Photos: Marathon winds through North Whidbey By Jim Waller • April 15, 2019 1:30 am A runner heads up Balda Road during the half marathon Sunday. (Photo by Jim Waller/Whidbey News-Times) Amid raindrops and bits of sunshine, runners competed in the Whidbey Island Marathon and its companion events Sunday, April 14. Attached are some photos of the action and the surrounding scenes.