by Matias Saari | Sep 26, 2022 | Adventure, Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running
Lars Arneson returned to where he grew up and set a new record Sunday at the Kenai River Marathon. Arneson, now of Anchorage, completed the 26.2-mile road course that starts and ends in Kenai in 2 hours, 35 minutes and 35 seconds. Arneson eclipsed the previous record...
by Matias Saari | Sep 19, 2022 | Cover Story, Running, UAF
For the first time in 59 years, a skier at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has won the Equinox Marathon. The iconic race was founded by the UAF ski team but none of its current athletes had won since Nat Goodhue and Gail Bakken claimed the inaugural event in 1963....
by Matias Saari | Sep 15, 2022 | Cover Story, Running
Christy Marvin has a chance to become the winningest runner in Equinox Marathon history on Saturday — but to accomplish that feat she’ll have to overcome two of the women who broke her record last year. Marvin, 42, of Palmer sat out in 2021 with a knee injury as Anna...
by Matias Saari | Jul 3, 2022 | Cover Story, Mountain Running
If hometown hero Hannah Lafleur is going to win a third Mount Marathon, she’ll likely have to repeat the feat of her 2021 and 2019 victories by chasing down exceptional climbers who have built a substantial lead. Last year Rosie Frankowski, an Olympic Nordic skier who...
by Matias Saari | Jul 2, 2022 | Cover Story, Mountain Running
David Norris’ late withdrawal from the 2022 Mount Marathon has turned the men’s race up for grabs. Norris, the overall record-holder and three-time champion, badly bruised his heel in a mountain bike crash that has derailed his season and forced him to cancel a trip...
