The Juneau Ridge Race will start and finish in Cope Park, downtown Juneau. The route will take a quick loop through town by the Capitol before heading up to Basin Road and Perserverance Trail. Runners get then ascend to the summit of Mt. Juneau at mile 4 and 3500′ up. …
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The Juneau Ridge Race will start and finish in Cope Park, downtown Juneau. The route will take a quick loop through town by the Capitol before heading up to Basin Road and Perserverance Trail. Runners get then ascend to the summit of Mt. Juneau at mile 4 and 3500′ up. From here the route traverses the spectacular Juneau Ridge for three miles and then descends into Granite Basin back onto Perserverance Trail at around mile 11. The final four miles is fast if you still have the legs and follows Perserverance back to Basin Road and return to Cope Park via neighborhood streets. The total distance is approx. 15 miles with 5000′ of total elevation gain. Finish times should generally range between 3 and 6 hours. It is not necessary to be able to run the ups in order to finish the race within 6 hours, but participants should be generally be comfortable with running on technical terrain.
There will be three checkpoints along the course that will have light aid station supplies. Runners will be expected to carry a basic kit of gear for the race including a jacket, long sleeve shirt, hat, gloves, water and food. As race day approaches and we have a weather forecast there will be further communication on gear. The ascent up Mt. Juneau and the ridge will have cell phone coverage.
Post race activities will include a bbq in Cope Park and awards beginning at 3pm.
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This is a challenging course- surprisingly, the 3500 ft climb to the summit wasn't the hard part. The trail is technical, snow or mud covered in places. Some snow sliding … MORE
This is a challenging course- surprisingly, the 3500 ft climb to the summit wasn’t the hard part. The trail is technical, snow or mud covered in places. Some snow sliding was unavoidable this year (wish I would have worn my gloves for this). I can’t believe how well organized and supported this race is for the remoteness of the majority of the course. Climbing, views, wind, rain, mud, snow, downhill running, and comradery were all a part of this race. Oh- and I was grateful for the gear requirements, the top was a whole different ball game than the bottom and I was glad to have extra layers.