The Seafair Marathon is crossing the 520 bridge with most of the route on the eastside of Seattle this year for the first time.  This Sunday, the 29th, the marathon begins at 7 AM in Husky Stadium and treats the runners to fabulous views of Lake Washington as they run across the bridge to the eastside cities of Bellevue and Kirkland.  The race heads as far south as Enatai and swings back up through Bellevue’s Bridle Trails to Rose Hill on over to the Kirkland Highlands, through East and West of Market, along Lake Washington Boulevard back down to the Bellevue Downtown Park and the finish line.  There’s a 1/2 marathon which will cross the bridge and circle through Bellevue.

Give those Team in Training members a big cheer.  These will be the runners in purple jerseys.  They’re running to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and blood borne cancers.   These runners have been training and raising money for the past 6 months.  I participated in a 1/2 marathon for Team in Training a few years back up in Anchorage, Alaska.  It was a wonderful and rewarding experience.

Expect to see world class runners coming through your neighborhood!