Skinny Raven Half & 10K
Anchorage, AK
- Half Marathon, 10K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Skinny Raven Half & 10K partners with Brooks Running for a mid-summer event for everyone! Beginning and ending at the Rose Garden on the scenic Anchorage Park Strip, enjoy some of Anchorage’s most popular trails, enjoy Double Shovel Cider at the end, and you’ll be sure to have fun chasing … MORE
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Peaceful race along a coastal trail
My own performance notwithstanding (lol), this was a great race. I usually do larger races, but this was a very nice, well-organized smaller race put on by a local running … MORE
My own performance notwithstanding (lol), this was a great race. I usually do larger races, but this was a very nice, well-organized smaller race put on by a local running store. The cider at the finish line (and the take-home glassware) were a nice touch. The paved trail was in good condition and the scenery was beautiful. I even appreciated going past the airport at the turnaround.
Raven about dem hills...
I stayed at the Four Points which was a nice warm up jog to the race start/finish. Also close to the Skinny Raven Sports store if you need supplies. The … MORE
I stayed at the Four Points which was a nice warm up jog to the race start/finish. Also close to the Skinny Raven Sports store if you need supplies. The expo/bib pick up was on Saturday but if you couldn’t go then you could still pick up your bib the morning of which worked for me. Plus there were Brooks vendors there (they were letting people demo shoes during the race!!) Swag was a soft long sleeve tech shirt which I love! Oh and they let runners that needed more time start about an hour earlier.
Now the course is an out and back…and it starts with a steep drop which means it ends with a steep climb!! The scenery was beautiful and it was cool watching planes fly at you and take off next to you. The not cool part were the nonstop hills! And since you’re running on a trail it was narrow and had to be shared with other cyclists and runners. And the second to last water station was out of water, but otherwise it was a fantastic race and I still very much enjoyed it!! Anchorage is just lovely!!
Great Race
decent prerace communication, easy pack pick up and despite the rain that persisted great pre-race vibes! Post race party and swag was good. MORE
decent prerace communication, easy pack pick up and despite the rain that persisted great pre-race vibes! Post race party and swag was good.
Nice course, set up well, and enjoyable!
I enjoyed the mostly local, closed course with decent scenery. You run 8 miles on the Coastal Trail along the sound and the beginning and end along neighborhood streets with … MORE
I enjoyed the mostly local, closed course with decent scenery. You run 8 miles on the Coastal Trail along the sound and the beginning and end along neighborhood streets with good police presence the middle is on a road the parallels the airport. Many rolling hills, water stops were great. Loved they had Skratch.
Medal was decent. Shirt was good and the food after top 3 for me. The cider in the garden was a nice add on with a pint glass included.
I stayed in Anchorage. Hotels are very expensive but many are walking distance to the start <1 mile. The later start 9am. Made it a little challenging to finish and get back to the hotel for noon checkout. There was a decent amount of parking near the start as well. Could of used a few more porta potties at the start. Did not see any along the race course!
Another great Anchorage run
First off, the website said "sunshine and fun times"... Lies! It was rainy! But I'll give them a pass. Weather temp was still pretty decent. -Route had a bit of … MORE
First off, the website said “sunshine and fun times”… Lies! It was rainy! But I’ll give them a pass. Weather temp was still pretty decent.
-Route had a bit of an incline and ended on a hill (seems like all the Anchorage runs do). But it is Alaska. run started and ended in the same place, so that’s nice.
Swag consistes of the typical medal and short sleeve tech shirt. Also maurten gel was available at packet pickup.
Post race included a beer glass and Double Shovel cider. Also available was a box lunch.