About the Whitefish Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
All distances start together at Depot Park and follow the same course before splitting apart. The marathon and half run together for the first half of the race, so there is a substantial shared stretch before they diverge. The mountains around Whitefish stay visible for most of the route, and the terrain is road throughout with no significant elevation drama.
Everything finishes back at Depot Park, where the post-race gathering has room to spread out. Starting and finishing in the same place keeps logistics straightforward, and having the whole field launch together gives the early miles a sense of occasion regardless of which distance you are running.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
3.1 Miles · 2026 results
733finishers
17:22winner
39:32median
1:58:15cutoff
Top 3: Porter Shehan (17:22) · Denver Jensen (17:39) · Edward Choi (17:39)
13.1 Miles · 2026 results
637finishers
1:08:00winner
2:12:31median
4:07:15cutoff
Top 3: Maxwell Scott (1:08:00) · Collin Buck (1:10:16) · Micah Drew (1:10:36)
26.2 Miles · 2026 results
257finishers
2:47:14winner
4:25:09median
6:59:08cutoff
Top 3: Philip Henry (2:47:14) · Paul Paschal (2:52:09) · Andy Pritchard (2:54:34)
The Whitefish Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K has been held every year since at least 2010. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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 Jul 27, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
26.2 Miles5/22/2027 08:00$90
13.1 Miles5/22/2027 08:00$85
3.1 Miles5/22/2027 08:00$35
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