Kal’s Knoya Ridge Run
About this race
Three UPHILL-ONLY races on rolling foothills climb and remote alpine single track.
Full Monty: 5.3 miles and 4,300′ vertical. This is the AMR Grand Prix points race unless canceled due to poor conditions.
The Original: 4 miles and 2900′ vertical.
The Happy Trail: 1.6 miles and 1200′ vertical
All races start along the Bulldog trail east of the registration area. All races finish up the ridge. Racers must make their way back to the registration area. Plan to bring water, food and a light coat and/or additional gear dependent on race day weather. There is no food or water provided at race finish.
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Trail running
Full Monty
The Original
The Happy Trail
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Anchorage, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 4:56 AM and sets at 10:56 PM local time (AKDT) in Anchorage on May 21, 2026 — 17h 59m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Kal’s Knoya Ridge Run
165 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the The Original
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William McGovern | 37:51 | 9:28 /mi |
| 2 | Chris Osiensky | 40:43 | 10:11 /mi |
| 3 | Galen Hecht | 41:25 | 10:21 /mi |
| 4 | Scott Patterson | 41:57 | 10:29 /mi |
| 5 | Joshua Taylor | 42:09 | 10:32 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 57 Anchorage events
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