Windermere Marathon, Half, 10K, & 5K

Windermere Marathon, Half, 10K & 5K is held on May 16, 2027, in Spokane, Washington. The marathon (26.2 mi) starts at 7:00 a.m. and the half marathon (13.1 mi), 10K and 5K at 8:00 a.m. The marathon runs from Liberty Lake west into the city along the flat Centennial Trail, beside the Spokane River, finishing with every other distance in Riverfront Park.

A flat point-to-point on a paved trail is about as favourable as a marathon course gets, which is why times here tend to be good ones: the risk is starting too fast because nothing slows you down early. Lock into goal pace in the first three miles and let the course do its work in the last six, when a flat profile is worth far more than it is at the start.