Allie Ostrander added to her ever-growing resume on Saturday, placing fourth against a loaded field at the U.S. 6K Championships in Canton, Ohio. The professional runner from Kenai sped to a time of 18 minutes, 20 seconds, averaging a blistering pace of 4:55 per mile....
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Allie Ostrander placed fifth at the U.S. Road 5K Championships in Indianapolis, clocking 15 minutes, 16.47 seconds. The 29-year-old professional runner from Kenai recorded her fastest 5K time on the roads and neared her all-time best, averaging a blistering pace of...
Riley Howard was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week after putting on a clinic at the 130th Boston Marathon. The 28-year-old Service High graduate sped to a jaw-dropping time of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 37 seconds to place 49th. His effort qualifies him for the...
Whether it be on the track, trails or roads, Allie Ostrander always finds a way to level up. This time, the Oiselle-sponsored athlete sped to a lifetime-best 4 minutes, 30.27 seconds to place sixth at the USATF 1 Mile Road Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. The...
Riley Howard may be a medical student, but he could very well be a professor in marathoning. The 28-year-old from Anchorage put on a clinic at the 130th Boston Marathon, speeding to a jaw-dropping time of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 37 seconds to place 49th, qualifying...
Racing against the deepest women’s field in the race’s 49-year history, Allie Ostrander came out on top at the Statesman Cap10K. Ostrander stormed to a course record in Austin, Texas, covering the 6.2-mile course in a blistering 32 minutes, 45 seconds, breaking a...
Allie Ostrander was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning the Austin Cap10K — Texas’ Largest 10K — in a scorching 32 minutes, 45 seconds. Competing against the deepest field in the race’s 49-year history, the runner from Soldotna slashed 58 seconds off...
Allie Ostrander placed eighth against a strong field at the US Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta, Ga. The 29-year-old professional runner from Soldotna covered the undulating 13.1-mile course in a brisk 1 hour, 11 minutes and 26 seconds. Ostrander, an...
Sisters by blood, competitors at heart, the Ostrander sisters opened the year with fireworks at the Houston Half Marathon. Allie Ostrander covered the 13.1-mile course in a blistering 1 hour, 10 minutes and 8 seconds to finish 18th, lowering her own Alaska record in...
Claire Nelson made her marathon debut at the California International Marathon one to remember. The 22-year-old from Eagle River clocked a scorching 2 hours, 43 minutes and 51 seconds in Sacramento to finish third in her age group and 101st among women. Nelson also...
Jeff Young, the Anchorage man who won his age group at the 2015 Boston Marathon less than a year after running his first marathon, died late last month from a disease that struck quickly, leaving family and friends stunned and heartbroken. Nicknamed “Hardcore” by...