Runners looking for a smaller, lower-key, more laid-back alternative to larger races have an ally in the organizers for the Tukwila to Alki Half Marathon, which is set to take runners on a point-to-point course between the small city of Tukwila, which borders Seattle, and nearby Alki along the shoreline of Puget Sound.
This race is completely free to run — as the race organizers describe it, “the aid is free, the run is free, there are no bib numbers, there are no awards, and no one is paid.” That said, a $20 donation is encouraged, which will go to Northwest Harvest or a local food bank. One hundred runners crossed the finish line at the 2014 race, which also saw a new course record set by 18-year-old finisher Alexander Rockhill.
