Mayor's Marathon - Anchorage AK [JUN]
c/o UAA Athletics Department, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508; 907-786-1325;
Race Website;
Alaska's biggest and best Marathon and Half Marathon.
A favorate local annual event since 1973 - features a field of over 3800 runners and is
co-sponsored by the City of Anchorage and the University of Alaska. Other events include the
Marathon Relay, 5-miler and Youth Cup.
The marathon course, beginning at Bartlett High School and traveling through the eastern foothills and across Anchorage to the West High School finish line.
Scenic city bike trails, gravel, rocky, and paved roadways make up this gently rolling to extended downhill course.
A special award known as the Visitor's Cup is presented to the best performance by an out-of-state female and male.
Equinox Marathon - Fairbanks AL [AUG]
One of the most northern latitude marathon races ever, the Equinox has run every year
since 1963.
Humpy's Marathon - Anchorage AK [AUG]
Anchorage Running Club, P.O. Box 243362, Anchorage, AK 99524-3362;
Race Website;
Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Race - All three events start at Humpy's Great Alaskan Ale House in Downtown Anchorage.
Our participants only encounter one mile of roads (the first half-mile outbound and the last half-mile inbound), and then never have to worry
about crossing streets or competing with cars, and there is plenty of beautiful scenery to stimulate the senses as the trail takes you through wooded vistas and alongside historic Cook Inlet.
King Salmon Marathon - Cordova AK [Early Jul]
Alaska Salmon Runs, c/o - Copper River Watershed Project, P.O. Box 1560,
Cordova, AK 99574; 907-424-3334;
Race Website;
A major part of annual festival to celebrate the local salmon fishing industry is the
Copper River Wild running series featuring marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K runs.
The race course is mostly flat, and follows the old Copper River railroad route which led to the Kennicott Copper mines.
The marathon starts at 27 mile bridge - one of the many bridges that span the Copper River.
Because the area is still wild, moose and bear are occassionally encountered.
Prince of Wales International Marathon - Craig AK [MAY]
Prince of Wales Island, located in Southeast Alaska, is the third-largest island in the United States.
Affectionately known by locals as POW, Prince of Wales is roughly 2,600 square miles and is home to nearly
6,000 residents and ten communities. The marathon is an island-wide event; it is organized and staffed by volunteers from many of the different communities.
Gold Nugget Triathlon - Ft Richardson AK [MAY]
Race Website;
Race begins at Bartlett High School with a 500-yard pool swim, followed by 10 mile bike course to Moose Run Golf Course
and then a 4.1 mile run all at lovely Fort Richardson.
Eagle River Triathlon - Chugiak AK [JUN]
Race Website;
Race starts with swim at the Chugiak High School, followed by two out and back bike loops and ends with
a nice competitative run - northeast of Anchorage AK.
Moose Nugget Duathlon - Anchorage AK [JUL]
Kincaid Park, Anchorage AK; Race Website;
This race starts with short, hilly a 2.5K trail run around Little Campbell Lake. Then a 10.9 mile hilly bike trail course around Kincaid Park.
Ends with 3.1 mile run. If you want to hit lots of hills, this race has it.
Hammerman Triathlon - Anchorage AK [JUL]
Kincaid Park, Anchorage AK; Race Website;
Turkey Toe Events hosts this race at Kincaid Park with sprint-distance, off-road triathlon offering up a 0.5-mile lake swim,
10.9-mile mountain bike, and a 3.1-mile trail run. A grueling assortment of hills insures a true athletic challenge.
Big Dog Duathlon - Wasilla, AK [AUG]
Knik Lake, 13.5 miles south of Wasilla, AK; Race Website;
The duathlon will feature a 5-K run, followed by a 40-K road bike, and a 10-K run.
Alaska State Triathlon - Wasilla, AK [AUG]
Knik Lake, 13.5 miles south of Wasilla, AK; Race Website;
the Northern Trust Triathlon, Alaska's State Triathlon Championships - 1500M swim, 40K bike, 10K run.
Iditarod Dog Sled Race - Nome AK [FEB]
Anchorage to Nome;
Race Website;
Over 1,150 miles of the most extreme Alaskan terrain and weather including tall mountain ranges, white-out blizzards, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate tundra and windswept coastline.
The Iditarod is the most popular sporting event in Alaska, and the top mushers and their teams of dogs are local celebrities.
Each team (about 50) consists of one musher and team of 12-16 dogs and should expect to mush the course in 10-16 days in this event that has run annually since 1973.
The course follows the historic Iditarod Trail which has been traversed by native americans and gold miners since the 1800's.