2023 Anchorage Mayor's Marathon & Half Marathon

Race Date: June 17, 2023
Race Start: 8:30 AM - There will be NO early start times. All racers must start within 15 minutes of the posted start time (8:30 - 8:45)
Race Start: ConocoPhillips Soccer Stadium at Kincaid Park - 9401 Raspberry Rd, Anchorage, AK 99502
Race Finish: Delaney Park Strip in downtown Anchorage.  West end of Park Strip between 9th & 10th Streets
Course Close: 3:00 PM - All participants must finish the race by 3:00 PM

COURSE DESCRIPTION: New in 2023!

The Mayor's Half-Marathon starts in Kincaid Park just outside of the ConocoPhillips Soccer Stadium. Racers will head east back out of the park on the main road (note: one lane will be closed for racers) for about 1.5 miles and return back to the soccer stadium via the multi-use trail.  You will then proceed through the ARCH and follows the same route as the full marathon until the two groups separate at Eastchester Park. The next 1mile meanders downhill through a cottonwood forest to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. The next five miles follow along Cook Inlet with breathtaking views of the Alaska Range. If you are lucky, you may see beluga whales bobbing in the water.
 
At mile nine, the course heads east—towards the Chugach Mountains — and the Coastal Trail meets the Chester Creek Trail. As you pass Westchester Lagoon, watch for birds, such as trumpeter swans, mallards, and arctic terns.

About mile 11, the route loops through Eastchester Park. Following E. 20th Ave., runners return to the Chester Creek trail—now traveling west back towards Westchester Lagoon. Here, runners hit the home stretch. Heading north on N St. through Anchorage's oldest neighborhood, the race finishes at Delaney Park Strip in downtown.

Interactive Map (course, aid, parking, view points, shuttle stops, relay exchanges)

See static course map, including elevation gain, in PDF at bottom of page. 

AID STATIONS

• Mile 3 - Water/GU Lemon Berry Drink, Medical and Port-a-potties -
• Mile 5 - Water/GU Lemon Berry Drink and Port-a-potties
• Mile 6.3 - Water/GU Lemon Berry Drink, Medical and Port-a-potties
• Mile 8 - Water/GU Lemon Berry Drink, GU Strawberry Banana & Salted Caramel Gels, Medical and Port-a-potties
• Mile 9.9 - Water/GU Lemon Berry Drink, Medical and Port-a-potties
• Mile 10.9 - Water/GU Lemon Berry Drink, Medical and Port-a-potties
• Mile 12 - Water, Medical and Port-a-potties
  
  

MILEAGE PER TEAM MEMBER:

• Team member 1 - 9 miles
• Team member 2 - 4.1 miles

EXCHANGE ZONES: 

• Zone 1 - START - ConocoPhillips Soccer Stadium at Kincaid Park - 9401 Raspberry Road
• Zone 2 - Mile 9 - Point View - Postmark Dr. 

Relay participants are responsible for their own transportation to the exchange point.

TEAM DIVISIONS: 

• Open Men
• Open Women
• Open Mixed

ROUTED ARROWS: Courses will be marked with the following route arrow colors. 

• Marathon - Yellow arrows
• Half-Marathon - Green arrows
• 5-miler - Red arrows

BIB COLORS:

• Marathon - Yellow 
• Half-Marathon - Green 
• 5-miler - Red 

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