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Orca Half Marathon

Seattle, Washington, United States

calendar_today 19 Sep, 2026 – 20 Sep, 2026

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About the Event

The Orca Half is a half marathon along the shores of West Seattle, starting at Lincoln Park and finishing at Don Armeni Boat Launch. The half course is point to point, with two small out and back sections in the beginning and a longer one towards the end. The 8-miler course is point to point, with two small out and back sections in the beginning.

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VIRTUAL RACE INFO - We have 100 spots for virtual runners. Once they sell out there are no more available. You can run the distance all at once or break it up into chunks and run it on the date of your choosing. You will receive a shirt and medal that will be mailed after the in person race.

Races Offered

Blowhole Challenge

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:20

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$138.00

Orca Half Marathon Saturday

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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07:20

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$78.00

Virtual Half Marathon or 8 Miler

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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07:20

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$60.00

Orca 8-Miler (Sunday)

Sep 20, 2026

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Distance — 8 Miles

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$63.00

Orca Half Marathon Sunday

Sep 20, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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07:20

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$78.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

13.0° / 20.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

11.7° / 19.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 57m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.2 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (3.5)

humidity_mid Humidity

77.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:47

nightlight Sunset

19:19

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.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Orca Half Marathon.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Jennifer Chisholm	F	35	Plaistow, NH	—
🥈	Gary White	M	32	Herndon, VA	—
🥉	Natalie Kach	F	31	Seattle, WA	—
4	Helle Vu	F	57	Kirkland, WA	—
5	Timothy Kozik	M	40	Seattle, WA	—
6	Katelyn Ruark	F	31	Fargo, ND	—
7	Brad Hoffman	M	34	Sammamish, WA	—
8	Karl Whinnie	M	39	Bellevue, WA	—
9	Brian Ophoven	M	38	Burnsville, MN	—
10	Sarah Sheplock	F	32	Bethlehem, PA	—
11	Corina Rahmig	F	40	Issaquah, WA	—
12	Troy Rahmig	M	44	Issaquah, WA	—
13	John De Swardt	M	57	vancouver, BC	—
14	Tiare Bailey	F	64	Port Ludlow, WA	—
15	Allison Cusick	F	36	La Jolla, CA	—
16	Aaron Smith	M	37	Bremerton, WA	—
17	Laura Langstraat	F	48	Billings, MT	—
18	Trish Wakeham	F	51	Fairfax, VA	—
19	Kael Kristof	M	32	Seattle, WA	—
20	Crystal Lowy	F	40	Auburn, WA	—
23	Catherine Hernandez	F	30	Rogers, AR	—
22	Jared Magid	M	30	Seattle, WA	—
23	Amy Schouten	F	54	Aurora, CO	—
24	Heidi Kriss	F	45	Lake Tapps, WA	—
25	Kristen O'Brien	F	32	Olympia, WA	—
26	Robert Duchemin	M	72	BremertonBremerton, WA	—
27	Bonnie Kearney	F	54	North Bend, WA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
1	Anthony Fenn	M	27	Milford, MI	—
2	Polly Myers	F	42	Anacortes, WA	—
3	CJ Alvarez	M	38	Seattle, WA	—
4	Emilie Ruehs	F	31	Ames, IA	—
5	Thomas Jones	M	42	Hampton, VA	—
6	Jeff Leggett	M	60	Newark, DE	—
7	Deanna de Castro	F	33	San Jose, CA	—
8	Michael Crow	M	45	Seattle, WA	—
9	Suzie Hodges	F	48	Seattle, WA	—
10	Lisa Jacques	F	42	Alexandria, VA	—
11	Kim Amberg	F	46	Bremerton, WA	—
12	Tessa Burchardt	F	44	Seattle, WA	—
13	Stefanie Capizzi	F	33	Torrance, CA	—
14	Jackie Happel	F	36	Kent, WA	—
15	Angela Hess	F	43	Arlington, VT	—
16	Rachel Thessin	F	39	Stony Brook, NY	—
17	Will Farr	M	38	Stony Brook, NY	—
18	James Harvey	M	48	Dpo, AE	—
19	Alyson Hockett	F	64	Tucson, AZ	—
20	Robin Wesely	F	58	Newmarket, NH	—
21	Tony Ritchie	M	46	Bethesda, MD	—
22	Eric Hedberg	M	37	Surrey, BC	—
23	Carly Lewis	F	36	Bothell, WA	—
24	Lydia Kuznetsova	F	23	Seattle, WA	—
25	Sarah Principe	F	42	Bothell, WA	—
26	Sarah Hurst	F	38	Ephrata, WA	—
27	Rachel Strasz	F	45	Vashon, WA	—
28	Donna Johnson	F	29	Lacey, WA	—
29	C. Keen	M	11	Delta, BC	—
30	Teresa Hayden	F	57	Salem, OR	—
31	Fawn Rahn	F	35	Hillsboro, OR	—
32	Pamela Williams	F	50	Kensington, MD	—
33	Jeff Keen	M	41	Delta, BC	—
34	Jason Wolfe	M	50	Everett, WA	—
35	Devony Taylor	F	38	Palo Alto, CA	—
36	Kate Cohen	F	42	Woodinville, WA	—
37	Tana Peterman	F	37	Seattle, WA	—
38	Jurgen Otte	M	54	The Woodlands, TX	—
39	M. Karnofski	F	9	Seattle, WA	—
40	Deb Noble-Perry	F	64	Graham, WA	—
41	Kacee Sellers	F	36	Ewa Beach, HI	—
42	Sue Whitcomb	F	43	Saranac Lake, NY	—
43	Rachel Neufeld	F	39	maple ridge, BC	—
44	Ellen Lebedeva	F	37	Tallinn	—
45	William Woodward	M	27	Sultan, WA	—
46	Danielle Henty	F	42	Seattle, WA	—
47	Stephanie Ward	F	51	Westlake Village, CA	—
48	Beau Deja	M	39	Saint Joseph, MI	—
49	Stephanie Kang	F	43	Seattle, WA	—
50	Reed Myers	M	14	Anacortes, WA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
1	Dennis Durkee	M	64	Victoria, TX	—
2	Caroline Calkins	F	54	Seattle, WA	—
3	Christa Laukaitis	F	48	Woodinville, WA	—
4	Courtney Lagomarsino	F	38	Chino Hills, CA	—
5	Sarah Halter	F	37	Seattle, WA	—
6	Rachel Mountain	F	52	Mount Vernon, WA	—
7	Kelly Tolsma	F	51	Lynden, WA	—
8	Rachel Slater	F	28	Jacksonville, FL	—
9	Joel Slominski	M	19	Buckley, WA	—
10	Lisa Neher	F	35	Portland, OR	—
11	Alana Honigman	F	35	Mountlake Terrace, WA	—
12	Mike Newman	M	42	Portland, OR	—
13	Megan Whinnie	F	37	Bellevue, WA	—
14	Eric Chapman	M	30	Auburn, WA	—
15	Danielle Carbo	F	42	Dupont, WA	—
16	Abigail Lang	F	31	Seattle, WA	—
17	Danny Leppek	M	29	Lake Jackson, TX	—
18	Elizabeth Glomb	F	37	Germantown, MD	—
19	Natalie Mintz	F	46	Seattle, WA	—
20	Chanel Fall	F	28	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	—
21	Nathan Weigand	M	44	Auburn, WA	—
22	Ash Glover-Ganapathiraju	F	37	Seattle, WA	—
23	Natalie Bulger	F	24	Freeport, NY	—
24	Lisa Krammes	F	41	Lenhartsville, PA	—
25	Susan Voigt	F	62	Fond Du Lac, WI	—
26	Geanna Revell	F	36	Seattle, WA	—
27	Ola Hungerford	F	36	Seattle, WA	—
28	Jessie Maxwell	F	36	Lynnwood, WA	—
29	Carley Solberg	F	32	Bellingham, WA	—
30	Jason Denton	M	45	Seattle, WA	—
31	Marie Lanka	F	42	San Jose, CA	—
32	Mirta Pehnec	F	33	Zagreb	—
33	Amanda Guza	F	29	Lake Jackson, TX	—
34	Jordan Brouk	M	31	Pittsford, NY	—
35	Zoe Warganz	F	28	Seattle, WA	—
36	Thomas Sparks	M	40	Minneapolis, MN	—
37	Jeff Slakey	M	41	Olympia, WA	—
38	Jeff McNew	M	39	Sammamish, WA	—
39	Caroline Trinder	F	34	Old Orchard Beach, ME	—
40	Nicholas Lee	M	42	Bothell, WA	—
41	Debbie O'Neal	F	56	Seattle, WA	—
42	Lana Bockstadter	F	21	Ridgefield, WA	—
43	Timothy Rodgers	M	59	Fuquay Varina, NC	—
44	Lindsey Shoda	F	52	Ellensburg, WA	—
45	Jil Zilligen	F	51	Ellensburg, WA	—
46	Jon McClintock	M	40	Seattle, WA	—
47	DeMauri Mackie	F	36	Elkins Park, PA	—
48	Anonymous Anonymous	F	32	—	—
49	Staci Morgan	F	40	Seattle, WA	—
50	Kirstie Higgins	F	66	Black Diamond, WA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
1	Karrin Daniels	F	43	Edmonds, WA	—
2	Thomas Brown	M	39	Austin, TX	—
3	Sherina Melzer	F	40	Hansville, WA	—
4	Kohle Andrews	M	18	University Place, WA	—
5	Carrie Wong	F	50	Puyallup, WA	—
6	Kent Sizer	M	65	Renton, WA	—
7	Dante Di Tommaso	M	53	Seattle, WA	—
8	Austin Falerios	M	27	JBLM, WA	—
9	Mike Holligan	M	28	Woodinville, WA	—
10	Kyle Norris	M	26	Silverdale, WA	—
11	Troy Dobbertin	M	26	Seattle, WA	—
12	Peggy Bodner	F	50	Beaverton, OR	—
13	Kyle Oman	M	31	Seattle, WA	—
14	ISAAC PREVOST	M	28	Seattle, WA	—
15	Samantha Comte	F	39	Snohomish, WA	—
16	Vince Ballou	M	30	Fort Wayne, IN	—
17	Erin Butts	F	40	Helena, MT	—
18	Colin Mieling	M	37	Seattle, WA	—
19	Megan Croghan	F	33	Seattle, WA	—
20	Will Lace	M	27	Seattle, WA	—
21	Elise Stratil	F	21	Wexford, PA	—
22	Barnaby Fletcher	M	35	Tacoma, WA	—
23	Nate Plageman	M	42	Winston Salem, NC	—
24	Jill Nelson	F	45	Bothell, WA	—
25	Greg Dunham	M	40	Redmond, WA	—
26	Amit Saurav	M	36	Sammamish, WA	—
27	Jon Hall	M	47	Seattle, WA	—
28	Clara Householder	F	39	Olympia, WA	—
29	Zoe Yoshinari	F	41	Issaquah, WA	—
30	Jack Bryant	M	29	Seattle, WA	—
31	Kirsten Jorgensen	F	30	Boston, MA	—
32	Emily Cacallori	F	35	Kent, WA	—
33	Jorge Cardenas	M	41	Seattle, WA	—
34	Yahdiel Bruno	M	32	Tacoma, WA	—
35	Edward Klein	M	38	Seattle, WA	—
36	Todd Ferkingstad	M	51	Seattle, WA	—
37	Joseph Drake	M	59	Seattle, WA	—
38	Henry Bell	M	28	Seattle, WA	—
39	Mariana Lowy-Gerstmar	F	35	Lahaina, HI	—
40	Paul Luedtke	M	38	Seattle, WA	—
41	Tracey Jameson	F	33	Silverdale, WA	—
42	Ryan Fear	M	29	Kirkland, WA	—
43	Zak Cerminara	M	30	Seattle, WA	—
44	Catey Pease	F	32	San Francisco, CA	—
45	Christine Holligan	F	29	Woodinville, WA	—
46	Rachel Stratil	F	24	Wexford, PA	—
47	Lianne Horvath	F	36	Kirkland, WA	—
48	Arielle Trumble	F	28	Seattle, WA	—
49	Kelly Sparks	F	37	Minneapolis, MN	—
50	Loryn Bortins	F	33	Bothell, WA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
1	Susan Atkinson	F	55	Vancouver, BC	—
2	Patti Krebsbach	F	58	Kent, WA	—
3	Melissa White	F	41	Seattle, WA	—
4	Marcia Bowlin	F	44	Puyallup, WA	—
5	Sasha Kemble	F	36	Edmonds, WA	—
6	Jorge Cardenas	M	41	Seattle, WA	—
7	LeAnn Moore	F	50	Duvall, WA	—
8	Kristin Daigle	F	32	Kenmore, WA	—
9	Patrick Ferguson	M	43	University Place, WA	—
10	David Jurchen	M	33	Lynnwood, WA	—
11	Mary Vickers	F	39	newcastle, WA	—
12	Lena Jones	F	40	Seattle, WA	—
13	Joe Gosnell	M	50	Redmond, WA	—
14	Kyle Reed	M	38	Lakewood, WA	—
15	Katerina Ehrlich	F	41	Montevideo	—

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