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The Mount Marathon Race is one of a number of races believed to be among the oldest foot races in America. [12] [13] [14] Various claims say it was first run in 1908, 1909, or 1912—but there is no evidence to support any date before the first organized run in 1915. [13]
Mount Marathon, or officially Marathon Mountain, is a 4,826-foot (1,471 m) mountain summit directly west of Seward in the Kenai Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska.The peak is situated in Chugach National Forest, rising above Resurrection Bay, 2.35 mi (4 km) south of Mount Benson, and 2 mi (3 km) north of Bear Mountain.
Ostrander frequently competes in the Mount Marathon Race in Seward, Alaska, which she began running in grade school. She won the half-distance, junior version of the race six consecutive times from 2009 to 2014. [51]
Jul. 7—Olympians, record-holders and even an Iditarod champion are part of the field for the 93rd edition of Mount Marathon, which returns Wednesday after taking last year off because of the ...
He is also a marathon runner, and in 2003 became the oldest champion of the Mount Marathon Race at 41. [1] Boonstra graduated from Burnsville High School in Burnsville, Minnesota in 1980. He currently resides in Alaska, living in Ninilchik in the summers and Galena in the winter, where he is a teacher and ski coach.
Pages in category "Sports competitions in Alaska" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Mount Marathon Race; O. Open North American ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives' name for North America's tallest mountain, after William McKinley, the 25th U.S ...
Marathon. First official running of the Mount Marathon Race, Seward, Alaska; Australian rules football. VFL Premiership. 18 September: ...