Capital City Marathon
Race Day Weather
Cool start, gradual warm-up
Runners will face temperatures ranging from 52°F at the start to 60°F by finish. With light winds from the WSW at 5 mph, conditions will remain favorable. The humidity is moderately high at 72%, so pacing should be conservative to manage the gradual heat increase. No significant rain is expected.
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Race Info
The Capital City Marathon has run through Olympia, Washington since 1980, when it was founded by members of the Olympia Rainrunners Club a few years before the city hosted the first U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials. The nonprofit Capital City Marathon Association still organizes the event, offering a Boston-qualifying marathon alongside a half marathon and five-mile race that start and finish near Sylvester Park in downtown Olympia. The certified course rolls through the city, surrounding countryside, and neighborhoods before a fast half-mile downhill finish.
