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Run Scared

Seattle, Washington, United States View on map
Oct 25, 2026 (America/Los_Angeles local time)
Running

About this race

Earn your candy at the 18th annual Run Scared, benefiting Blood Cancer United (formerly The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) Choose from 10K, 5K or 2 mile walk or run. 

Celebrate Halloween with a scary dash in Seward Park. Registration includes long sleeve race shirt, a surprise finisher's item and Halloween treats.  All while benefiting a great cause! 

Virtual option for those who want to join us from across the country. 

Free kids dash

In an effort to be more friendly on the environment, you can choose the "Trees not Tees" option and we will donate your shirt costs to an organization that will plant a tree in your name. You will get a certificate, GPS coordinates and a picture of your planted tree. 

Schedule

October 24, 2026

1:00pm - Packet pickup at West Seattle Runner opens

5:00pm - Packet pickup at West Seattle Runner closes

West Seattle Runner - 2743 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116

October 25, 2026

8:00am - Registration and packet pickup open

8:15am - Treasure Hunt

8:45am - Kids Dash

9:00am - Costume Contest

9:45am - 10K Start

10:00am - 5K and 2 Mile start

10:45am - Awards

Pick your distance

Running

10K

Oct 25, 2026 10K 9:45 AM
$60.00
Open

5K

Oct 25, 2026 5K 10:00 AM
$50.00
Open

2 mile

Oct 25, 2026 4K 10:00 AM
$50.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Seattle, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 7.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 12.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 4.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 12.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
20.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
81.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 25, 2026 (PDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 25, 2026 (PDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 19m

The sun rises at 7:43 AM and sets at 6:03 PM local time (PDT) in Seattle on October 25, 2026 — 10h 19m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 131 Seattle events

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