• 5 Mile
  • 8 km
  • Anchorage
  • Event weekend starts
  • Past event

Alaska Run for Women (Anchorage) 5 Mile

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Decision summary

Alaska Run for Women (Anchorage) 5 Mile at a glance

Typical conditions
90/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
20 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

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Alaska Run for Women (Anchorage) 5 Mile has known course details for its 5 mile race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
8 km
Terrain
Trail
Scenery
Parkland, Coastal, Countryside, Forest, Lakeside

Quick answers

What runners ask first

How hilly is the Alaska Run for Women (Anchorage) 5 Mile?

The Alaska Run for Women (Anchorage) 5 Mile is described as flat.

Race character

Scenery

  • Parkland
  • Coastal
  • Countryside
  • Forest
  • Lakeside

Atmosphere

  • Charity
  • Community
  • Festival

Terrain

  • Trail
Elevation character
Flat
Technicality
Non Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Women's course record
27:16 (Anna Dalton)
Field size
No published field cap; described as one of the largest all-women runs in the country, uniting thousands of women from across Alaska and beyond.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Qualification status
No qualifying standard; open all Women community run/walk.

Course facts

Notable features
  • Founded in 1993 (drawing 758 participants its first year) to raise money and awareness for breast cancer and women's health and to showcase Alaska's women athletes
  • since 1993 the event has generated $6.2 million in cash and donated mammograms distributed to breast-cancer organizations

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 13°CTypical temperature
  • 13 kphTypical wind
  • 2 mmTypical rainfall
  • 90Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

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