Runners race along Calhoun Avenue for the Juneau Physical Therapy Governor’s Cup 5K and Kid’s 1 Mile last July. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)

Runners race along Calhoun Avenue for the Juneau Physical Therapy Governor’s Cup 5K and Kid’s 1 Mile last July. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)

Here’s the 2019 Juneau running calendar

Flanagan’s Run on Douglas is March 16

The Juneau Trail and Road Runners released the 2019 race calendar last month at its annual awards banquet.

A total of 27 runs are scheduled between March and November, with races falling on almost every Saturday during that time. The next run, the Flanagan’s Run at the Douglas Fire Hall, is in three weeks. Participants will be able to choose between a 1-mile and 5-kilometer race.

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There will also be several relays offered in addition to the 5Ks. The five-person, 16-mile Seacoast Relay starts from the University of Alaska Southeast and ends at Eagle Beach. The Klondike Road Relay, which spans the highway between Skagway and Whitehorse, is over 100 miles long and accepts up to 10 people per team.

The Run 4 the Rock is one of the new additions to the calendar and benefits the Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association, a nonprofit working to restore Eldred Rock Lighthouse. The run will have three different distances, including a 10K, and some runners will get to sound a foghorn mid race.

To learn more or become a JTRR member, visit juneauserr.wixsite.com/serr.

2019 Juneau Trail and Road Runner Calendar

March 16: Flanagan’s Run, Douglas Fire Hall.

March 30: Glacier 10K and 1 Mile, Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center parking lot.

April 13: Heart of Hospice 5K and 1 Mile, Twin Lakes Playground.

April 20: Run 4 the Rock, Pioneer Road on Douglas.

April 27: Pavitt Health & Fitness 7K and 1 Mile, Pavitt Health & Fitness Center.

May 4: Magnificent Mendenhall Mud Puddle Meet, University of Southeast Alaska.

May 11: Cameron Clark Memorial Run, Lena Beach Picnic Area.

May 19: Spring Tide Scramble, Fish Creek Park.

June 1: Seacoast Relay, University of Southeast Alaska.

June 8: Ben Blackgoat Memorial, Perseverance Trail.

June 15: Wild for Conservation 5K, Airport Dike Trail.

​June 22: Only Fools Run at Midnight, Centennial Hall.

June 29: Mount Roberts Tram Run, Mt. Roberts Lower Tram parking lot.

July 4: Glenn Frick Memorial Mile, The Alaska Club downtown parking lot.

July 6: Juneau Physical Therapy Governor’s Cup 5K and Kid’s 1 Mile, Dimond Courthouse.

July 13: Eaglecrest Road Race, 1-mile Eaglecrest Road

July 18: East Glacier Trail Tangle, end of Valley Boulevard.

July 27: Juneau Marathon and Half Marathon, Savikko Park.

August 3: Aukeman Sprint Triathlon, Auke Lake.

August 10: Nifty 50, Perseverance Trail.

August 17: Douglas Island Mini-Meet, A Káx Yaa Andagan Yé (Sandy Beach).

August 24: Beat the Odds 5K, Riverbend Elementary School.

August 25: J’eet’s Challenge, Hoonah.

August 31: Juneau Family Health and Birth Center’s Labor Day Weekend Fun Run/Walk, JFH&BC.

September 6-7: Klondike Road Relay, Skagway.

September 14: Capital City High School Cross-Country Invitational, A Káx Yaa Andagan Yé (Sandy Beach).

November 9: Veteran’s Day Run, Brotherhood Bridge Parking Lot.


• Contact sports reporter Nolin Ainsworth at 523-2272 or nainsworth@juneauempire.com.


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