Anchorage, Alaska, USA 8th ultramarathon state Strava Link Garmin Link Saturday 3pm Pacific I’m in SeaTac Airport getting ready to board and it dawns on me “I’m going to miss packet pickup.” Frantically I text and call anyone I can think of. I hadn’t anticipated the degree to which abandoning the Book of Faces would…
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The Archangel Marathon 2019 [DNF]
Palmer, Alaska, USA 04-AUG-2019 Strava Link Garmin Link When I registered for the Hatcher Pass Marathon the description was that we would be climbing up for about 25 miles to the summit of Hatcher Pass, and then head down for 1.5 miles into Independence Mine. I wondered: Gee, why don’t they run that in the…
Hatcher Pass Marathon 2019
06-JUL-2019 Willow, Alaska, USA Lifetime BLT #212 Strava Link | Garmin Link Short version: Climb 4,000 ft over 25 miles, natural beauty, HOT (even by Florida standards) The first time I’d heard of the Hatcher Pass Marathon it was because a friend, Jennifer Hatcher, had signed up for it as her Alaska marathon, because—well, because…
Equinox Marathon 2018
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…
Frank Maier Marathon 2017
The Frank Maier Marathon in Juneau, Alaska is a moderately hilly marathon held across the Gastineau Channel on Douglas Island. An out and back course on mostly rolling hills with a picturesque view of the Mendenhall Glacier from miles 11-15. Unfortunately the half marathoners turn around too soon for the spectacular view. Cool with a…
Mayor’s Midnight Sun Marathon 2015
20-JUN-2015 Anchorage, Alaska, USA Alaska, the last frontier, state 39. Done. Fun fact: In 1867 Sec. Of State William Seward–who was also nearly killed the same April 14, 1865 night as Lincoln in a Confederate terrorist plot–purchased Alaska, which is almost 3 times larger than Texas, for 2 cents per acre.