Events
Orca Half Marathon Saturday
Price:
$81
Price increases after October 31, 2025 at 11:59pm PDT
Open to ages 12+.
Two Half Marathons!
Virtual Half Marathon
Price:
$60
98 spots left. Registration ends August 31, 2026 at 11:59pm PDT
Includes 3 of the following races.
Orca Half Marathon
Seattle, WA 98116 US
09/19/2026
- 09/20/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- Orca Half Marathon Saturday — Sep 19, 2026 at 7:20am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- Orca Half Marathon Sunday — Sep 20, 2026 at 7:20am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- Orca 8-Miler (Sunday) — Sep 20, 2026 at 7:20am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- Blowhole Challenge — Sep 19, 2026 at 7:20am PDT to Sep 20, 2026 at 1:00pm PDT
My Better Half Marathon
Seattle, WA 98118 US
02/08/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- My Better Half Marathon — Feb 8, 2026 at 8:00am PST to 12:00pm PST
- My Better Half 10K — Feb 8, 2026 at 8:00am PST to 12:00pm PST
- My Better Half 5K — Feb 8, 2026 at 8:00am PST to 12:00pm PST
- My Better Half Marathon Relay (2 people must register together) — Feb 8, 2026 at 8:00am PST to 12:00pm PST
Birch Bay Road Race
Blaine, WA 98230 US
04/11/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- 5K — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 15K — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 30K — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 5k--Canadian Resident — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 15k--Canadian Residents — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 30k--Canadian Residents — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
Snoqualmie Valley Half
Carnation, WA 98014 US
06/27/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- 10K — Jun 27, 2026 at 9:00am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- 1/2 Marathon — Jun 27, 2026 at 9:00am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
Iron Horse Half Marathon
North Bend, WA 98045 US
08/30/2026
- Half Marathon — Aug 30, 2026 at 7:00am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
San Juan Island Half
Friday Harbor, WA 98250 US
05/09/2026
- San Juan Island Half Marathon — May 9, 2026 at 8:45am PDT to 12:30pm PDT
The Great Ferry Race
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 US
06/07/2026
- The Great Ferry Race — Jun 7, 2026 at 8:00am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
Craft Classic Seattle
Redmond, WA 98052 US
07/26/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- Half Marathon — Jul 26, 2026 at 7:30am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- 5K — Jul 26, 2026 at 8:00am PDT to 9:30am PDT
Kirkland Half Marathon & 5K
Kirkland, WA 98034 US
05/03/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- 5K — May 3, 2026 at 8:00am PDT to 11:30am PDT
- Half Marathon — May 3, 2026 at 7:30am PDT to 11:30am PDT
Lake Sammamish Half Marathon
Redmond, WA 98052 US
03/07/2026
- Half Marathon — Mar 7, 2026 at 7:30am PST to 12:00pm PST
Run The Green
Kent, WA 98032 US
03/14/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- Half Marathon — Mar 14, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 12:30pm PDT
- 10K — Mar 14, 2026 at 8:45am PDT to 10:45am PDT
One Step Closer
Seattle, WA 98136 US
08/15/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- 3 Hour — Aug 15, 2026 at 8:00pm PDT to 11:00pm PDT
- 6 Hour — Aug 15, 2026 at 5:00pm PDT to 11:00pm PDT
- 12 Hour — Aug 15, 2026 at 11:00am PDT to 11:00pm PDT
- 18 Hour — Aug 15, 2026 at 5:00am PDT to 11:00pm PDT
Includes 4 of the following races.
My Better Half Marathon
Seattle, WA 98118 US
02/08/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- My Better Half Marathon — Feb 8, 2026 at 8:00am PST to 12:00pm PST
- My Better Half 10K — Feb 8, 2026 at 8:00am PST to 12:00pm PST
- My Better Half 5K — Feb 8, 2026 at 8:00am PST to 12:00pm PST
- My Better Half Marathon Relay (2 people must register together) — Feb 8, 2026 at 8:00am PST to 12:00pm PST
Lake Sammamish Half Marathon
Redmond, WA 98052 US
03/07/2026
- Half Marathon — Mar 7, 2026 at 7:30am PST to 12:00pm PST
Run The Green
Kent, WA 98032 US
03/14/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- Half Marathon — Mar 14, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 12:30pm PDT
- 10K — Mar 14, 2026 at 8:45am PDT to 10:45am PDT
Birch Bay Road Race
Blaine, WA 98230 US
04/11/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- 5K — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 15K — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 30K — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 5k--Canadian Resident — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 15k--Canadian Residents — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 30k--Canadian Residents — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
Kirkland Half Marathon & 5K
Kirkland, WA 98034 US
05/03/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- 5K — May 3, 2026 at 8:00am PDT to 11:30am PDT
- Half Marathon — May 3, 2026 at 7:30am PDT to 11:30am PDT
San Juan Island Half
Friday Harbor, WA 98250 US
05/09/2026
- San Juan Island Half Marathon — May 9, 2026 at 8:45am PDT to 12:30pm PDT
The Great Ferry Race
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 US
06/07/2026
- The Great Ferry Race — Jun 7, 2026 at 8:00am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
Snoqualmie Valley Half
Carnation, WA 98014 US
06/27/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- 10K — Jun 27, 2026 at 9:00am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- 1/2 Marathon — Jun 27, 2026 at 9:00am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
Craft Classic Seattle
Redmond, WA 98052 US
07/26/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- Half Marathon — Jul 26, 2026 at 7:30am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- 5K — Jul 26, 2026 at 8:00am PDT to 9:30am PDT
One Step Closer
Seattle, WA 98136 US
08/15/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- 3 Hour — Aug 15, 2026 at 8:00pm PDT to 11:00pm PDT
- 6 Hour — Aug 15, 2026 at 5:00pm PDT to 11:00pm PDT
- 12 Hour — Aug 15, 2026 at 11:00am PDT to 11:00pm PDT
- 18 Hour — Aug 15, 2026 at 5:00am PDT to 11:00pm PDT
Iron Horse Half Marathon
North Bend, WA 98045 US
08/30/2026
- Half Marathon — Aug 30, 2026 at 7:00am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
Orca Half Marathon
Seattle, WA 98116 US
09/19/2026
- 09/20/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- Orca Half Marathon Saturday — Sep 19, 2026 at 7:20am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- Orca Half Marathon Sunday — Sep 20, 2026 at 7:20am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- Orca 8-Miler (Sunday) — Sep 20, 2026 at 7:20am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- Blowhole Challenge — Sep 19, 2026 at 7:20am PDT to Sep 20, 2026 at 1:00pm PDT
Includes 5 to 16 of the following races.
Orca Half Marathon
Seattle, WA 98116 US
09/19/2026
- 09/20/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- Orca Half Marathon Saturday — Sep 19, 2026 at 7:20am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- Orca Half Marathon Sunday — Sep 20, 2026 at 7:20am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- Orca 8-Miler (Sunday) — Sep 20, 2026 at 7:20am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
My Better Half Marathon
Seattle, WA 98118 US
02/08/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- My Better Half Marathon — Feb 8, 2026 at 8:00am PST to 12:00pm PST
- My Better Half 10K — Feb 8, 2026 at 8:00am PST to 12:00pm PST
- My Better Half 5K — Feb 8, 2026 at 8:00am PST to 12:00pm PST
- My Better Half Marathon Relay (2 people must register together) — Feb 8, 2026 at 8:00am PST to 12:00pm PST
Birch Bay Road Race
Blaine, WA 98230 US
04/11/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- 5K — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 15K — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 30K — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 5k--Canadian Resident — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 15k--Canadian Residents — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
- 30k--Canadian Residents — Apr 11, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
Snoqualmie Valley Half
Carnation, WA 98014 US
06/27/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- 10K — Jun 27, 2026 at 9:00am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- 1/2 Marathon — Jun 27, 2026 at 9:00am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
Iron Horse Half Marathon
North Bend, WA 98045 US
08/30/2026
- Half Marathon — Aug 30, 2026 at 7:00am PDT to 2:00pm PDT
San Juan Island Half
Friday Harbor, WA 98250 US
05/09/2026
- San Juan Island Half Marathon — May 9, 2026 at 8:45am PDT to 12:30pm PDT
The Great Ferry Race
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 US
06/07/2026
- The Great Ferry Race — Jun 7, 2026 at 8:00am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
Craft Classic Seattle
Redmond, WA 98052 US
07/26/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- Half Marathon — Jul 26, 2026 at 7:30am PDT to 1:00pm PDT
- 5K — Jul 26, 2026 at 8:00am PDT to 9:30am PDT
Kirkland Half Marathon & 5K
Kirkland, WA 98034 US
05/03/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- 5K — May 3, 2026 at 8:00am PDT to 11:30am PDT
- Half Marathon — May 3, 2026 at 7:30am PDT to 11:30am PDT
Lake Sammamish Half Marathon
Redmond, WA 98052 US
03/07/2026
- Half Marathon — Mar 7, 2026 at 7:30am PST to 12:00pm PST
Run The Green
Kent, WA 98032 US
03/14/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- Half Marathon — Mar 14, 2026 at 8:30am PDT to 12:30pm PDT
- 10K — Mar 14, 2026 at 8:45am PDT to 10:45am PDT
One Step Closer
Seattle, WA 98136 US
08/15/2026
Pick 1 event from this race:
- 3 Hour — Aug 15, 2026 at 8:00pm PDT to 11:00pm PDT
- 6 Hour — Aug 15, 2026 at 5:00pm PDT to 11:00pm PDT
- 12 Hour — Aug 15, 2026 at 11:00am PDT to 11:00pm PDT
- 18 Hour — Aug 15, 2026 at 5:00am PDT to 11:00pm PDT
Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://www.orcarunning.com/orca-half/.
Place
1222 Harbor Ave SW
Seattle, WA US 98116
Seattle, WA US 98116
Description
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.
See all of race details on our website here!
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.
Race Contact Info
If you have any questions about this race, click the button below.
Orca Running Race Policies
http://www.orcarunning.com/policies
Get a Refund By Referring Friends
Refer 4 or more participants and get a refund of up to $60.00. You can find your referral link in your confirmation email (referral link must be used to receive credit).
Additional Fees
Carbon Offset: $0.95
Tariff Fee: $3.50
Tariff Fee: $3.50
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