Mired in a shockingly unfamiliar position -- second place -- Cedar Bourgeois of Seward spent late Saturday morning in a physical duel with Holly Brooks and a mental gymnastics meet with herself.
Thirst for first: Fairbanks runner wins men's race
At the Robert Spurr Memorial Hill Climb on Bird Ridge near Anchorage two weeks ago, Matias Saari of Fairbanks finished a dispiriting 17th. He drove away from that race unsure whether to chalk up his misery to a bad day, overtraining or workouts on a relatively puny hill back home.
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Mount Marathon runners feel the heat
Mount Marathon men's race leader Brent Knight was within sight of the finish line and the glory that comes with seizing the nation's third-oldest footrace when he collapsed and was carried off the course Saturday.
Photos: Hot Runs at Mount Marathon
Fairbanks runner wins men's race
Fairbanks runner wins men's Mount Marathon
In a finish as bizarre as it was surreal, Matias Saari of Fairbanks won the men's Mount Marathon race today after race leader Brent Knight collapsed within sight of the finish line on a hot afternoon.
Babos, Ostrander, take junior crowns at Mount Marathon
Coming off podium finishes a year ago, Alexander Babos of Eagle River and Allie Ostrander of Soldotna stepped up their paces Saturday and ascended to the top in Alaska's most prestigious mountain race.
Mount Marathon book hits shelves
At the urging of friend and race veteran Charlie Brown, Millie Spezialy celebrated her 60th birthday early by running Seward's storied Mount Marathon in 1997.
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Former champs training together
Three-time men's Mount Marathon champion Sam Young began taking folks from Seward on Sunday snowshoeing hikes during the winter, and one weekend five-time defending women's Mount Marathon champ Cedar Bourgeois showed up.
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The stories of Braun Kopsack's toughness are both legion and legendary in Alaska's mountain running community, about what you would expect from a guy who used to wear a hat that read, "I love pain.''
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Mount Marathon race ignites competitive fire
Lauren Spinelli traveled to Seward for the Fourth of July in 2005, in part to check out the annual race up and down Mount Marathon but mostly to have a good time all the time. She came away intrigued enough to participate in the 3,022-foot monument to pain the following summer.
Flagstad finally wins Mount Marathon after settling for runner-up three times
SEWARD -- Precisely one week before staging yet another stab at seizing victory at Mount Marathon, the race he covets most, three-time runner-up Trond Flagstad joined friends Barney Griffith and Harlow Robinson for one last time trial to gauge his fitness.
Bourgeois extends her streak to five straight victories
Capitalizing on home-course advantage
Bourgeois extends her streak to five straight victories
SEWARD -- There was a smidgen of uncertainty and a dash of concern for mountain-running queen Cedar Bourgeois going into this year's Mount Marathon.
Capitalizing on home-course advantage
SEWARD -- Coming off a ninth-place finish in last year's junior division race at Mount Marathon, Austin Gillespie of Seward envisioned another top-10 finish Friday.
Flagstad wins men's Mount Marathon
Anchorage's Trond Flagstad dominated the men's Mount Marathon race in Seward on Friday, clocking the third-fastest time in race history.
Cedar Bourgeois wins fifth title
Cedar Bourgeois of Seward rolled to her fifth consecutive women's title at Mount Marathon today, storming up and down the 3,022-foot peak in an unofficial time of 52 minutes, 11 seconds.
Young Seward runners sweep juniors races
SEWARD — Coming off a ninth-place finish in last year’s junior division race at Mount Marathon, Austin Gillespie of Seward envisioned another top-10 finish Friday.
Plot and research the Mount Marathon trail with photos and audio commentary from six-time champion, Brad Precosky.
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For four-time Mount Marathon champ Cedar Bourgeois, running in her hometown race is a family affair.
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