Anacortes, WA
A half marathon, 5K and Kids Fun Run through downtown Anacortes and its waterfront — the town named for Annie Curtis — on a Sunday morning in May.
About the race
A new race for 2027!
Anacortes is named for Annie! In 1876 the railroad surveyor Amos Bowman set out to build a home on Fidalgo Island, and when the town’s post office opened in 1879 it took his wife’s maiden name — Annie Curtis — “slightly corrupted in the interest of euphony.” Anne “Annie” Bonfield Curtis Bowman had married Amos in California in 1871 and come north with him. The town that grew up around that post office has carried her name ever since, and she is buried at Grand View Cemetery here in town.
Everything else is the Orca setup you already know: chip timing, a course that’s marked properly, aid stations with people who cheer, a finish line worth running at, and a cute downtown to wander through afterwards. Proceeds support the Anacortes Family Center and the Anacortes Youth Sports Coalition.
Entry
The Depot, 611 R Ave
Free gear check. Bring your own bag — we provide ID tags. Pick up at the finish-line Orca booth.
Top 3 male, female, and non-binary finishers on gun time, plus age-group awards in 5-year increments. Picked up at the Orca tent — awards are not mailed.
Anacortes has plentiful parking in and near the start/finish venue. We encourage you to carpool!
Our favorite local place to stay is the Majestic Inn and Spa!
Good to Know
The fine print
We have a clear set of policies that we uniformly follow for all races. Entries are not refundable, but you can defer your entry, transfer it to another race, or transfer it to another participant. You can review our full set of policies here.
There are no higher stakes than being kind to the earth; we care deeply about keeping our planet viable for the next generation. To that end, we organize our events with an eye towards minimizing our impact on the planet. Read more here.
Orca Running want to make sure that everyone feels welcome and safe at our running events and in our community. We have a non-binary registration option and a non-binary category for overall awards. If you have a suggestion or idea for how we can improve our events in this regard, please let us know!
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