Olympic skiers duel in women’s Mount Marathon race, with Yeaton winning her rookie run
Jessica Yeaton and seventh-place Rosie Frankowski, both 2018 Olympic skiers, provided plenty of drama in the women's race.
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With an elite runner hot on his heels, Anchorage’s David Norris takes back men’s Mount Marathon title
The 2016 champion won his second title in the punishing race up and down the 3,022-foot mountain near Seward, finishing in 42 minutes, 13 seconds.
Chugiak’s Connelly and Fairbanks’ Kramer cruise to Mount Marathon junior victories
Michael Connelly of Chugiak and Kendall Kramer of Fairbanks captured the junior titles Wednesday at the Mount Marathon Race.
Shale, skinned knees, sweat: scenes from Alaska’s famous, grueling mountain race
Seward's 4th of July tradition, the Mount Marathon race, is a beast of a competition.
Who will win Wednesday’s Mount Marathon races? Take your pick
Matias Saari, the 2009 men's champion with ten top-10 finishes, offers his picks for Wednesday's senior races.
It’s gonna be a hot Mount Marathon, so racers be warned and spectators stand by — preferably with ice
At the 2009 race, both race leaders -- Holly Brooks and Brent Knight -- were minutes from the finish line when they collapsed from the heat. Both were hospitalized.
Attention, Mount Marathon women: Now Allie Ostrander also crushes the downhill
Already a master of the uphill march, the Mount Marathon champ showed Tuesday that she's a downhill demon, as well.
Complete 2017 Mount Marathon Race results
Scott Patterson wins his first Mount Marathon Race and Allie Ostrander wins her first senior women's title to top Tuesday's results.
At Mount Marathon, remembering fallen 16-year-old mountain runner Jack Cooper
Several competitors had JACK or COOPER written on their bodies to honor the memory of the young runner who perished during a bear encounter during a Bird Ridge race last month.
Photos: 2017 Mount Marathon Race
The 2017 Mount Marathon races were run under cloudy skies and damp conditions.
A monster on the Mount Marathon uphill, Patterson cruises to victory
25-year-old Scott Patterson of Anchorage ran away from the men's field at Mount Marathon on Tuesday, finishing nearly a minute ahead of Erik Johnson of Seward.
Top 20 finishers in all 3 Mount Marathon races
Nine women finished in less than an hour; seven men under 48 minutes; six juniors clocked times less than 30 minutes on shorter course.
Ostrander grabs Mount Marathon title as fastest Alaska woman ever
The 20-year-old from Soldotna, a six-time junior winner at Mount Marathon, seized her first senior women's title Tuesday in the second-fastest time in race history.
Mount Marathon hopefuls drop thousands of dollars for race slots at last-minute auction
For 20 people who coveted spots in this year's Mount Marathon race and who failed to gain entry through an annual lottery, Monday night's auction was a last shot at getting a bib.
A century ago, Seward’s Mount Marathon race had a different flavor
Just getting started, the race up and down the peak overlooking Resurrection Bay was part of an array of July 4 festivities taking place with a backdrop of World War I.
Marvin, Ostrander will top stellar field in Mount Marathon women’s race
Expect Fourth of July fireworks in the women's race: Two-time and defending champion Christy Marvin is back, and Allie Ostrander, owner of the second-fastest time in race history, returns after a one-year absence.
All eyes on Anchorage’s Scott Patterson in Mount Marathon men’s race
The 25-year-old nordic skier with Olympic ambitions finished fourth as a rookie last year, and he's the favorite in Tuesday's race.
Newcomer Morgan Arritola packs Mount Marathon into her busy schedule
The three-time U.S. Mountain Running champion and former Olympic nordic skier will make her debut Tuesday, when the 90th running of the storied race in Seward unfolds.
Mount Marathon’s reigning men’s champ and runner-up will sit this year out
David Norris of Anchorage, who bagged the race record in his 2016 debut, will skip Tuesday's 90th running of Mount Marathon to avoid potential injury and focus on his nordic skiing training.