by Matias Saari | Jun 5, 2023 | Adventure, Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running
Sixteen-year-old Coby Marvin is half the age of Lars Arneson. And Marvin, understandably, is not nearly as accomplished as Arneson, a three-time overall winner of the Alaska Mountain Runners Grand Prix who has been racking up wins on trails and mountains for years. At...
by Matias Saari | Jun 1, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
While studying journalism at Colorado State University, Taylor Vincek was told by a professor that having a sports-related broadcast career was “nearly impossible.” “I took that as a challenge,” said Vincek, who was born and raised in Anchorage and graduated from...
by Matias Saari | May 11, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
JC Schoonmaker is changing ski affiliations, but two other things haven’t changed: he’s staying in Anchorage and he remains the top Nordic ski sprinter in the country. Schoonmaker was among nine racers affiliated with Alaska to be nominated to the U.S. Cross Country...
by Matias Saari | Mar 30, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Jenna DiFolco has had quite a month of racing ski marathons. The former University of Alaska Anchorage skier placed near the front in four consecutive weekends, starting with the Tour of Anchorage 50-kilometer event, continuing with the Kachemak Bay Ski Marathon in...
by Matias Saari | Mar 30, 2023 | Mountain Running, Nordic Skiing, Running
As a display of his versatility, Lars Arneson has won obstacle races, mountain running races, trail running races and winter triathlons among other events. On March 26, he added a ski win to his resume, prevailing at the Arctic Valley Rally ski mountaineering race....
