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Seward’s Juniper Ingalls and Homer’s Beatrix McDonough sprint to the finish in the Division II girls race at the state cross-country running meet on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer boys take 2nd, girls take 3rd at Division II state cross-country

Seward girls won a third straight division title for a three-peat

Anchorage’s Micah Templin runs to victory in the men’s half marathon at the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai River Marathon gets perfect conditions

The 163 finishers plus six four-person relay teams were treated to perfect conditions Sunday at the 19th Kenai…

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Senior varsity runner Bea McDonough approaches the finish line to take second place in the Kenai Peninsula Borough cross country championships in Homer<ins>, Alaska</ins> on Thursday, Sept. 19<ins>,</ins> <ins>2024</ins>.

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Homer boys take 1st, girls take 2nd at borough meet

Homer varsity boys took the top spot in the Kenai Peninsula Borough cross-country meet hosted at Homer High…

Homer’s Claira Booz, right, and Beatrix McDonough, left, lead a small pack of runners during the Wasilla Trailblazer Invite on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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Cross-country roundup: Homer’s Bynagle takes 3rd at State Preview

Homer junior Johannes Bynagle led Kenai Peninsula runners at the State Preview on Saturday at Bartlett High School.

Grace Christian’s Robbie Annett leads the boys varsity race at the Ted McKenney XC Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Colony’s Hopkins, Grace Christian’s Annett repeat at McKenney Invite

Colony senior Ella Hopkins and Grace Christian senior Robbie Annett repeated as champions of the Ted McKenney XC…

Kenai's Jason Parks, running on Kalifornsky Beach Road in Kenai, Alaska, wins the Kenai River Marathon on Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai’s Parks takes 2nd straight Lost Lake Race

Kenai’s Jason Parks won the Lost Lake Run just outside of Seward on Saturday, Aug. 24, for the…

Seward’s Olive Jordan, Soldotna’s Kathryn DeBardelaben, Soldotna’s Kathryn Cox and Seward’s Selah Brueckner compete in the freshmen-sophomore girls race Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at Nikiski Middle-High School at the Peninsula Class Races in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna captures 3 of 4 races at Peninsula Class Races

The Soldotna cross-country team took three of the four races Monday at the Peninsula Class Races at Nikiski…

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Recovery Month begins with a 5K run/walk and community social on Spit

Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection starts the September Recovery Month community awareness with a 5K run/walk and music social…

Kathy Sarns (left) speaks to the Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic participants before the start of the event on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at the South Grace Trail head in Kachemak Bay State Park, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Kathy Sarns

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Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic raises funds for trails

The race was also held in memory of Kristine Moerlein

Grace Angivran Moore-Anderson (left) and Austin Anderson (right) participate in the second annual Great Salmon Run on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Ninilchik, Alaska. Moore-Anderson came in third in the women's category. Photo provided by Tiffany McCorison

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2nd annual Great Salmon Run draws participants statewide

Sponsored by Thrive Ninilchik, the 5K race was held during Salmonfest weekend

The Jakolof Bay 10 Miler, held on Saturday, July 27, 2024 in Seldovia, Alaska, had more than 40 participants running or biking over ten miles of hilly, gravel roads. Photo provided by Tania Spurkland

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43 compete in 2024 Jakolof 10 Miler

The race was held on Saturday, July 27

Poster for the 2024 Jakolof Bay 10 Miler. Photo courtesy of Seldovia Arts Council

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Jakolof Bay 10 Miler takes place Saturday

The course is described as “ten tough miles of hilly gravel road.”

Runners participating in the Homer Spit Run 10K to the Bay wait for the start gun to fire on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Run down to the bay

The Homer Spit Run on Saturday drew over 160 participants