by Matias Saari | Aug 8, 2023 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running
In the days leading up to the 35th Matanuska Peak Challenge, Meg Inokuma and Scott Patterson seriously questioned whether to do the toughest mountain running race in Alaska. Patterson, a two-time Olympic Nordic skier, was plagued for months by a high ankle sprain that...
by Matias Saari | Aug 7, 2023 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running
Sixteen-year-old Coby Marvin of Palmer continued his impressive campaign by winning two medals at the Youth Skyrunning World Championships in L’Aquila, Italy. Marvin, the two-time Mount Marathon Race junior champion, earned the only medals for the United States in the...
by Matias Saari | Jul 31, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Baseball, Cover Story
Legion baseball pitcher Liam Lierman is the Alaska Athlete of the Week after throwing the first no-hitter at the state tournament in 31 years. Lierman tossed the first no-hitter since 1992 at the state American Legion baseball tournament and scored the only run as...
by Matias Saari | Jul 25, 2023 | Athlete of the Week
Age or time away from competition is no impediment for Anchorage bodybuilder Philip Bradfield. Bradfield, 79, was named the Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning the NPC Masters’ National Championship for the age 70+ division July 20 in Pittsburgh. A personal...
by Matias Saari | Jul 25, 2023 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running
Ben Marvin’s first victory at the 38th Crow Pass Crossing didn’t come easy: he faced a significant early deficit, spooked a grizzly cub, took a fall towards the end and was reduced to hand-scooping water out of creeks after losing his water bottle on stiflingly hot...