About the Anchorage RunFest
The Anchorage RunFest spreads across a weekend, with races starting from Delaney Park Strip one morning and finishing near a well-known downtown alehouse. Distance options run from a short kids' event up through a full marathon and an ultra. Proceeds support college scholarships for high school runners and free youth events, all through the Anchorage Running Club.
Bib pickup runs over two days before the weekend begins, held at a church a few blocks from the park start. Race-morning pickup is also available on the first day of the event.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
13.1 Miles · 2025 results
529finishers
1:13:36winner
2:23:15median
4:34:01cutoff
Top 3: Cayden Wright (1:13:36) · Jean Paquet (1:21:28) · Zachary Benning (1:22:10)
3.1 Miles · 2025 results
366finishers
17:59winner
34:50median
1:24:30cutoff
Top 3: Joey Sinclair (17:59) · Elizabeth Dahlstrom (18:41) · Joseph Moore (20:27)
26.2 Miles · 2025 results
232finishers
2:46:54winner
4:37:01median
7:35:06cutoff
Top 3: Eric Vilce (2:46:54) · Andy Peters (2:47:12) · Will Mroz (2:57:14)
1 Miles · 2025 results
95finishers
4:34winner
8:38median
21:48cutoff
Top 3: Seamus McDonough (4:34) · Cayden Wright (4:41) · Joey Sinclair (4:55)
49K · 2025 results
54finishers
3:12:32winner
5:40:57median
7:52:29cutoff
Top 3: Owen Marcotte (3:12:32) · Matt Dearborn (4:02:03) · Dylan Denter (4:08:06)
The Anchorage RunFest has been held every year since at least 2020. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
49K8/16/2026 08:00$120
26.2 Miles8/16/2026 08:30$105
26.2 Miles8/16/2026 08:30$225
13.1 Miles8/16/2026 08:45$100
13.1 Miles8/16/2026 08:45Free
3.1 Miles8/16/2026 09:15$55
1 Mile8/15/2026 11:25$25
1 Mile8/15/2026 11:00Free
2K8/15/2026 10:00Free
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