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News From: Sunday, June 18, 2023
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   Friends and former college teammates win half and full marathons at Anchorage Mayor's Marathon (Anchorage Daily News)
Chris Brenk won the 2023 Anchorage Mayor's Marathon in 2:35:07 while Mariah Burroughs won the women's race in 3:14:27.
 
News From: Sunday, June 19, 2022
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   Globetrotting New York runner with Ecuadorian roots takes Anchorage Mayor's Marathon (Anchorage Daily News)
Diego Vanegas won the 2022 Anchorage Mayor's Marathon in 2:46:10 while Ilana Schnaufer won the women's race in 3:22:39.
 
News From: Sunday, June 20, 2021
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   1,400 runners show up for Anchorage Mayor's Marathon, along with a black bear that refused to share the trail (Anchorage Daily News)
Benjamin Kopecky won the 2021 Anchorage Mayor's Marathon in 2:40:03 while Megan Youngren won the women's race in 3:07:43.
 
News From: Monday, April 13, 2020
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   Mayor's Marathon called off due to coronavirus (Anchorage Daily News)
The 2020 Mayor's Marathon, set on June 20, has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
 
News From: Sunday, June 23, 2019
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   Youngren leads peninsula at Mayor's Marathon (Paninsula Clarion)
Paul Rottich won the 2019 Anchorage Marathon in 2:27:19 while Marine Dusser won the women's race in 3:05:49.
 
News From: Saturday, June 22, 2019
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   Seawolves dominate in Anchorage Mayor's Marathon (KTVA)
Paul Rottich won the 2019 Anchorage Marathon in 2:27:19 while Marine Dusser won the women's race.
 
News From: Sunday, June 24, 2018
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   Racing in front of his wife and kids for the first time, Kiplagat beats his brother for his 4th Mayor's Marathon title (Anchorage Daily News)
David Kiplagat won the 2018 Mayor's Marathon in 2:25:43 while Keri McEntee won the women's race in 2:59:47.
 
News From: Sunday, June 18, 2017
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   Mayor's Marathon winners get a taste of the wild side (Alaska Dispatch News)
Three-time Mayor's Marathon winner Paul Rottich won the 2017 Mayors Marathon in 2:27:11 while Keri McEntee won the women's race in 3:04:25.
 
News From: Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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   Signup deadlines approach for Saturday's Mayor's Marathon, half-marathon, 5K (Alaska Dispatch News)
Online registration ends today for the 44th annual Anchorage Mayor's Marathon to be held on Saturday, June 17.
 
News From: Sunday, June 19, 2016
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   PaStarr wins Mayors Marathon on first try, Rottich registers back-to-back wins (Alaska Dispatch News)
Trina PaStarr, running her first marathon, won the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon in 3:19:56.
 
News From: Thursday, May 19, 2016
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   Free sister series to Anchorage Mayor's Marathon kicks off Thursday night (KTUU.com)
As Anchorage gears up for its longest-running footrace of the year, another event is kicking off ahead of the Mayors Marathon: The Varsity Sports Summer Run Series.
 
News From: Wednesday, July 1, 2015
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   University of Anchorage Athletics Hosts 42nd Annual Mayor's Marathon to a Great Response (The Northern Light)
One of UAAs past cross-country and track athlete, Paul Rottich, won the mens marathon with a time of 2:32:39, beating out Sam Tilly of Indian, Alaska, by less than 10 seconds.
 
News From: Sunday, June 21, 2015
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   Bolling, Rottich race to Mayor's Marathon victories (Anchorage Daily News)
In the mens race, Paul Rottich, who missed victory by less than two seconds a year ago, eked out a nine-second win over a fast-closing Sam Tilly of Indian to win in 2:32.39.
 
News From: Thursday, June 11, 2015
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   Mayor's Marathon expands with Health & Fitness Expo (Alaska Dispatch News)
The inaugural Alaska Health & Fitness Expo leading up to the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon and Half Marathon will feature 35 exhibitors and vendors, free workshops and demonstrations, a kid's mile run, and an abundance of free workshops and demonstrations.
 
News From: Friday, June 5, 2015
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   Window slowly closing on Mayor's Marathon discount registration (Alaska Dispatch News)
The window for discounted online registration for the June 20 Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon and Half Marathon, and accompanying races, is slowly closing.
 
News From: Monday, June 23, 2014
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   Kiplagat, Flaharty Run to Mayor's Marathon Victories (Anchorage Daily News)
David Kiplagat won the Mayor's Marathon with a time of 2 hours 32 minutes and 10 seconds.
 
   Anchorage Mayor's Marathon 2014: Men and Women's Top Finishers (Bleacher Report.com)
The Mayor's Marathon was on pace to clear an all-time registration record. Despite mostly rainy conditions David Kiplagat lead all runners across the finish line with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 11 seconds.
 
News From: Wednesday, June 18, 2014
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   Detour Won't Affect Certification for Mayor's Marathon (Anchorage Daily News)
Michael Friess, race director for the Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage, stated that a collapsed pedestrian bridge won't affect the races certification.
 
News From: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
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   Regular Registration for Mayor's Marathon Ends Wednesday (Anchorage Daily News)
Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage Alaska will close its doors to normal registration on Wednesday with fees for late registration jumping up on Thursday.
 
News From: Sunday, June 23, 2013
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   Kiplagat Misses Mayor's Marathon Record by 53 Seconds (Anchorage Daily News)
David Kiplagat won the Mayor's Marathon and missed the course record by less than a minute with his winning time of 2 hours 23 minutes and 22 seconds.
 
News From: Sunday, June 24, 2012
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   New Champions Rise In 39th Annual Mayor's Marathon (KTUU.com)
Matthew Adams won the Mayor's Marathon with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 6 seconds
 
News From: Tuesday, June 19, 2012
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   $5,000 For New Course Record At Anchorage's Mayor's Marathon 2012 (Bleacher Report)
The Mayor's Marathon will kick off on June 23 at 8 am with a five-thousand dollar prize if you win and set a course record.
 
News From: Monday, June 20, 2011
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   Kiplagat Wins Mayor's Marathon, Miller Bolling Takes Women's Race (Republic)
David Kiplagat won the Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage Alaska with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 52 seconds.
 
News From: Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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   Area Runners Compete In Anchorage (Peninsula Clarion)
Erik Johnson of Seward won the Mayor's Marathon last Saturday with a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 53 seconds.
 
News From: Monday, June 21, 2010
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   Results of the 2010 Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage, Alaska (examiner.com)
Erik Johnson, winner of the 2010 Mayor's Marathon, didn't know he was winning until mile 7 and even then he was cautious of trying to go for a PR. He won in 2:42:53 in 59 degree weather and overcast skies, perfect weather for a day of racing.
 
News From: Sunday, June 20, 2010
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   New Champs, Record In Mayor's Marathon, Half-Marathon (Anchorage Daily News)
Erik Johnson won the thirty-seventh annual Mayor's Marathon with a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 53 seconds while Alexandra Swiatocha won the women's division with a time of 3 hours 6 minutes and 30 seconds.
 
   Mayor's Marathon Notebook (Anchorage Daily News)
Two masters men, Janusz Sarnicki 44 of Poland, and Matthew Green 40 of Anchorage, were second and third at the 2010 Mayor's Marathon in 2:46:50 and 2:53:39 respectively. Female masters runner Monica Ross, 44 of Anchorage, was second in the women's race in 3:10:36.
 
News From: Friday, June 18, 2010
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   Moments Of Glory In One Of Alaska's Premier Races (Anchorage Daily News)
The Mayor's Marathon debuted in 1974 but there was a small precursor marathon that was held on the Sunday closest to the Summer solstice.
 
News From: Thursday, June 17, 2010
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   Entry Deadline For Mayor's Marathon Approaches (Anchorage Daily News)
Runners only have two more days to enter the Mayor's Marathon and Half-Marathon which takes place on Saturday.
 
News From: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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   Marathon Man: Rifle Runner Has Lofty Goal (Post Independent)
Ken Skelly ran his first marathon at the Albuquerque New Mexico Marathon in September of 1989. Since then he has completed 42 more marathons in 41 states on his way to finishing a marathon in every state.
 
News From: Sunday, July 26, 2009
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   Countdown begins for Mayor Marathon (The Times of India)
The Mayor Marathon of Thane, India is ready to starts it's annual marathon slated for August 2. Total participation for the day's events will reach forty-five thousand runners.
 
News From: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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   Going 'green' at Mayor's Marathon (The Northern Light)
The thirty-sixth annual Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage helds it's eighth "green" marathon in an effort to reduce landfill waste generated by the race. The increased use of biodegradable products made for an even "greener" event for the 2009 event.
 
News From: Thursday, June 25, 2009
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   Seward newcomer making his name with his feet at Mayor's Marathon (The Seward Phoenix Log)
Erik Johnson recently moved to Seward Alaska for a job with the state parks department. Johnson won the Exit Glacier 10K in May and just missed a top five finish at the Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage last weekend.
 
News From: Saturday, June 20, 2009
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   Mishawaka Mayor Rea Completes Mayor's Marathon In Alaska (WSBT TV)
Jeff Rea, mayor of Mishawaka, ran and finished his first marathon in just under four hours and twenty minutes.
 
   Wisniewski breaks record in Mayor's Marathon (Anchorage Daily News)
Michael Wisniewski, a Minnesota tranplant to Alaska, crushed a twenty-two year old course record at Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage by nearly two minutes with a time of 2 hours and 22 minutes and 29 seconds.
 
   Record's Set At Mayor's Marathon (KTUU)
Mike Wisnewski broke the twenty-two year old course record held by Race Director Michael Friess en route to his dominant victory at the 2009 Mayor's Marathon.
 
News From: Thursday, June 4, 2009
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   Brain tumour patient Mark to run Midnight Sun Marathon (Wales Online)
Mark Farrar will be running the Mayor's Land of the Midnight Sun Marathon in Anchorage Alaska on June 20 to raise money and awareness for two charities that helped him through his brain tumor.
 
News From: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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   Registration deadlines approach for Mayor's Marathon (The Northern Light)
The 2009 Mayor's Marathon and Half-Marathon registration process will close on Thursday May 21. The 36th annual marathon is scheduled for June 20. Late registration will be available at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel during the race expo.
 
News From: Sunday, June 22, 2008
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   Ross wins Mayor's Marathon with relative ease (Anchorage Daily News)
Native Alaskans nabbed the top three sports at the Mayor's Marathon. Defending champion Jerry Ross won in 2:36:38 followed by followed by Jeff Heuseveldt of Anchorage, runner-up in a personal-best 2:41:20, and third-place finisher Mark Lindberg of Fairbanks in 2:41:50. Annie Thiessen in her 101st career marathon, nabbed her sixth straight marathon victory this year with a 3:01:34 which was a 20-minute gap over runner-up Dorothy Shearn.
 
News From: Saturday, June 21, 2008
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   More than 4,000 run in Mayor's Marathon (KTUU)
The 2008 Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage, Alaska saw over four thousand in their running events and sixteen hundred competitors for their marathon. Defending champion Jerome Ross won in 2:19. In the women's race, Annie Thiessen in her 101st marathon won in 3:01.
 
News From: Friday, June 20, 2008
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   In Alaska, summer solstice is a stunner (Los Angeles Times)
With over 19 hours of sunlight and afternoon temperatures people flock to Anchorage Alaska for the Summer Solstice Festival. Nearly every hotel room is filled with thousands of runners from across the lower 48 states who will compete in the 26.2 mile marathon and the 13.1 mile half marathon.
 
News From: Sunday, June 24, 2007
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   Mayor's Marathon Winner Bounces Back (Anchorage Daily News)
Running with metronome-like efficiency, Esther Jurasek, posted her fastest Mayor’s Marathon to collect her second race title on a cloudy, cool Saturday morning at West High; winning in 3 hours, 1 minute and 3 seconds, for her second victory in three years.
 
News From: Saturday, August 5, 2006
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   Oro 7th Mayor’s Marathon Opens for Registration (PIA Information Service)
Information on where to register is given.
 
News From: Sunday, June 18, 2006
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   Runners From Outside Fare Well at Mayor's Marathon (Anchorage Daily News)
Review of the Mayor's Marathon, with results and reviews of the race from winners and top runners.
 
   Preparation with Mind Games Helps Runners at Mayor's Marathon (Anchorage Daily News)
Review of the Mayor's Marathon, with details about individual runners' preparation tactics, including a special report on Chuck Engle's experience on Saturday.
 
News From: Saturday, June 17, 2006
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   Mayor's Athletes Would Rather Run Than Wait (Anchorage Daily News)
Details about the training plans and preparations of Esther Jurasek, defending women's champion at this year's Mayor's Marathon.
 
News From: Friday, June 16, 2006
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   Army Rides to Rescue for Mayor's Marathon (Anchorage Daily News)
Work crews worked hard to clear dangerous rough spots on the course of this year's Mayor's Marathon, making the race course safer for runners.
 
News From: Wednesday, July 6, 2005
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   First Marathon a Rewarding Challenge - Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon (DelawareOnline - The News Journal)
Article detailing sportswriter Martin Frank's first marathon experience at the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon.
 
News From: Thursday, June 30, 2005
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   2 try Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon and Find It Cool (Sun Sentinel)
Article on Gino and Cristy Martignetti of Fort Lauderdale who run the Midnight Sun Marathon as members of Team in Training for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
 
News From: Monday, June 20, 2005
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   Mayor’s Midnight Sun Marathon: Disbrow Wins Hawaii Trip Drawing (Go Sea Wolves)
Beau Disbrow won a trip for two to Honolulu in the marathon's random draw. Disbrow ran the half-marathon in 1:38:07.
 

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