Milestone: Marathon group, community raises funds for Olympic Discovery Trail

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, October 30, 2019

The Port Angeles Marathon Association, organizers of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon (NODM) and the Run the Peninsula Series, donated more than $28,000 to more than 30 different organizations, including efforts to maintain the Olympic Discovery Trail.

At the marathon, an additional 380-plus participants donated more than $5,500 for the trail.

“These funds will be of major help to our ongoing trail signage program, for maintenance activities like the Dean’s Creek Bridge repair, and for growing our trail maintenance equipment capabilities,” Peninsula Trails Coalition president Jeff Bohman said.

The Olympic Discovery Trail is maintained by the Peninsula Trails Coalition, an all-volunteer group that helps to build, protect, grow and maintain the trail. For more information about the Olympic Discovery Trail or to donate, go to olympic discoverytrail.org/donate.

Registration for the 18th-annual North Olympic Discovery Marathon on June 7, 2020, is open. Get additional information and details for all events can be found at www.nodm.com or email to nodm@nodm.com.