An all-star lineup of Alaska athletes and adventurers shared some of their stories last week at the Anchorage Museum, wowing a sold-out crowd for the December installment of Trail Tales with cliffhangers, crevasse-hangers and paddle-hangers. Clint Helander of...
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Arctic Passage: Sailing the Edge of Alaska – Part II
We left Tuktoyaktuk on Saturday, Sept. 10, and didn’t drop the anchor for the next five days. Polar Sun pushed west into the Beaufort Sea, an expanse of ocean off the northern coast of western Canada and Alaska. The Beaufort Sea is named for Sir Francis Beaufort, a...
Arctic Passage: Sailing the Edge of Alaska – Part I
I got a call from my old friend Mark Synnott in late August. Mark was in the middle of sailing the Arctic Northwest Passage from Maine through to Nome. Could I join him in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories in a week? He needed crew for the last leg of his voyage –...
Arneson and Cherok post victories at Kenai Marathon, Anchorage team wins 109-mile Klondike Road Relay
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...
“Trench warfare” impedes bikers at the White Mountains 100
For some bikers at the White Mountains 100 north of Fairbanks, “trench warfare” made for tough conditions and a slower than usual trail. “The trenches really tore me up,” said Chad Carroll, a race rookie and former Fairbanksan now residing in Bend, Ore. “I went over...
Frost, Flaharty, and a Stanley Cup winner headline the White Mountains 100
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the White Mountains 100 is back with compelling storylines, a strong field and good trail conditions. “It feels good to finally get the race started again,” race director Stacy Fisk said. “It is good to get the endurance...
After 306-mile trek from Knik to McGrath, Iditarod Trail Invitational race ends in rare tie
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is now hogging the headlines — but a hardy band of bikers, skiers and runners have been traversing the trail for more than a week. Fairbanksan Tyson Flaharty and Canadian Ryan Atkins led the way in the 306-mile trek from Knik to...
Fairbanks’ Shalane Frost snags ski record at Arrowhead 135
Shalane Frost figured she was likely to break the women’s skiing record at the Arrowhead 135 in northern Minnesota. However, claiming the overall record — by skiing faster than any man had since the event started in 2005 — seemed like a stretch. “I was confident I...
Arneson places fifth, Turney ninth at Spartan North American Championships
Anchorage achieved two top 10 finishes recently at the Spartan North American Championship in Olympic Valley, California — a fact made more remarkable in that Lars Arneson was making his obstacle course racing debut. Arneson placed fifth in the 21-kilometer “Beast”...
Wilderness racer Sam Hooper named Alaska athlete of the week
Wilderness racer Sam Hooper of Denali Park hiked and packrafted over 150 miles alone on ATV trails, along caribou routes, over tundra, through swamps, and down rivers to win the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic. The former Denali National Park backcountry ranger...
Tower, Flaharty, Wilcox Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Athlete of the Week co-winners
Endurance cyclists Janice Tower, Tyson Flaharty and Lael Wilcox rode to the “Top of the World” over Memorial Day weekend and are the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Athletes of the Week. Participating in the Giddy Up Challenge, also known as “Everesting”, each cyclist rode...