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2026 Seattle Ghost Marathon, Half & 50K

Name: 2026 Seattle Ghost Marathon, Half & 50K
Start: 2026-11-28
End: 2026-11-28
Location: Seattle

Seattle, Washington, United States

calendar_today 28 Nov, 2026

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About the Event

November 28, 2026, will be the 41st running of the Seattle Ghost Marathon. It started in 1985 when the Seattle Marathon changed courses and moved from Saturday to Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend.

The course is a very flat and fast certified Boston Marathon qualifier. The marathon is comprised of two 13.1-mile loops run on streets and sidewalks along scenic Lake Washington in Seattle, WA.

The race start/finish is at the Ferdinand St Boat Launch (47.557338, -122.262188) 5018 Lake Washington Blvd. S, Seattle, WA 98118. It runs south with a clockwise loop of scenic Seward Park and back north to the start/finish area. It continues north along Lake Washington through Leschi. The north turnaround is just past the Madrona Drive intersection (47.613496, -122.281265) then you run south back to the start/finish. There are aid stations every 3.1 miles on each loop.

The race is managed and supported by the non-profit NW Ultras which has been the driving force behind the event since 2004. Green Lake Crew has supported the event since 2013. The race is limited to 450 total participants regardless of which event they run.

Packet pickup is on race day.

No dogs are strollers are permitted on the course due to the sidewalk sections.

See more details on www.nwultras.com

Races Offered

2026 Seattle Ghost 50K

Nov 28, 2026

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Distance — 50K

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Type — Running

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06:00

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$120.00

2026 Seattle Ghost Marathon

Nov 28, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$120.00

2026 Seattle Ghost Half Marathon

Nov 28, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$120.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Seattle.

thermostat Temperature

6.1° / 10.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

2.6° / 8.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

4h 26m

water_drop Avg rainfall

5.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.0 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (1.4)

humidity_mid Humidity

85.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:15

nightlight Sunset

17:32

About Seattle

Learn more about the host city, Seattle.

Seattle, Washington sits at one of the most beautiful spots in the United States. Occupying a narrow isthmus between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, it is the biggest city in the Pacific Northwest, with 780,000 people in Seattle and over four million people in the metro area. Seen from above, carpets of evergreen trees, pristine blue waters, and snowy white mountains surround the downtown's metallic skyscrapers, earning the city its nickname The Emerald City.