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...
Christy Marvin is tougher than trigonometry and as reliable as sunrise. Those qualities, along with surpassing talent, delivered her third Mount Marathon women’s title on a rainy, windswept Tuesday in Seward. In the 95th running of the Super Bowl of Alaska mountain...
Coby Marvin’s dream of breaking Bill Spencer’s 50-year-old junior boys record on Mount Marathon did not become reality Tuesday morning in Seward – rain and wind conspired for difficult conditions – but he seized a sweet consolation prize: Repeat victory. Marvin, 16,...
After making her debut for Team USA, Klaire Rhodes can now add ‘world bronze medalist’ to her resume. The 24-year-old from Anchorage placed 21st in the short trail event, crossing the line as the fourth American at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in...
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...
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....
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...
When Elizabeth Dubovsky first signed up for the Resurrection Pass 50-mile race, she was eager to try something new and challenge herself at a novel distance on trails she partially explored. At the finish line, Dubovsky was astonished after claiming victory on the...
Racin’ Ruby Lindquist reinforced her ridiculous range over the weekend at The Rut Runs in Montana. The former Seward High standout, who owns Black Hills State University (S.D.) track records in the indoor mile and 3,000 meters, as well as outdoor 1,500 meters, showed...
Cody Priest is no stranger to distance running. After competing for the Palmer Moose and the UAF Nanooks, Priest has continued his journey to farther sights, competing in marathons, trail races and beyond. He made his 100-miler debut last fall, taking the win at the...
Palmer runner Christy Marvin earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after a record-breaking performance at the 37th Crow Pass Crossing. Marvin scorched the iconic Alaska backcountry footrace in a new course record of 3 hours, 25 minutes, 52 seconds, breaking one of...