Thousands of participants will go for gold this weekend in Bellingham’s annual Ski to Sea, with winning teams expected to cross the finish line in just five hours.
So far this year, 355 teams have registered to race, down from the 413 teams registered in 2019.
More than 2,500 participants will ski, run, bike, canoe and kayak the course this year.
More than 1% of those participants are named Matt.
Around 2,550 participants have registered to compete in the Ski to Sea race this year. Of them, 12 are nonbinary, 926 are female and 1,620 are male. (Julia Lerner/Cascadia Daily News)
Of the 1,685 registered male participants, more than 1% are named Matt. (Julia Lerner/Cascadia Daily News)
More than 900 women will compete in Ski to Sea this year. (Julia Lerner/Cascadia Daily News)
More men named Matt will be competing Sunday than people competing in the masters category, with 32 participants registered.
The veteran category includes 88 participants. The combined age of all racers on a veteran category team must be more than 385 years.
