Jameson Collins was so wrecked upon finishing his first 50-kilometer footrace in 2022 that he vowed never to repeat the distance. Amnesia set in quickly, however, and within days he entered the lottery for a 240-mile race in Utah. And 18 months later, the Eagle River...
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Tales From The Trails: Allie Ostrander rocketed up the elite ranks at the Golden Trails World Series Final in Italy
Mountains overlooking the Mediterranean Sea weren’t the only thing Alaska’s Allie Ostrander hustled up this week. She also climbed the Golden Trails World Series standings after two strong performances on the Il Golfo dell Isola Trail in the Final of the races that...
Trail Running: Turney, Frankowski speed to Girdwood Trail Marathon wins
In 2016, the Girdwood Trail Marathon began as a low-key, word-of-mouth event and attracted 35 runners. This year the event exceeded that in volunteers with 45. The challenging tour of the Girdwood valley trails, organized by the Girdwood Nordic Ski Club, has evolved...
Mountain Running: On short rest and facing another tough task, pro runner Allie Ostrander delivers an improved race result
Six days after a vertical-heavy mountain race at altitude she called the hardest race of her career, Alaska’s Allie Ostrander on Friday delivered a much better result in another long grinder at altitude. Ostander, 26, who grew up in Soldotna and lives in Seattle,...
Mountain Running: Allie Ostrander finishes 20th in the punishingly thin air of Pikes Peak Ascent (plus, other Mount Marathon notables)
Coming from her home base at sea level in Seattle to the extreme altitude of Colorado undoubtedly taxed Allie Ostrander’s aerobic system on Saturday, when the Alaska pro runner finished 20th among women at the punishing Pikes Peak Ascent. The 13.3-mile trail race...
Mountain Running: Allie Ostrander wins ultra debut in longest race – longest run, actually – of her career
In her first race since a four-month competition ban for using a prohibited medication, Alaska’s Allie Ostrander last weekend set a women’s course record to win the low-key Three Corner Rock 50K along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington state that marked the longest...
Mountain Running: Meg Inokuma and Scott Patterson overcome adversity, shatter records at Mat Peak Challenge
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...
Mountain running: Coby Marvin wins 2 medals, Josh Taylor carries flag at opening ceremonies of World Youth Championships
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...
Mountain Running: Ben and Christy Marvin sweep hot Crow Pass Crossing
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...
Trail Running: Annie Connelly secures pair of podium finishes in Ireland; David Norris cruises to victory in Utah
It was only fitting that Annie Connelly’s trip to Ireland included a pair of podium finishes. The 24-year-old from Anchorage took the win at the Reeks Vertical race and collected a runner-up finish at the Reeks Skyline race the following day. Connelly’s Irish roots...
Mountain Running: David Norris, Mount Marathon legend – four races, four wins, with his latest crush job coming Tuesday
David Norris’ Mount Marathon resume requires just one line: Legend. Four races, four wins. King David on Tuesday throttled the men’s field in the 95th edition of the race up and down the 3,022-foot slab of pain in Seward to add to his victories in 2021, 2018 and 2016....