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

Typical conditions
90/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
28 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

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

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

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where does the Alaska Run for Women (Anchorage) Mile route go?

The Alaska Run for Women (Anchorage) Mile route starts at UAA campus near the Cuddy Quad, 3400 Seawolf Drive, Anchorage, AK and finishes at UAA campus / Cuddy Quad, 3400 Seawolf Drive, Anchorage, AK. Underfoot, expect mixed (campus trails and paths). It passes UAA campus, Cuddy Quad, UAA forested trails, Seawolf Drive and UAA Greenhouse. the course was relocated to the UAA campus in 2022 with the Cuddy Quad serving as a celebration, connection and renewal hub.

Race character

Scenery

  • Forest
  • Parkland
  • Coastal
  • Countryside
  • Lakeside

Atmosphere

  • Charity
  • Community
  • Festival

Terrain

  • Trail

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

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.

Race day logistics

Medal
Five-mile distance is timed; the one-mile option is an untimed run/walk.

Access and course status

Start
UAA campus near the Cuddy Quad, 3400 Seawolf Drive, Anchorage, AK
Finish
UAA campus / Cuddy Quad, 3400 Seawolf Drive, Anchorage, AK

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Mixed (campus trails and paths)
Landmarks
UAA campus, Cuddy Quad, UAA forested trails, Seawolf Drive, UAA Greenhouse
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
  • Five-mile run/walk routed over the forested trails of the University of Alaska Anchorage campus
  • the course was relocated to the UAA campus in 2022 with the Cuddy Quad serving as a celebration, connection and renewal hub

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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