Welcome to Whisper

Whisper Running is a youth running organization in Vancouver, Washington, providing training, club racing, and community races. The coaches on our staff are committed to developing runners through a holistic training approach, while promoting teamwork, and sportsmanship along the way to successful outcomes. We offer training in preparation for future sport seasons, as well as club track in the spring and cross-country races in the fall. See our Join the Team page for training and racing information.

Whisper Running also hosts community races, with our two largest events being the Halloween Dash Bash and Lake to Bay. These events are open to the community, no matter the age!

Team & Training

Check-out our year in review vides from 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022, and you will see the friendships and memories created at Whisper, along with some nice running outcomes, including district participants, conference championships, and national All-Americans. Annually, over 300 runners representing 45+ schools from southwest Washington attend Whisper, and we would love for you to join the fun!

Community races

Formed in the middle of a global pandemic, when everything closed including track seasons, a few Whisper runners gathered together for the inaugural Lake to Bay race, now hosted on the second Saturday of July. Community members can mark it on their calendar, as Lake to Bay is here to stay and open to runners young and old! Additionally, we host the Halloween Dash Bash, held in late October.

Friends who play together, stay together!

Whisper is more than a place to train and race. Whisper is about community, gaining friends, and creating memories that will last a lifetime! From training and racing, to community relays, Whisper is a youth runners haven for running! Enjoy the captured memories on the Videos page!

EXTRA, EXTRA!

2023 in Review: Whisper continues growing post-COVID, with it’s largest contingent of runners reppin’ Whisper at USATF Junior Olympic XC Nationals! See the Year in Review video!

2022 in Review: There’s been a youth movement at Whisper, with a strong contingent of returning runners for Junior Olympics. See the 2022 Year in Review video!

2020 JO’s: 2020 came out swingin’, but Whisper fought back, providing a safe place for training, companionship, personal running challenges, and long-lasting memories. Check out the highlights from 2020, as well as the results from the National USATF JO races!

2019 JO’s: See highlights from the 2019 year of training, racing, and USATF JO experiences, including the final race of the year in Madison, Wisconsin! Click to see Team Whisper results from the Association, Region, and National meets!

2018 JO’s: Check-out the latest video created by Lindsay Owen, highlighting the 2018 year of training, racing, and USATF JO experiences! Click on the respective links to see Team Whisper results from the 2018 Association, Region, and National meets!

2017 JO’s: Check-out the video created by Lindsay Owen, sister of Candi Owen, who was a participant on the 2017 National team! Click on the respective links to see Team Whisper results from the 2017 Association, Region, and National meets!