All new for 2008, this scenic pacific northwest course will be a point-to-point route taking participants from Husky Stadium in Seattle and over the 520 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge for a once in a lifetime chance to cross the 520 Bridge on foot!

SEAFAIR Marathon

Human Interest Story

More than 70 bands will play along the 26.2-mile course in an event dubbed a "Running Nirvana." The marathon and half-marathon (13.1 miles) races will replace the Seafair Marathon and kick off the area's annual summer festival.

The Rock 'n' Roll Marathon series is taking over Seattle and will be replacing the SEAFAIR Marathon.

Rock 'n' roll Run Set To Replace Seafair Marathon

Rock 'n' Roll Marathon & 1/2 Marathon to be signature event of Seafair in 
2009

Seattle Is Ready To Rock 'n' Roll

Organizers of the Seafair Marathon said that they won't reimburse entry fees for runners who didn't make it onto a shuttle bus to the start of the marathon.  They said they will donate half of those fees to charity and have promised to cover the entry fees for runners who missed the shuttle and want to race in either next month's Torchlight Run or next year's Seafair Marathon.   Nearly four hundred did not make it to the start.  Runners paid between $65 and $100 to participate.

Seafair Marathon Won't Reimburse Runners Who Missed The Bus

Almost four hundred runners missed shuttle buses to the starting line and didn't start the race.  Upon realizing there was a problem, race organizers  delayed the start by only fifteen minutes due to the course route over a major bridge.  Possible causes for the incident could be that family and friends were allowed to board the early buses and that more people than expected arrived for later buses and the final 6:45 a.m. shuttle.  Although some of the stranded the option of running a 13.1-mile half marathon and transported some of them to that start, it's not clear what will be done for the runners who missed the last bus.

Hundreds of Seattle Marathon runners miss bus to starting line

Will they deliver a better experience next year?

A diamond in the rough; it's on my list for next y

hot and hilly and not very well organized

steep hills, no shade, poor shuttles, chip time?

Hot, hilly, great volunteers, sub-par organization

Poorly organized... hope it improves for next year

Hardest course I've ever run, and poor organizatio

Keep this course - perfect time and course

A great scenic run - complete with pirates!!

Well organized and fun... not a PR event though

Loved the hills, but what about ICE CREAM!

pleasant, although  not perfect, first marathon

QUADS BURN, BUT A GREAT MARATHON DESTINATION

Tough course - well organized 1st-year event

Beautiful, challenging & organized urban run

Nice race – great organization –  HARD COURSE!

SEAFAIR Marathon

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