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...
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Lars Arneson shatters record at Matanuska Peak Challenge, Meg Inokuma comes within a breath of the women’s record
The historic Matanuska Peak Challenge lived up to its momentous name, rewriting the record books on the circuitous race. With approximately 9,100 feet of vertical gain and descent, runners ascend a 14-mile out-and-back route up Lazy Mountain towards the backside,...
Olympian Scott Patterson defends his title, UAF’s Kendall Kramer narrowly takes the win
The annual Cirque Series Alyeska race returned and it was one for the books. A field of 464 competitors displayed the ultimate grit and determination in ascending 3,890 feet of elevation over 6.2 miles in drizzling conditions. The terrain nor the conditions phased the...
Second-chance registration open for Aug 7 Crow Pass Crossing
Runners have a second chance to sign up for the Crow Pass Crossing. The iconic backcountry race from Girdwood to the Eagle River Nature Center was originally scheduled for July 23rd but wit record-breaking rainfall during the week leading up to the race causing high...
Sophia Mayers, Josh Taylor register top-20 finishes at Youth Skyrunning World Championships
The Youth Skyrunning World Championships concluded last week, with a pair of Alaskans testing their limits against the world’s best. Josh Taylor of Wasilla and Sophia Mayers of Anchorage made their international debut competing in the vertical kilometer and skyrunning...
Crow Pass Crossing Rescheduled for Aug 7 – Registration Open for New Runners 9 a.m. Friday
The Crow Pass Crossing is rescheduled to take place on Sunday, Aug 7th and open race spots will be made available to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration opens at 9a.m., Friday, July 29th on the Crow Pass Crossing website. The iconic mountain...
Endurance runner Cody Priest named Alaska Athlete of the Week
Anchorage runner Cody Priest was named Alaska Athlete off the Week after setting a course record at the Reckless Raven 50-mile Run in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Priest, 34, covered the challenging course in 8 hours, 13 minutes and 57 seconds, an improvement of more...
Mount Marathon junior champs Conway and Marvin named Alaska Athlete of the Week co-winners
Two up-and-coming mountain runners made remarkable improvements over one year turned in outstanding performances in the 2022 Junior Mount Marathon race in Seward to earn Alaska Athlete of the Week co-winner honors. Rose Conway, 14, and Coby Marvin, 15, both made...
Colorado’s Allie McLaughlin delivers a dynamite debut in record-setting Mount Marathon women’s win
As debuts go, Allie McLaughlin’s proved dynamite. The 31-year-old from Colorado Springs, Colo., crushed the field in her debut trip on Mount Marathon, and she crushed the women’s record too. McLaughlin, whose mountain-running pedigree is powerful, clocked 47 minutes,...
Max King is well, The King of Mount Marathon, and the new 40-49 age group record-holder
The reigning king of Mount Marathon is not dead – defending champ David Norris skipped the event because of injury – but the new King is an old King. Well, old king in the sense that Max King of Bend, Oregon, racked his second career victory on the 3,022-peak...
Palmer’s Coby Marvin and Anchorage’s Rose Conway seize junior victories on Mount Marathon
Unseating the defending boys champion on Mount Marathon required an epic performance from Coby Marvin. He delivered. The 15-year-old from Palmer merely clocked the second-fastest time in the history of the junior race – the race standard is the oldest record on the...