markers were very helpful. i didn’t have to mark the mileage with my car odometer, and I never did every 1/4 mile with my car anyway. Now I  know I have West Seattle Runner to thank for that, so thanks again!

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