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Alaska > Totem to Totem Half Marathon
Ketchikan,
AK
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Date
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Event
Details
The long, mountainous and forested shoreline of the Tongass Narrows
waterway is the setting for the annual springtime running of
Ketchikan's Totem to Totem Half Marathon, a 13.1-mile race that takes
runners along a point-to-point course that starts in Totem Bight State
Historical Park just northeast of the city and finishes at Rotary Beach
Park, just southeast of the Saxman community. All along the way,
runners can expect to catch ample glimpses of one of the local features
for which the area is well-known -- totem poles, which they'll see most
prominently around the starting area at Totem Bight State Park and
around Saxman Village as they near the finish line.
The race takes runners
along beautiful vistas with tree-covered mountains along the Tongass
Highway, where runners can expect to see local wildlife as well as
fishing villages and boats streaming along the water in the narrows all
along the race route. The event is open to both runners and walkers and
usually features a smaller field of participants, as the race's 2008
running saw just under 40 runners and walkers cross the finish line.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located near the southernmost tip of Alaska in the state's southeastern
corner, overlooking the glaciers of the Clarence Strait across from
Prince of Wales Island, the city of Ketchikan typically experiences
mild to cool and sometimes cold weather conditions in the mid-summer
season, with relatively heavy precipitation year-round. In May, the
city's average monthly temperatures range between 55°F and
42°F, while precipitation totals average around 8.7 inches for
the month.
Fees
$30
Registration
To reserve your spot in the spring 2009 running of Alaska's Totem to
Totem
Half
Marathon, print out and mail in this downloadable entry form.
Website
www.ketchikanrunningclub.org
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