Running in Alaska

The DBers have gotten together (with cricket along for additional input) and have agreed upon the following scheme: We think you should spend as much time as possible running in the village of Manokotak - that's Manokotak - in the hope that a giant bird might swoop down and snatch you mid-stride. Now, don't go thinking we're all morbid or anything; we wouldn't really be rooting for it to tear you into bite-sized pieces to feed its nestlings (well, most of us wouldn't, anyway). As long as it carries you off to a remote mountaintop far away from the computer keyboards of the world, it will have provided an admirable service.

If you're reluctant to become thunderbird scraps, there are plenty of other wholesome outdoor activities you can enjoy with Alaska's plentiful wildlife. Our suggestions include moose taunting and grizzly cub kicking.

The obvous choice is Kinkaid park, as long as there is no snow there.

Yeah I agree Kincais park is a great place with hills and all sorts of different terrrain..Watch out for the moose!

Assuming that you are in Anchorage... Kincaid, Hillside, Chester Creek, Russian Jack, Campbell Creek are lighted. Good places in town that aren't lighted are Far North Bicentennial Park, APU. I'm heading out to Kincaid in an hour for the last Tuesday Night race of the season. The running is great in the mountains if you have time to run during the day or can get out on the weekend.

you should check out the trails in eagle river, right next to chugiak high school. they are solid trails and i know that the 5k trail is lighted, the 10k trail was being worked on so i dont know if they are completely lighted yet. but good trails none the less. i think kincaid would be your best bet for finding tons of trails.

knowles

I hope she's okay....

Has KB found a career yet?

Thanks for the heart warming suggestions DB... there are 400 native bears here so my chances of meeitng a few are good. Moose on the otherhand have as much rapor and talent as KB's posted profanities.

Excellent suggestion...I am living about 3k from Kinkaid park...it's pretty dark when I run so it may have to wait until the weekend run.

Isn't that an annoying ANDROGYNEOUS insect whose chorus soothes me to sleep on a mid summers night?

What are you talking about?...please explain

Thanks for the ideas of where to run....

I went up to Chugach and ran the hydro line trail...lots of moose to avoid. The trails were pretty jaged compared to Kincaid park.

Thanks again!

The hydro line? You mean the Powerline or the Gas line? If you don't like (or don't mind) rough trails, there are a lot of fun places to run. Try the Turnagain Arm/McHugh Creek trail (Seward highway mi 115), Rabbit Lakes Trail(Canyon Rd). From the Prospect Heights or Glen Alps trailheads: Wolverine Peak/Near Point, Middle Fork Campbell Crk/South Fork Overlook trails, Willawaw Lakes, Powerline Pass, Flattop, Hidden Lake. South Fork Eagle River off Hiland Rd. in Eagle River is really nice. Just a small sampling. There are lots of interconnecting trails or "routes". Last year at this time we were already xc skiing (also fun!) for 4 weeks, so enjoy the mountain running while you can.