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Photos: 2015 Matanuska Peak Challenge mountain race

Mountain runners gathered near Palmer to compete in the 2015 Matanuska Peak Challenge on Saturday, August 1, 2015. The race course brings runners to the top of Lazy Mountain, down across a valley and up to the top of Matanuska Peak, where they turn around at the 6119-foot summit. All told, the race features 9,100-feet of elevation gain and loss over its 14-mile course.

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