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Equinox Marathon 2018

Posted on September 15, 2018July 23, 2019
3rd Alaskan Big, Long Thing at the Equinox Marathon in Fairbanks, Alaska. A quirky and very hilly (1000m/3300ft of gain) trail marathon starting and finishing at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. 45% Jeep road, 35% forest trail, 15% road, 5% rando grass. For a small town (30k) I was pleasantly surprised at the community support. The race was my favorite kind: fun and challenging. I overheard a veteran Eiquinox runner tell the runner next to her “Don’t take it too seriously or you won’t have any fun.” Good advice for this race, and life in general. Fun fact (Hoosier edition): The city was named in honor of Sen. Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana, who would become the 26th Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909 under President Theodore Roosevelt.
Plug in for your head bolt heater. See the cable hanging out of the car? Plug that into the box so you can start your car in 40 below. We have these all over South Florida. I definitely didn’t have to ask a local. 🤫
The start.
The fall colors. Evergreens, birch in yellow and fireweed red (not that kind of fireweed)
I haven’t seen that on a course before.
Can’t say I’ve been electioneered on a course before.
Fairbanks really bringing their dog game.
Yummy berries like that kid had in “Into the Wild”
Goldstream sports? Does she like “water sports?” I bet she does, I bet she does.
It was a 50 degree day and overcast. Stay weird, Alaska.
There’s always that one guy doing it wrong…
More of the forest trail
View from near the top. God Alaska is disgusting, amiright?
Part of what they call the chute. Pretty here, then there’s an evil drop off…
Aforementioned evil drop off. The picture doesn’t do the steepness justice.
Forest trail in the beginning
View from the top of Ester Dome, the big ugly hill in the middle of the race.
Another view.
They teach the kids to operate the sled dogs early.
Some of the rando grass course portion
UAF students “skiiing”
Guy handing out candy cigarettes
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em
Shirt with elevation chart
Bib
Finishers patch. No, my bling-loving friends, this race does not hand out medals unless you place. You know, like they used to do. My name is Seth Kramer and I approve of this practice.

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