The road to your own record
Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.
THE DREAM
Held in Leavenworth, Washington.
Full marathon participants start near the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.
Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.
Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.
From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.
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YOUR ENTRY
Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
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RACE WEEK
Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.
From the 2025 editionFull marathon 6 hours, half marathon 4 hours
We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet. The map shows the host city.
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Full marathon 6 hours, half marathon 4 hours
Full marathon starts from Icicle Canyon, goes around Leavenworth Riverside Park and Trail twice, and enters Enchantment Park Event Center. Half marathon departs from Enchantment Park.
Events include Half Marathon and the Marathon.
The start is in Leavenworth, WA, at 7:00 a.m. local time.
Not yet confirmed in the official race guide
Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.
This race takes place during the first weekend of Leavenworth Oktoberfest, with a 07:00 start.
Packet pickup details have not been published.
Half marathon: Enchantment Park, downtown Leavenworth (walkable town center); Marathon start: remote Icicle Canyon area, reachable only via mandatory organizer shuttle
Half marathon starts and finishes at Enchantment Park in Leavenworth's Bavarian Village. The marathon starts near the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area/Icicle Canyon (about 9 miles out of town) and requires the mandatory organizer shuttle bus from Leavenworth.
Rural mountain-town venue with no public transit; the marathon start is only reachable via the mandatory organizer shuttle.
Enchantment Park Event Center, downtown Leavenworth (both marathon and half marathon finish here)
Both marathon and half marathon finish at Enchantment Park Event Center in downtown Leavenworth.
Marathon runners must take the event-provided shuttle bus to the remote start; it departs from and returns to the Shuttle Transit Center at Icicle River Middle School, 10195 Titus Road, Leavenworth, WA. Half marathon starts directly at Enchantment Park (no shuttle needed).
No dedicated transit card system; Leavenworth is a small car-access mountain town in the Cascades with only limited local/seasonal shuttle service and no smartcard network.
Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.
The race starts at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time on October 3.
Half marathon starts at the Enchantment Park Event Center, passes through downtown Leavenworth,
joins the same route as full marathon, and returns to Enchantment Park.
Full marathon starts near the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, runs through about 9 miles of canyon terrain,
then completes two loops along the riverside park and trails.
The surface is a mix of paved road, unpaved road, and trail.
Time limit's full marathon is 6 hours, and half marathon's is 4 hours, and half marathon allows walking participation regardless of finish time.
Times are local to Leavenworth. Check the latest official information before the race.
STAY A LITTLE
From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.
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Not officially announced yet.
It's expected in October 2027;
the 2026 race was held on Sat, October 3, 2026.
Not announced yet. The 2026 race entry fee was about $144.78.
Full marathon 6 hours, half marathon 4 hours. (From the 2025 edition)
Marathon · Half. (From the 2025 edition)
The race starts at 07:00. (From the 2025 edition)
Enchantment Park Event Center. (From the 2025 edition)
Enchantment Park Event Center. (From the 2025 edition)
Full marathon 6 hours, half marathon 4 hours. (From the 2025 edition)