Hannah Lafleur of Seward and David Norris of Fairbanks were named Alaska Athlete of the Week co-winners after impressive victories at the 93rd Mount Marathon race.
Defending champion Lafleur (she won in 2019, there was no race last year) pulled away from a strong field on the strength of an 11:44 downhill time, the 4th fastest recorded downhill in race history and over a minute faster than her nearest competitor.
The 32-year-old’s winning time of 51:24 was even more remarkable given the muddy uphill trail.
Norris was equally outstanding. The 30-year-old won his third Mount Marathon in three attempts in dominating fashion. His time of 43:27 was more than two and a half minutes better than group of elite Alaskan and out-of-state invite runners in the chase pack.
Norris holds the Mount Marathon course record, recording a time of 41:26 in 2016.
The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Alaska Athlete of the Week is selected by a panel each Friday and announced publicly Monday morning on our Facebook page.
Have a candidate in mind? Email us your nomination: info@alaskasportshall.org.
View past winners here.