35th Annual Anchorage Salmon Run - May 2,
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35th Annual Anchorage Salmon Run - May 2,

Anchorage, Alaska, United States
May 06, 2023
Running

About this race

Join us for a family fun run from Inlet View Elementary out along the Coastal Trail. This race has one downhill at the beginning along N Street and is flat after that! Set an early season PR or trot with along with the whole family.  The Salmon Run is a great spring race to kick off your running season. 

Inlet View Elementary is located in downtown Anchorage, and is one of the oldest, traditional neighborhood elementary schools in our town. Today, with money raised through events like the Salmon Run, we are able to provide reading tutoring, supplemental math programs, after-school Spanish classes, writing workshops, art, music and physical education assemblies as well as busses for field trips, scholarships, financial assistance for meals, and classroom support.

BIB PICKUP TIMES:

Tuesday, April 28 - Inlet View Elementary MPR - 2:30-5:30pm

Thursday, April 30 - Skinny Raven Downtown - 4:30-6:30pm

Saturday, May 2 - Day of Race - Inlet View Elementary MPR - 8:30-9:30am

PARKING: The Anchorage Lutheran Church has generously opened their parking lot to us.  The easiest way to access this lot is to take West 15th Avenue to O street and drive through the back alley (N. street will be closed for the race) From the church parking lot you can walk to the school less than a block away.  Thanks to the Anchorage Lutheran Church for supporting our school and this community wide event.

See you Saturday, May 2nd at 10am!

Join fellow runners on May 6, 2023 for the 35th Annual Anchorage Salmon Run - May 2,. It's a fantastic 10K, 5K, 2K featuring a flat and fast course in Anchorage.

Pick your distance

Running

10K

The 10K starts at Inlet View and heads down N street past the frisbee golf course and out to Westchester lagoon. Stay on the very flat Coastal Trail the entire way and turn around just past Earthquake Park, a volunteer will be at the turnaround. Enjoy a car free run with aid stations along the way.

May 06, 2023 10K 10:00 AM
$45.00
Closed

5K

The 5K starts at Inlet View and heads down N street past the frisbee golf course and out to Westchester lagoon. Stay on the very flat Coastal Trail the entire way and turn around at Lyn Airy Park, a volunteer will be at the turnaround. Enjoy a car free run with aid stations along the way.

May 06, 2023 5K 10:00 AM
$45.00
Closed

2K Fun Run

The 2K starts at Inlet View and heads down N street and veers right onto Virgina Court. Volunteers will be on hand to point you around the frisbee golf course than back up N. street to the school.

May 06, 2023 2K 10:05 AM
$25.00
Closed

Weather Overview

These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Anchorage in 2023, from Open-Meteo archive data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (monthly average) 1.9° / Maximum temperature (monthly average) 10.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like (with wind chill; monthly average) -2.1° / Maximum feels like (with wind chill; monthly average) 10.1°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (monthly average)
15.1
Precipitation (mm)
Average precipitation (monthly average)
0.6mm

About Anchorage

35th Annual Anchorage Salmon Run - May 2, takes place in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The local timezone is America/Anchorage.

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