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Run for the Gnomes Half Marathon & 5K

Name: Run for the Gnomes Half Marathon & 5K
Start: 2027-10-02
End: 2027-10-02
Location: Maple Valley

Maple Valley, Washington, United States

Saturday, 02 Oct 2027 330 days left

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Date 02 Oct, 2027

Races 2 distances

Entry fee $32.00 – $80.00

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Run for the Gnomes Half Marathon & 5K

About the event

Experience the beauty of Maple Valley with a race designed for speed and serenity. This fast, flat, and scenic course offers runners the perfect blend of challenge and tranquility, winding through peaceful landscapes that make every mile enjoyable. Whether you're aiming for a personal best or simply soaking in the atmosphere, you'll love the smooth, well-marked route.

Choose between a half marathon and a 5K, each thoughtfully planned to highlight the area's natural charm while providing an excellent racing experience. With supportive volunteers, clear signage, and a welcoming race community, this event is ideal for runners of all levels.

And keep an eye out—you might just spot a mischievous race gnome along the course! Rumor has it, he's been training for months, but given his tiny stride, he’s still working on that first mile. If you happen to see him, give him a cheer—gnome support is just as important as runner support!

Get ready to push your limits—or simply enjoy the journey. Lace up and join us for an unforgettable race day in Maple Valley!

Run for the Gnomes – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the Run for the Gnomes?
The Run for the Gnomes is a community Half Marathon and 5K organized by the Maple Valley Rotary Club to support local charitable causes. This year’s proceeds benefit The More We Love. https://www.themorewelove.org/

When and where is the event?
The event takes place in Maple Valley on the October 3, 2026. Both the start and finish line are in Lake Wilderness Park.

What distances are offered?
• Half Marathon
• 5K Run/Walk

What time do the races start?
The Half Marathon starts at 8 AM and the 5K will start at 8:30 AM.

Is the race timed?
Yes. Both the Half Marathon and 5K are chip‑timed for accurate results.

Is there a medal?
Yes. All finishers will receive a medal.

What is the trail surface like?
The course is mostly gravel. Participants should be prepared for uneven surfaces typical of a gravel trail.

Are dogs allowed?

We love dogs, but unfortunately, they are not allowed in this event.

Are strollers allowed?
Yes, strollers are allowed in both the Half Marathon and the 5K.
However, because the trail is primarily gravel, stroller users should exercise caution and be aware of varying surface conditions. You will be asked to start at the back of the pack.

Can I walk the 5K?
Absolutely! Walkers, runners, families, and strollers are all welcome. (See stroller question above).

Where do I pick up my race packet?
Packet pickup details, including locations and times, will be emailed to participants and posted online.

Will there be aid stations?
Yes. Aid stations with water and refreshments will be located along the Half Marathon course. Water will be available at the 5K start/finish area.

Is there a cutoff time?
5K: No cutoff time.
Half Marathon: The cutoff time is 4 hours. If you expect to take longer than 4 hours, you may start early with prior approval from race organizers.

Is there a race shirt?
All participants signed up before September 15 are guaranteed a t shirt.

Where do the race proceeds go?
This year’s race supports The More We Love, helping fund the filling of their pool and the construction of a playground for children in their care.

Are there volunteer opportunities?
Yes! Volunteers are vital to making this event successful. Please contact us through the RunSignUp page if you are interested in volunteering. Run for the Gnomes Half Marathon & 5K

What happens if it rains?
The Run for the Gnomes takes place rain or shine. Please dress for the weather.

Can businesses sponsor or participate?
Yes! We offer multiple sponsorship levels and welcome business teams or volunteers. Contact us through the RunSignUp pate for more details. Run for the Gnomes Half Marathon & 5K

Races offered

02Oct

Run for the Gnomes Half Marathon

Running

Distance: 21.1K
Start time: 08:00
Entry fee: $80.00

02Oct

Run for the Gnomes 5K

Running

Distance: 10K
Start time: 08:30
Entry fee: $32.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for October in Maple Valley.

Temperature6.7° / 15.1°

Feels like4.0° / 13.0°

Sunshine hours6h 45m

Rainfall5.3 mm

Snowfall—

Wind8.6 km/h (Light breeze)

Humidity79.3%

Max UV indexLow (2.8)

Sweat lossLow

Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft

Sunrise07:28

Sunset18:18

About Maple Valley

Learn more about the host city, Maple Valley.

Maple Valley is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 28,013 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 28,553 in 2024. The city functions as a commuter town to Seattle for residents, though there is an increasing amount of commercial activity in the area.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Run for the Gnomes Half Marathon & 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kent Thompson	M	42	Maple Valley, WA	1:27:18
🥈	Piotr Apostol	M	35	Renton, WA	1:29:04
🥉	Caitlin Latimer	F	41	Seattle, WA	1:33:12
4	Jordan Greco	M	36	Renton, WA	1:36:21
5	Ross Johnson	M	35	Maple Valley, WA	1:42:38
6	Kylie Kam	F	29	Kirkland, WA	1:45:09
7	Jessie Kotarski	F	41	—	1:45:44
8	Robin White	F	53	Ravensdale, WA	1:46:29
9	Nolan Hoover	M	28	Bellevue, WA	1:49:06
10	Jonathan Bricker	M	51	Seattle, WA	1:50:08
11	Cameron Lester	M	42	Seattle, WA	1:52:07
12	Jenna Louie	F	28	Seattle, WA	1:53:10
13	Will Streich	M	22	Tacoma, WA	1:55:37
14	Sohom Roy	M	22	Cupertino, CA	1:55:51
15	Margaret Marks	F	42	Redmond, WA	1:56:42
16	Jared Thornbrugh	M	25	Olympia, WA	1:57:16
17	Emma Hill	F	24	Olympia, WA	1:57:21
18	Robert Dees	M	48	Gig Harbor, WA	2:01:26
19	Craig Saxby	M	38	WENATCHEE, WA	2:02:54
20	Zach Lea	M	33	Ellensburg, WA	2:06:05
21	Jessica Mumm	F	35	Prineville, OR	2:08:20
22	Yash Gokhale	M	28	Seattle, WA	2:08:29
23	Kelsi Syverson	F	30	Issaquah, WA	2:08:53
24	Katherine Bellows	F	44	Seattle, WA	2:11:30
25	Gustavo Miracle	M	41	Maple Valley, WA	2:12:17
26	Samantha Leininger	F	32	Renton, WA	2:14:17
27	Tonya Koopman	F	56	Bend, OR	2:14:26
28	Mark Koopman	M	53	Bend, OR	2:14:41
29	Vinnie Vasquez	M	56	Black Diamond, WA	2:15:13
30	Anonymous Anonymous	M	34	—	2:18:12
31	Gina Forestieri	F	61	Gilbert, AZ	2:18:30
32	Annie Dang	F	28	Bellevue, WA	2:19:47
33	Maryellen Elcock	F	68	Ravensdale, WA	2:23:04
34	Breanna Geusen	F	40	Calimesa, CA	2:24:38
35	Brittany Bay	F	40	Yucaipa, CA	2:24:39
36	Myron Neal	M	67	Glen Mills, PA	2:26:17
37	Carley Neal	F	32	Exton, PA	2:26:18
38	Tracy Bui	F	35	Renton, WA	2:26:53
39	Jae Han	M	57	Lakewood, WA	2:27:58
40	Steve Sack	M	51	Seattle, WA	2:30:17
41	Carolyn Lesser	F	48	Redmond, WA	2:30:47
42	David Geusen	M	37	Calimesa, CA	2:31:44
43	Alexey Kosiuga	M	38	Puyallup, WA	2:31:45
44	dylan keatts	M	22	Renton, WA	2:32:45
45	Patti Krebsbach	F	63	Kent, WA	2:33:03
46	Gretchen Tapp	F	64	Auburn, WA	2:33:03
47	Madelyn Wiebke	F	27	Maple Valley, WA	2:34:49
48	Katie Krogstadt	F	43	Graham, WA	2:34:56
49	Martha Koch	F	45	Maple Valley, WA	2:38:59
50	Samantha Pape	F	43	Erie, PA	2:45:29

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kathryn Merrill	F	43	Anacortes, WA	22:29.34
🥈	Matthew Booth	M	38	Bonney Lake, WA	23:00.65
🥉	James Frederick	M	58	Renton, WA	23:21.44
4	Ronnie Sokha	M	39	Maple Valley, WA	24:07.44
5	Juanita Skoor	F	40	Renton, WA	24:16.93
6	Benjamin Dipple	M	27	Maple Valley, WA	24:28.44
7	Katie Rhodes	F	40	Maple Valley, WA	25:01.87
8	Patrick Sundaresan	M	48	Maple Valley, WA	25:05.93
9	Elizabeth Snow	F	45	Maple Valley, WA	25:09.15
10	Tyler Mortenson	M	34	Black Diamond, WA	26:30.7
11	Andrey Zaikin	M	44	Maple Valley, WA	26:44.38
12	Peter Bakke	M	39	Maple Valley, WA	26:46.68
13	Richard Britain	M	53	Maple Valley, WA	27:28.97
14	Brian Harvold	M	46	Carnation, WA	27:49.19
15	Amelia Steele	F	15	Maple Valley, WA	27:50.68
17	Mark Swart	M	56	covington, WA	27:56.69
18	Jasmine Britain	F	47	Maple Valley, WA	27:57.59
19	Heidi Buker	F	47	Anacortes, WA	28:04.56
20	Debbie Tomassini	F	58	Renton, WA	28:07.41
21	Nichole Barker	F	48	Ravensdale, WA	28:46.6
22	Katie Quinn	F	37	Ravensdale, WA	28:53.36
23	Gianna Mencini	F	14	Maple Valley, WA	29:02.8
24	Molly Mahoney	F	14	Maple Valley, WA	29:02.82
25	Troy chenoweth	M	43	Bonney Lake, WA	29:03.7
26	Eric Bell	M	54	BONNEY LAKE, WA	29:04.62
27	Alex Dennis	M	43	Maple Valley, WA	29:21.51
28	Kara Burton	F	34	Maple Valley, WA	29:26.94
29	Madysen Woltemath	F	27	Ravensdale, WA	29:43.9
30	Andrew Comito	M	24	Maple Valley, WA	29:45.45
31	Mike Kanaga	M	76	Maple Valley, WA	29:46.06
32	Kirsten Mortenson	F	35	Black Diamond, WA	29:47.74
33	Vincent Pham	M	22	University Place, WA	29:50.31
34	Gwyneth Diderich	F	14	Maple Valley, WA	29:50.57
35	Elizabeth Young	F	13	Maple Valley, WA	29:51
36	Nang Pham	M	52	University Place, WA	29:51.15
38	S. Chambers	F	12	Kent, WA	30:35.12
39	Lee Ann Kinkade-Herman	F	56	Sammamish, WA	30:41.1
40	Bryn Pinkerton	F	33	Maple Valley, WA	30:48.93
41	Riza Miller	F	34	Maple Valley, WA	30:51.39
42	Lily Tafa	F	25	Kent, WA	31:19.8
43	James Allen	M	18	Maple Valley, WA	31:29.4
44	Michael Conchie	M	35	Maple Valley, WA	31:44.96
45	Menaesha Palacios	F	29	Federal Way, WA	31:48.28
46	Sourabh Shenoy	M	32	Lake Forest park, WA	31:58.83
47	Evans Tomassini	M	59	Renton, WA	32:25.66
48	Tyson Touma	M	28	Renton, WA	32:32.51
49	Michael Clyde	M	48	Auburn, WA	32:33.8
50	Gary Mahoney	M	67	Maple Valley, WA	32:45.22
51	Jack Anderson	M	62	Maple Valley, WA	33:08.71
52	O. Mjelde	M	7	Maple valley, WA	33:23.72

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kathryn Merrill	F	42	Anacortes, WA	46:20
🥈	Ion Scerbatiuc	M	40	Renton, WA	48:04
🥉	Ben Schramm	M	23	Maple Valley, WA	48:21
4	Juanita Skoor	F	39	Renton, WA	48:50
5	Scott Mitchell	M	53	Maple Valley, WA	49:21
6	Alan Hinkle	M	19	Maple Valley, WA	49:50
7	Cassidy Hasse	F	24	Issaquah, WA	53:14
8	Patrick Sundaresan	M	47	Maple Valley, WA	53:21
9	Katica Iceva	F	50	Kirkland, WA	53:42
10	Denis Ceban	M	41	Maple Valley, WA	53:44
11	Richard Britain	M	52	Maple Valley, WA	54:13
12	Kai Sandvig	M	44	Auburn, WA	54:24
13	Mande Jones	F	44	Bonney lake, WA	55:40
14	Jasmine Britain	F	46	Maple Valley, WA	55:46
15	Justin Seo	M	35	Maple Valley, WA	55:55
16	Debbie Tomassini	F	57	Renton, WA	56:09
17	Mira Kim	F	34	Maple Valley, WA	56:16
18	Elle Brandt	F	26	Lacey, WA	56:46
19	Nicole Schlutt	F	47	Maple Valley, WA	57:22
20	Seth Studley	M	47	Maple Valley, WA	57:25
21	Tushar Shenoy	M	46	Renton, WA	59:04
22	Michael Lamb	M	62	Maple Valley, WA	59:09
23	Anslee Canning	F	28	Eagle River, AK	59:10
24	Gregg Ripley	M	60	Maple Valley, WA	59:14
25	Shiloh Brackett	F	30	Covington, WA	59:18
26	William Bisesto	M	49	Tacoma, WA	1:00:48
27	Shaunna Bisesto	F	47	Tacoma, WA	1:00:50
28	Elliot Phillips	M	37	Omak, WA	1:00:57
29	Aleksandar Icev	M	49	Kirkland, WA	1:01:24
30	V. Minihan	F	12	Maple Valley, WA	1:01:30
31	Lequin Wade	M	45	Kent, WA	1:01:37
32	Kara Burton	F	33	Maple Valley, WA	1:01:40
33	Lee Ann Kinkade-Herman	F	55	Sammamish, WA	1:01:50
34	Taras Lesko	M	43	Covington, WA	1:02:13
35	Katherine Martinez	F	39	Maple Valley, WA	1:02:15
36	Sean Berringer	M	38	Maple Valley, WA	1:02:24
37	Marie Pettersen	F	27	Issaquah, WA	1:02:28
38	Maddie Schramm	F	25	Maple Valley, WA	1:02:28
39	Marcela Rios	F	38	Maple Valley, WA	1:02:51
40	Gail Sandall	F	65	Renton, WA	1:02:55
41	Rebecca Smith	F	35	Kent, WA	1:03:03
42	Brandon Moreno Reif	M	35	Anchorage, AK	1:04:08
43	Jack Anderson	M	61	Maple Valley, WA	1:04:12
44	Joan Tidrick	F	48	Maple Valley, WA	1:04:26
45	Penny Anderson	F	44	Tacoma, WA	1:05:37
46	Aja Brewer	F	23	Renton, WA	1:05:46
47	Colin Minihan	M	44	Maple Valley, WA	1:06:33
48	Gretchen Mjelde	F	39	Maple valley, WA	1:08:30
49	Alexis Lea	F	30	Ellensburg, WA	1:08:59
50	Evans Tomassini	M	58	Renton, WA	1:10:02

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