Medvejie Solstice Run
About this race
The Medvejie Solstice Run Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 9:00 AM | Herring Cove, Sitka
Mark your calendars and start logging those miles — the Medvejie Solstice Run is back!
Join us for the 19th annual running of this beloved fundraiser supporting the Sitka High School Cross Country and Track programs. Three distance options wind out along Sawmill Creek Road toward Medvejie Hatchery and back, starting and finishing at Herring Cove (adjacent to the Beaver Lake Trailhead parking lot at the end of Sawmill Creek Road).
Fair warning: this is a hilly course. Train accordingly!
Race Distances & Turnarounds
- 5K — turnaround approximately halfway to the hatchery
- 10K — turnaround near the Medvejie Hatchery
- Half Marathon — turnaround at the Green Lake Power House
Registration
5K: $30
10K: $35
Half Marathon: $45
Online pre-registration is appreciated and ends at 5 pm Alaska time on Friday, June 19.
Day-of registration (fees increase by $5) is available from 8-8:30 am at Herring Cove.
The first 100 registered runners receive a technical (non-cotton) t-shirt. Sitka High School students run free — t-shirts available for purchase separately.
Volunteer
Want to be part of the fun without the hills? Volunteers are warmly welcomed and needed!
Questions or more info: runsitkahigh@gmail.com
See you on the road!
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Running
1/ 2 Marathon
10K
5K
Virtual 1/2 Marathon
Virtual 10K
Virtual 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Sitka.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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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, 1 Sitka event
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