Decision summary
7:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for UW Medicine Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The UW Medicine Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon is described as rolling. The course listing puts the climb at 249 m.
The UW Medicine Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon route starts at Seattle Center (5th & Harrison), adjacent to the Space Needle and finishes at Bell Harbor / Pier 66 (Elliott Hall) on the downtown Seattle waterfront. Underfoot, expect paved roads. It passes Seattle Center, Space Needle, Downtown Seattle, Interstate 5 express lanes and Ship Canal Bridge. Scenic course through downtown Seattle, across iconic bridges and the University of Washington campus and Washington Park Arboretum, with views of Lake Washington, the city's bridges and waterways, finishing on the Elliott Bay waterfront.
Event routes are closed to vehicle traffic until 2:30pm on race day; after that runners may finish by obeying normal pedestrian traffic laws with limited on-course aid. Pace teams available for Boston qualifying times.