Mount Marathon
About this race
98th Annual running of Mount Marathon
Saturday, July 4, 2026.
Join the community of Seward for the 98th annual running of the Mount Marathon Race.
The men’s and women’s course is a grueling 1.5-mile climb up, and back down, Alaska’s majestic and treacherous Mount Marathon. Runners from around the world join Seward residents and runners from around Alaska, in pursuit of a common goal: to win, place, or simply complete this iconic footrace.
Mount Marathon awaits you, and future generations of bold mountain runners!
Pick your distance
Running
Girls Lottery
Event for junior female racers who win the lottery.
Girls Priority
Event for junior female racers who have priority entry.
Boys Lottery
Event for junior male racers who win the lottery.
Boys Priority
Event for junior male racers who have priority entry.
Non-Binary Junior Lottery
Event for non-binary junior racers who win the lottery.
Non-Binary Junior Priority
Event for non-binary junior racers who have priority entry.
Junior Special Entry
Event for junior racers who have special entry through a petition or sponsors spot.
Womens Lottery
Event for female racers who win the lottery.
Mens Lottery
Event for male racers who win the lottery.
Non-Binary Priority
Event for nonbinary racers who have priority entry.
Non-Binary Special Entry
Event for non-binary racers who have special entry from a one-time petition, earned entry, or a sponsor spot.
Golden Women
Event for female racers over 70 years young who have completed at least 10 mount marathon races and wish to race a shorter course.
Golden Men
Event for male racers over 70 years young who have completed at least 10 mount marathon races and wish to race a shorter course.
Trail running
Girls
Boys
Women
Men
Non-Binary
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Seward, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 4:43 AM and sets at 11:21 PM local time (AKDT) in Seward on July 4, 2026 — 18h 38m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Mount Marathon
969 finishers across 7 distances · leading places in the Girls
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wren Spangler | 31:09 | 13:33 /mi |
| 2 | Calista Zuber | 33:10 | 14:26 /mi |
| 3 | Juniper Ingalls | 33:16 | 14:28 /mi |
| 4 | Rylee Ruggles | 34:13 | 14:53 /mi |
| 5 | Claire Shaha | 35:07 | 15:16 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Seward
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Seward
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Seward 5K Races 3 races
- Seward Running Calendar 2026 4 races
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, 6 Seward events
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