Seattle, WA · November
Seattle Marathon Training Plan
A free half marathon and marathon plan for the UW Medicine Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon, built around the course and your current fitness. Answer four questions and you will see every week of it. No account, no email, no card.
- Distances
- Half marathon, Marathon
- Course
- Hilly
- Usually held
- Each November
The Seattle Marathon course
A long-established late-season race around Lake Washington and the city's waterfront. Seattle's geography does the work: the course rolls constantly and the climbs, while short, arrive at points where you would rather they did not. It is not a course anyone chooses for a personal best.
Weather on race day
Late November in Seattle means cold, grey, and frequently wet. Starts in the 30s or 40s with rain are the normal case, and the wind off the water makes exposed sections feel colder than the number.
What to train for
Rolling-hill strength and wet-weather logistics. Train the ability to run climbs at even effort rather than even pace, and sort out gloves, layers, and shoe choice for rain in advance. The taper weeks fall in a dark, cold part of the year, which is its own discipline problem.
Registration and official details: Seattle Marathon official site
Seattle Marathon training questions
How long should I train for the Seattle Marathon?
Most runners give a marathon sixteen to twenty weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The plan above counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
Is the Seattle Marathon course hilly?
Hilly. A long-established late-season race around Lake Washington and the city's waterfront. Seattle's geography does the work: the course rolls constantly and the climbs, while short, arrive at points where you would rather they did not. It is not a course anyone chooses for a personal best.
What is the weather usually like at the Seattle Marathon?
Late November in Seattle means cold, grey, and frequently wet. Starts in the 30s or 40s with rain are the normal case, and the wind off the water makes exposed sections feel colder than the number.
Do I need an account to get a Seattle Marathon training plan?
No. The plan above builds in your browser with no account, no email, and no card. Make a free account only if you want to keep it, log your runs against it, and have the coach keep adapting it as your training goes.
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