Running

Quinn conquers Kal's Knoya Ridge run

Najeeby Quinn broke the women's course record Thursday night and captured her second mountain- and trail-running title of the spring with her victory in Kal's Knoya Ridge run.

Moore best with map

Ian Moore blitzed through 7.7 kilometers and 17 control stations Wednesday night to win the title on the red course in Karen & Tom's Bicentennial Park-O orienteering meet.

Big triathlon had a small start

Three decades ago, the Gold Nugget Triathlon got its start at Tryon and Marianne Wieland's Sand Lake home. "The transition area was our driveway," recalled Jennifer, one of the Wieland daughters.

Ashland repeats in Job Corps 5-K run

In a repeat performance of last year, Christopher Ashland won the Alaska Job Corps 5-K on Saturday. The 22-year-old from Big Lake finished the five-kilometer run in 18 minutes, 12 seconds.

Berntson, Valerius win Eklutna Challenge

Tim Berntson and Jill Valerius both used blazing bike rides to claim wins Saturday in the Eklutna Challenge, which combines a three-mile run with a 15-mile bike at Eklutna Lake.

Nugget's toughest leg is getting into the race

From 9-year-old Kiah Widener to 79-year-old Sharon Kelly, girls and women of all ages, shapes and abilities will seize control of a big chunk of the city Sunday for the annual Gold Nugget Triathlon, the nation's oldest all-female triathlon.

Lee wins Spring-O orienteering meet

Andrew Lee was fastest on the red course Wednesday at the Spring-O orienteering meet on Klutina Drive.

Turnagain Arm Trail Run leaders encounter grizzly

In Alaska trail and mountain running, obstacles are occasionally more perilous than simply catching a toe on an embedded rock and taking a tumble, or tripping over an exposed tree root and going all pratfall.

Photos: Turnagain Arm Trail Run

Alaska sports roundup (5/9/12)

Roundup of Alaska sports events

Ross wins a Heart Run for the ages

Monica Ross is the city's new Heart Run champion, and the story behind her victory Saturday is custom-made for an event created to raise money for the American Heart Association -- part heartwarming, part heartbreaking.

Photos: 2012 Heart Run

90-year-old follows doctor's advice: 'Run for your life'

After three decades of racing in the Heart Run, 90-year-old Howard Hunt decided to hang up his running shoes this year. It was time for a new pair.

2012 HEART RUN

Top men's, women's and Mended Heart results

Top finishers in Saturday's Heart Run.

2012 HEART RUN

Downey is living proof it pays to be cautious

In her long broadcast journalism career, Maria Downey has reported her share of medical stories that serve as cautionary tales. As Anchorage prepares for Saturday's annual Heart Run that is both a harbinger of summer and a fundraiser for heart disease, Downey's own cautionary tale is worth heeding.

Alaska Heart Run website

Heart Run registration fee goes up Sunday

Alaska's biggest footrace is a week away, and procrastinators will pay if they wait beyond today to sign up for the 33rd annual Heart Run.

BOSTON MARATHON

Ritchie leads Alaskans at Boston Marathon

In relatively searing heat for any marathon, let along a spring one -- temperatures rose into the 80s for Monday's Boston Marathon - Anchorage's Tom Ritchie nonetheless delivered his highest placement to lead about three dozen Alaskans in the country's most storied 26.2-mile race.

Spring Breakup Run signals season's start

In case the emergence of giant potholes and the return of ducks and geese aren't proof enough that spring is coming, here's another harbinger of the season: The first footrace of the season is Saturday.

Alaska running calendar highlights

Seawolves swiftest in Shamrock Shuffle fundraiser

The inaugural Bear Tooth/Skinny Raven Shamrock Shuffle, a fund-raiser for UAA runner Marko Cheseto, drew more than 900 runners Saturday and raised more than $2,400 for Cheseto, who this winter lost both his feet to amputation after suffering frostbite.

ALASKA SPORTS

Biker Basinger, runner Roes best in Iditasport

A roundup of local sports events

Lackey wins Susitna-100 endurance race

John Lackey rode his bike 100 miles from Point Mackenzie General Store to Alexander Lake and back to win last weekend's Susitna 100 wilderness race in 11 hours, 18 minutes.

Bicyclists take top four spots in Susitna 100

Bicyclists ruled the day in Saturday's Susitna 100, seizing the top four spots in the 100-mile wilderness race in the Susitna Valley. John Lackey of Anchorage pulled away from Kevin Breitenbach of Fairbanks to win the endurance event in 11 hours, 18 minutes.

Photos: Susitna endurance races

Alaska runner caps a marathon of a quest

In her quest to run a marathon in every state, Debbie Cropper has economized by spending nights in rental cars and McDonald's. She has raced as many as 10 marathons in a single year, and one time she ran marathons in three states in a span of eight days.

Photos: 50 Marathons in 50 States