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Matanuska Mile
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Matanuska Mile

Palmer, Alaska, United States View on map
Jul 23, 2026 (America/Anchorage local time)
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About this race

Grab your speediest shoes and join us for the first annual Matanuska Mile at 6pm on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at the Palmer High School track!

The race is a full mile--1609 meters--which is a little longer than four laps around the track, and it is hand timed. At 5:45pm, competitors will be split into heats according to pace (slower racing first, faster racing last), with a maximum of four heats. The first heat will start at 6pm with additional heats to follow at approximately 15-minute intervals.

Online registration closes at noon, July 23.

All registration fees go to the Palmer High School Cross Country teams.

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Matanuska Mile

Jul 23, 2026 1.6K 6:00 PM
$10.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Palmer, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 11.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 18.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 11.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 18.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
8.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
6.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
78.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 23, 2026 (AKDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 23, 2026 (AKDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
17h 57m

The sun rises at 5:04 AM and sets at 11:01 PM local time (AKDT) in Palmer on July 23, 2026 — 17h 57m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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, 13 Palmer events

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