Rock ‘n Roll Course Overview
by greenglove ~ February 24th, 2009. Filed under: races/events, rock 'n roll marathon.
A RUNNING NIRVANA!
Rock the Pacific Northwest where ideal running temperatures, beautiful scenery and an eclectic music scene are a perfect fit for the Inaugural Rock ‘n’
Roll Seattle!
Both the full and half marathon start together at Foster Golf Links in Tukwila, south of downtown Seattle. The course runs through Tukwila and makes its way to the scenic shores of Lake Washington for miles 5 through 10. Runners will head toward downtown Seattle on Interstate 90, where the half marathon will split and finish downtown outside of Qwest Field.
The full marathon will continue north onto the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Hwy 99, with views of Elliott Bay. The full marathon will pass the Space Needle and Lake Union as the Alaskan Way Viaduct/Hwy 99 becomes Aurora. Runners will u-turn and head back toward downtown on the highway before finishing outside of Qwest Stadium downtown. There are some rolling hills between miles 13 and 19 in the full marathon course, culminating in mostly flat miles 20 through 26.
