Kirkland, WA
Best half around.
About the race
Formerly the Mother's Day Half.
The Kirkland Half is a race with a variety of terrain that showcases some of Kirkland’s most beautiful neighborhoods. The course starts and finishes at Juanita Beach Park, and is a combination of road and crushed gravel on the Cross Kirkland Corridor Trail, with views of Lake Washington for much of the way.
The 5K also starts and finishes at Juanita Beach Park, and is run on the roads in the neighborhoods surrounding the park. There is a kids race too, so the whole family can take part.
All participants receive a custom bib, a participant shirt and a finisher medal.
The Course
Starts and finishes at Juanita Beach Park. A race with a variety of terrain that showcases some of Kirkland’s most beautiful neighborhoods — a combination of road and crushed gravel on the Cross Kirkland Corridor Trail, with views of Lake Washington for much of the way.
Six aid stations sit every 2–3 miles, stocked with water, Tailwind Nutrition and GU gels.
Super Pacers provides pacers for the half marathon to help you hit your goal. Look for the following finish times: 1:30, 1:45, 1:50, 2:00 and 2:15.
Starts and finishes at Juanita Beach Park, and is run entirely on the roads in the neighborhoods surrounding the park.
One aid station at approximately mile 2.
The kids race starts at 10:30am and starts and finishes in the same places as the grown-up race — it is just much shorter, at approximately half a mile. Kids registration includes a finisher medal, and a kids shirt may be added on for an additional cost.
All Orca races are cupless — bring a handheld or grab a small reusable folding cup at the start.
Entry
Bib mailed to you ($4.50) — Select the option during registration
Race morning, from 6:15am — Plan on long lines
Pre-race — date and time to be confirmed — REI Bellevue, 410 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
The half marathon has 6 aid stations, located every 2–3 miles and stocked with water, Tailwind Nutrition and GU gels. The 5K course has one aid station at approximately mile 2.
Yes — the race offers a free gear check, and the drop is at the start line of each race. Please note that you must bring your own bag; we do not provide gear check bags.
Overall awards go to the top 3 male, female and non-binary runners. Age group awards are given in 5-year increments. Awards are not mailed after the race and must be picked up on the day.
Shuttles run from 6:30am to 7:30am from Kirkland Ave to Youth Eastside Services, which is a short walk to Juanita Beach Park. The shuttles begin running back to the parking garage at 8:45am and continue until 11:45am. The Peter Kirk Municipal Parking Garage has 420 spaces with 4 hours of free parking.
Parking is at Juanita Beach Park and in the surrounding neighborhoods. The earlier you arrive, the closer you will be to the start/finish line, so plan ahead. Parking is no longer allowed in the field across the street, so please take the shuttle from downtown Kirkland, use public transit, and plan ahead.
The Peter Kirk Municipal Parking Garage has 420 parking spaces with 4 hours of free parking, and shuttles run from there to the start.
We recommend The Heathman Hotel in downtown Kirkland, 220 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland, WA 98033.
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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.
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