About the Green Lake Sole 5K Run
The course starts at the basketball courts near East Green Lake Beach, loops around the lake, then swings out around the playfields before returning to where you started. It is a mostly flat route on paths that circle a popular urban park. The race is hand-timed, and mornings at the lake tend to run cool and wet, so dress for it.
Check-in opens well before the gun at the basketball courts, and parking is available at East Green Lake Beach, with neighborhood street parking as a backup if that lot fills. Neither dogs nor strollers are allowed on the course. Entry fees benefit YouthCare, a Seattle organization that helps young people experiencing homelessness, with proceeds going toward purchasing shoes for youth in their programs.
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Green Lake Sole 5K Run 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K Results · 2026
28finishers
18:47winner
30:36median
47:53cutoff
Top 3: Luis Sastre (18:47) · Randy Shao (19:16) · Xavier Gitiaux (19:26)
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 22, 2026.
