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Washington > Ghost of Seattle Marathon, Half Marathon
& 50K
Seattle, WA
Date
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Event
Details
Begun years ago by a group of friends in the Seattle area who wanted to
organize their own long-distance road race, the "Ghost of Seattle"
Marathon, Half Marathon & 50K takes place the day before the
annual Sunday-after-Thanksgiving Seattle
Marathon, Half
Marathon & 5K, and takes
runners on a
course that starts in Mount Baker Park
on the shores of Lake Washington, and runs up and down an out-and-back
course along Lake Washington Boulevard.
The race's organizers, the Washington-based NW Ultras, take pains to
emphasize that the Ghost of Seattle run isn't an official race, rather
that it is simply a "fun run" organized by a group of local running
enthusiasts, so no race numbers are issued and no official times are
recorded for the event. Just under 50 runners completed all three runs
(the 13.1-mile, the 26.2-mile and the 50K) at its 2007 running, with 11
runners who finished the half marathon.
From the starting line at Mount Baker Park, the half marathon begins by
taking runners southward along Lake Washington to Seward Park, where
the route makes a full loop around this park's 300 acres of old-growth
forests and hills, which are filled with nesting bald eagles, miles of
hiking trails, prairie land and an outdoor amphitheater. Once runners
make their way around the edges of the lake along Seward Park Road,
they've completed the first four miles of the run and head back onto
Lake Washington Boulevard for the next two thirds of the half.
The rest of the course takes runners entirely along the lakeshore, up
Lake Washington Boulevard and past the start/finish line at Mt. Baker
Park all the way up to the aid station at Leschi Park. They continue
roughly 0.9 miles past Leschi to the turnaround point, and then head
back down the lakeshore in reverse to the finish line, where their cars
are waiting. Runners should note, organizers add, that while there are
no restrooms at Mount Baker Park, there is a restroom near the entrance
of Seward Park.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located on Puget Sound in the northwest corner of Washington State,
Seattle is well-known for its gray, cloudy and rainy weather in the
fall and winter months, and November is generally no exception in most
years, as the city averages nearly 6 inches of precipitation during the
month.
Area temperatures can also be cool to cold this time of year, as
Seattle's average monthly temperatures range between
51°F and 40°F during the month.
Fees
$20
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2009 running of
the Ghost of Seattle Marathon, Half Marathon or 50K, download the race
entry form the event website.
Website
www.nwultras.com
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