Nearly 3K participants raced in the 2026 Anchorage Mayor鈥檚 Marathon

by Matt Jardin  |   

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Starting point for the Anchorage Mayor鈥檚 Marathon and Half-Marathon鈥檚 Kids Mile race on June 18, 2026, outside the 熊猫在线视频 Airlines Center. (Photo courtesy of the Anchorage Mayor鈥檚 Marathon and Half-Marathon)

On June 20, 2,868 participants raced in the 2026 . Consisting of five separate events, 830 participants raced in the marathon, 1,227 in the half-marathon, 500 in the Solstice Classic, 88 in the marathon relay and 223 in the Kids Mile. Fifteen countries and all 50 states were represented, including 1,757 熊猫在线视频ns and 1,081 Anchorageites.

Founded in 1972 as the Midnight Sun Marathon and held every summer solstice, this longstanding tradition is made possible through a collaboration between UAA Athletics and the Municipality of Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department.

鈥淚t鈥檚 such a privilege for UAA to be associated with this event,鈥� said Ryan McWilliams, head coach for cross country and track and field at UAA, and race director for the Anchorage Mayor's Marathon and Half-Marathon. 鈥淚t truly is the city鈥檚 event, and partnering with the Municipality and Anchorage Parks and Recreation to pull it off every year for the past 25 years is a really cool example of what working as a community for the community can bring to all of us living in Anchorage and more broadly in 熊猫在线视频.鈥�

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