Prep runners dropped impressive times at the Smokin’ Stampede and the Ketchikan Invitational, while winners were crowned at the Region 6, Region 2 and Region 1 (Northwest Arctic Conference) championships. Hosting on their home course, the Chugiak Mustangs led the way...
The longest and best season of Isaac Updike’s racing career – the 31-year-old from Ketchikan toed the start line at least once in 12 straight months – closed with his Diamond League debut in Xiamen, China, on Saturday. Updike finished 16th among 18 runners in his...
On a day where sideways rain and strong winds added an additional challenge to the hilly Kincaid course, the Chugiak Mustangs girls stormed to the win at the Big 8 Invite with a perfect team score (15 points), earning Alaska Athletes of the Week honors. The Mustangs...
On a day where inclement weather raged at Kincaid Park, Chugiak’s Alliyah Fields and South Anchorage’s Vebjørn Flagstad stormed to victory at the Big 8 Invite, leading the Mustangs and Wolverines to team titles in dominant fashion. Fields steadily pulled ahead of the...
Over 700 prep athletes toed the line at the Ted McKenney Invite, mixing it up with some of the state’s top competition regardless of division. Grace Christian’s Robbie Annett broke away from the lead pack during the five-kilometer race to secure the title in 16...
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...
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...
Some may know him as the 800-meter state-record holder. Others know him as the man who in 1985 ran the fastest high school 800 in the country. Nowadays, many know him as “Coach.” Doug Herron’s impact on the sport of track and field goes long beyond the records, as he...
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...
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...
For so long, steeplechaser Isaac Updike of Ketchikan was the unlikeliest of suspects to achieve running glory on a national stage. He didn’t race high school track, but instead played soccer in spring. He was a walk-on, beginning in 2010, at Eastern Oregon University,...