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Boondocks Breakaway 5K & 2.5K
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Boondocks Breakaway 5K & 2.5K

Anchorage, Alaska, United States View on map
Apr 24, 2027 (America/Anchorage local time)
Running

About this race

The Anchorage Running Club's season kickoff event features a 5K and 2.5K race on the trails at Russian Jack Park. Your Anchorage Running Club membership gives you 100% discount on this race, nonmembers pay $25.

Join us for this fun race event where the course may have patches of snow left on it in some areas which makes it slightly different and a bit challenging. 

Post race there is an award ceremony to give out Over All and Age Group awards as well as snacks, water, and Gatorade.

Pick your distance

Running

2.5K

Apr 24, 2027 2.5K 11:00 AM
$25.00
Open

5K Run

Apr 24, 2027 5K 11:00 AM
$25.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Anchorage, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -0.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 9.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -4.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 7.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
13.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
71.6%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on April 24, 2027 (AKDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on April 24, 2027 (AKDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
15h 35m

The sun rises at 6:10 AM and sets at 9:45 PM local time (AKDT) in Anchorage on April 24, 2027 — 15h 35m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 60 Anchorage events

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