![]() That may help open the door for Anchorage’s Cody Priest and Galen Hecht along with Tobias Albrigtsen of Fairbanks. The men’s race is also compelling as a first-time winner is guaranteed with a handful of guys in contention.ĭefending champion Lars Arneson is not entered, and two-time winner Allan Spangler - who was still considering entering on Wednesday - says he’s not in shape for the podium. The women’s roster features another deep field that includes Shalane Frost of Fairbanks, whose 3:22:53 last year was the 20thfastest in race history but only placed her sixth Jenna DiFolco, a former Fairbanksan who ran at the University of Alaska Anchorage and Emily Fedders, winner of last year’s inaugural Equinox Half Marathon. Olympic Marathon Trials - went out quickly and led the first half of the women’s race until Dalton reeled her in and broke away on the 18th mile coming off the steep drop of Ester Dome. In 2021, Youngren - who like Dalton competed at the 2020 U.S. ![]() The difficulty of the course means most runners finish 15-30 minutes slower at the Equinox than on a flat, paved course.Īnna Dalton, Megan Youngren, Susie Rivard and Meg Inokuma after the 2021 Equinox The historic route includes about 3,500 vertical feet of climbing and can be roughly divided into thirds: the opening nine miles are mostly relatively flat trails the middle eight miles include the climb of Ester Dome and the grueling out-and-back section and the final nine miles feature the descent of Ester Dome and several miles of paved and dirt roads back to the Patty Center field. Marvin anticipates that she may fall behind Youngren and Inokuma on the climbing sections of the course but hopes to catch up or get ahead on the flat and downhill portions. Instead, she’s focused on building strength and endurance through mountain and trail running, has been cross training with skiing, roller skiing and biking, and is giving herself more recovery with at least one day off per week. Marvin has altered her training plan from past Equinox build-ups because her knee issue does not allow running on pavement. “I decided to let these women’s amazing performances inspire you to see what you might be capable of yourself,” Marvin said. Despite not running all winter to protect her knee, she broke Nancy Pease’s 32-year-old record at the 22-mile Crow Pass Crossing backcountry race on August 7, a mark she’d been chasing for a decade.Īfter Dalton ran 3:07 at the Equinox last year, Marvin was initially discouraged, thinking that time was beyond her abilities. Marvin has already achieved a major milestone this season. … I’m always shooting to (run a personal record). “But I don’t get wrapped up around wins as much as I do a solid personal performance. “It’s exciting,” Marvin said Wednesday about the prospect of a seventh win. One more victory would separate her from fellow six-time champions Stan Justice, Bob Murphy and Matias Saari. Marvin has won the Equinox the previous six times she’s raced (2013-14, 2016-19). As of Friday morning, there were 708 entrants - 361 in the marathon, 46 in the marathon hike and 301 in the half marathon. Saturday at the UAF Patty Center field followed by the 2nd Equinox Half Marathon at 10 a.m. ![]() The 59 th annual Equinox Marathon starts at 8 a.m. Marvin, 42, of Palmer sat out in 2021 with a knee injury as Anna Dalton, Megan Youngren, Susie Rivard and Meg Inokuma all eclipsed Marvin’s previous mark of 3 hours, 15 minutes and 6 seconds.Īnchorage’s Dalton, after running an astounding time of 3:07:22, is not entered this year but Youngren of Soldotna and 42-year-old Inokuma of Palmer are. Christy Marvin has a chance to become the winningest runner in Equinox Marathon history on Saturday - but to accomplish that feat she’ll have to overcome two of the women who broke her record last year.
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