Runners head off to peninsula's races
Salmon will not be the only thing running on the Kenai Peninsula this summer. Pen-insula residents and visitors to the peninsula also have a number of chances to keep moving at fun runs.
The following list of fun runs comes from the 2004 Alaska Runners Calendar. Use this calendar for preliminary planning purposes only.
April 24 Polar Bear Pink Cheeks Triathlon
Place: Seward Middle-Senior High School
Start: 11 a.m.
Entry fee: TBA
Distance: 5K run, 10K bike, 900-yard swim
Contact: Seward Parks and Recreation at 224-4054 or sprd@cityofseward.net
Misc: Off-road bike recommended, helmets required.
May 1 March of Dimes WalkAmerica
Place: Ruben's Restaurant in Kenai
Start: Meet at 10 a.m., race at 11 a.m.
Entry fee: Personal donation
Distance: 3K
Contact: Kayce Arthun at (800) 478-5245, Jennifer Thompson at 276-4111 or ak303@marchofdimes.com
May 1 Essential One
Fun Run
Place: Wellington Pavilion in Seward
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $15, $10 youth
Distance: 5K
Contact: Seward Parks and Recreation at 224-4054 or sprd@cityofseward.net
May 9 Spring
Migration Run
Place: Homer Spit fishing lagoon
Start: Meet at 8:15 a.m., race at 9 a.m.
Entry fee: $5
Distance: 5K
Contact: Dorle Scholz at 235-7740, dorle@xyz.net or Bay Club at 235-2582
May 15 Alaska Law Enforcement Torch Run
Place: Homer
Contact: Special Olympics Alaska state office at (888) 499-7625
May 15 Alaska Law Enforcement Torch Run
Place: Kenai
Contact: Officer Gus Sandahl at 283-7879 or Katherine Wilusz at 283-5476
Place: Seward
Contact: Sgt. Brandon Anderson at 224-3346 or Marie Gage at 224-8200
May 15 Exit Glacier Run
Place: Exit Glacier Road in Seward
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $20
Distance: 5K and 10K
Contact: Seward Parks and Recreation at 224-4054 or sprd@cityofseward.net
June 4-5 ACS Relay for Life
Place: Skyview High School
Start: Begins at 6 p.m. Friday, ends at 6 p.m. Saturday
Entry fee: $25 per team
Contact: Corbi Aaronson at 262-7711 or connora@ptialaska.net
June 12 Run for the River
Place: Kenai ballparks
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., run at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $5/free 18 and under
Distance: 5K
Contact: Josselyn Burke at 260-5449 or josselyn@kenaiwatershed.org or Robert Ruffner at 260-5449
June 19 Family Fun Run-Walk
Place: Nikiski pool
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $15
Distance: 5K
Contact: Karen Kester at 776-8800 or kkester@borough.kenai.ak.us or Rachel Parra at 776-8800
June 26 Homer Spit Run
Place: Homer High School
Start: Meet at 8:30 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: None if registered by June 24, $5 after
Distance: 10K
Contact: Celeste Novak at 235-7767 or info@homernews.com
July 4 Mount Marathon
Place: 4th and Adams, Seward
Start: 9:30 a.m. juniors, 11:15 a.m. women, 3 p.m. men
Entry fee: $20 juniors, $30 adults
Distance: Up, down 3,000-foot mountain
Contact: Chamber of Commerce at 224-8051
July 23 Everything But The Red Run
Place: Skyview High School
Start: Meet at 5 p.m., race at 6 p.m.
Entry fee: $5
Distance: 5.8K
Contact: Tom Seggerman at 262-3189 or tdconst@alaska.net, John Harro at 262-4150 or jharro@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
Aug. 6 Resurrection Pass 100-Miler
Place: Coeur d'Alene Campground in Hope
Start: 3 p.m.
Entry fee: $25
Distance: 100 miles
Contact: Pat Munz at 346-1544 or 265-9543, or katpat@customcpu.com, or Pam Richter at 346-1220
Aug. 7 Resurrection Pass 50-Miler
Place: Resurrection Pass trail head in Cooper Landing
Start: 6 a.m.
Entry fee: $20
Distance: 50 miles
Contact: Pat Munz at 346-1544 or 265-9543, or katpat@customcpu.com, or Pam Richter at 346-1220
Aug. 7 6th annual Wildlife Rescue Run
Place: Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward
Start: Meet 9 to 11:30 a.m., walkers start at 11:15, runners start at noon
Entry fee: $15 or $10 for children when preregistering, $20 or $13 for children on race day
Distance: 5K
Contact: Tim Lebling at 224-6399 or tim_lebling@alaskasealife.org, or ASLC Stranded Hotline at (888) 774-SEAL
Aug. 14 Kenai Peninsula Run for Women
Place: Kenai City Park
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $15, or $20 race day
Distance: 5K and 10K
Contact: Kathryn Tomrdle at 283-9479 or Sue Best at 283-9479 or volcoord.wrcc@alaska.net, or register online at www.alaska.net/~wrcc/
Aug. 21 River to River Run
Place: Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik
Start: Meet at noon, race at 1 p.m.
Entry fee: $7 fair admission
Distance: 6 miles
Contact: Mary Clock at 567-3670 or kpsfair@gci.net
Aug. 28 Lost Lake Breath of Life
Place: Bear Creek Fire Station in Seward
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $150 collected donations
Distance: 15.75 miles
Contact: Shawna Carr at 224-8787 or Marsha Vincent at 224-3537 or www.lostlakerun.org
Sept. 4 Iditarod Seward Run Around Relay
Place: Seward
Start: Meet at 5:30 a.m., race at 6 a.m.
Entry fee: Membership into Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers
Distance: Six-stage relay consisting of trail running, orienteering, road biking, mountain climbing and ocean kayaking.
Contact: Fred Moore at 224-5520
Sept. 5 Homer Half Marathon
Place: Homer High School
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $30, or $35 race day
Distance: 13.1 miles
Contact: Joy Steward at 235-0541 or jsteward@homerfund.org
Salmon will not be the only thing running on the Kenai Peninsula this summer. Pen-insula residents and visitors to the peninsula also have a number of chances to keep moving at fun runs.
The following list of fun runs comes from the 2004 Alaska Runners Calendar. Use this calendar for preliminary planning purposes only.
April 24 Polar Bear Pink Cheeks Triathlon
Place: Seward Middle-Senior High School
Start: 11 a.m.
Entry fee: TBA
Distance: 5K run, 10K bike, 900-yard swim
Contact: Seward Parks and Recreation at 224-4054 or sprd@cityofseward.net
Misc: Off-road bike recommended, helmets required.
May 1 March of Dimes WalkAmerica
Place: Ruben's Restaurant in Kenai
Start: Meet at 10 a.m., race at 11 a.m.
Entry fee: Personal donation
Distance: 3K
Contact: Kayce Arthun at (800) 478-5245, Jennifer Thompson at 276-4111 or ak303@marchofdimes.com
May 1 Essential One
Fun Run
Place: Wellington Pavilion in Seward
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $15, $10 youth
Distance: 5K
Contact: Seward Parks and Recreation at 224-4054 or sprd@cityofseward.net
May 9 Spring
Migration Run
Place: Homer Spit fishing lagoon
Start: Meet at 8:15 a.m., race at 9 a.m.
Entry fee: $5
Distance: 5K
Contact: Dorle Scholz at 235-7740, dorle@xyz.net or Bay Club at 235-2582
May 15 Alaska Law Enforcement Torch Run
Place: Homer
Contact: Special Olympics Alaska state office at (888) 499-7625
May 15 Alaska Law Enforcement Torch Run
Place: Kenai
Contact: Officer Gus Sandahl at 283-7879 or Katherine Wilusz at 283-5476
Place: Seward
Contact: Sgt. Brandon Anderson at 224-3346 or Marie Gage at 224-8200
May 15 Exit Glacier Run
Place: Exit Glacier Road in Seward
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $20
Distance: 5K and 10K
Contact: Seward Parks and Recreation at 224-4054 or sprd@cityofseward.net
June 4-5 ACS Relay for Life
Place: Skyview High School
Start: Begins at 6 p.m. Friday, ends at 6 p.m. Saturday
Entry fee: $25 per team
Contact: Corbi Aaronson at 262-7711 or connora@ptialaska.net
June 12 Run for the River
Place: Kenai ballparks
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., run at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $5/free 18 and under
Distance: 5K
Contact: Josselyn Burke at 260-5449 or josselyn@kenaiwatershed.org or Robert Ruffner at 260-5449
June 19 Family Fun Run-Walk
Place: Nikiski pool
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $15
Distance: 5K
Contact: Karen Kester at 776-8800 or kkester@borough.kenai.ak.us or Rachel Parra at 776-8800
June 26 Homer Spit Run
Place: Homer High School
Start: Meet at 8:30 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: None if registered by June 24, $5 after
Distance: 10K
Contact: Celeste Novak at 235-7767 or info@homernews.com
July 4 Mount Marathon
Place: 4th and Adams, Seward
Start: 9:30 a.m. juniors, 11:15 a.m. women, 3 p.m. men
Entry fee: $20 juniors, $30 adults
Distance: Up, down 3,000-foot mountain
Contact: Chamber of Commerce at 224-8051
July 23 Everything But The Red Run
Place: Skyview High School
Start: Meet at 5 p.m., race at 6 p.m.
Entry fee: $5
Distance: 5.8K
Contact: Tom Seggerman at 262-3189 or tdconst@alaska.net, John Harro at 262-4150 or jharro@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
Aug. 6 Resurrection Pass 100-Miler
Place: Coeur d'Alene Campground in Hope
Start: 3 p.m.
Entry fee: $25
Distance: 100 miles
Contact: Pat Munz at 346-1544 or 265-9543, or katpat@customcpu.com, or Pam Richter at 346-1220
Aug. 7 Resurrection Pass 50-Miler
Place: Resurrection Pass trail head in Cooper Landing
Start: 6 a.m.
Entry fee: $20
Distance: 50 miles
Contact: Pat Munz at 346-1544 or 265-9543, or katpat@customcpu.com, or Pam Richter at 346-1220
Aug. 7 6th annual Wildlife Rescue Run
Place: Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward
Start: Meet 9 to 11:30 a.m., walkers start at 11:15, runners start at noon
Entry fee: $15 or $10 for children when preregistering, $20 or $13 for children on race day
Distance: 5K
Contact: Tim Lebling at 224-6399 or tim_lebling@alaskasealife.org, or ASLC Stranded Hotline at (888) 774-SEAL
Aug. 14 Kenai Peninsula Run for Women
Place: Kenai City Park
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $15, or $20 race day
Distance: 5K and 10K
Contact: Kathryn Tomrdle at 283-9479 or Sue Best at 283-9479 or volcoord.wrcc@alaska.net, or register online at www.alaska.net/~wrcc/
Aug. 21 River to River Run
Place: Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik
Start: Meet at noon, race at 1 p.m.
Entry fee: $7 fair admission
Distance: 6 miles
Contact: Mary Clock at 567-3670 or kpsfair@gci.net
Aug. 28 Lost Lake Breath of Life
Place: Bear Creek Fire Station in Seward
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $150 collected donations
Distance: 15.75 miles
Contact: Shawna Carr at 224-8787 or Marsha Vincent at 224-3537 or www.lostlakerun.org
Sept. 4 Iditarod Seward Run Around Relay
Place: Seward
Start: Meet at 5:30 a.m., race at 6 a.m.
Entry fee: Membership into Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers
Distance: Six-stage relay consisting of trail running, orienteering, road biking, mountain climbing and ocean kayaking.
Contact: Fred Moore at 224-5520
Sept. 5 Homer Half Marathon
Place: Homer High School
Start: Meet at 9 a.m., race at 10 a.m.
Entry fee: $30, or $35 race day
Distance: 13.1 miles
Contact: Joy Steward at 235-0541 or jsteward@homerfund.org