2015 OFFICIAL GUIDE OF THE BIG WILD LIFE RUNS SATURDAY, AUG. 15 • SUNDAY, AUG. 16 WWW.BIGWILDLIFERUNS.ORG BigWildLife.com RACE TO ADVENTURE BigWildLife.com Mayor’s welcome ".(/0" R1%%"!*2 A message from On behalf of the Municipality of Anchorage, I want to welcome you to the 2015 Big Wild Life Runs put on Wby the Anchorage Running Club. Whether you traveled across the race director the country or across the Park Strip to get here, whether this is !""#$%& !'(" )'!#$($)'%#*, your 3 rst race or 30th, or whether the sun is shining or it’s pour- On behalf of the entire race committee, welcome to the ing rain, I hope you are able to appreciate the beauty this run has 2015 Big Wild Life Runs (BWLR), presented by the Anchor- to o- er. Gage Running Club. + is year, Anchorage is celebrating our centennial year and we + is is a very exciting year as we celebrate the city of Anchorage’s have been spending the summer celebrating all things Anchor- centennial. We are honored that BWLR has been selected as one of age. Alaskans sometimes forget how fortunate we are to live in the o, cial centennial events. In its eighth year, BWLR has come a such a spectacular place. When I am out on the Coastal Trail, I long way. We have grown into a world-class running event and con- try to take a moment to appreciate the views of the city, Mount tinue to welcome runners from around the globe. Susitna across the inlet, and all the activity around from other I want to welcome back Olympian Je- Galloway and his wife, runners, boats docking at the Port, to cargo jets 4 ying overhead. Barbara, for their sixth year with BWLR. I am so pleased that our During your run, I hope you are able to take a quick moment to marathon has been featured in Je- ’s new book America’s Best Places marvel in the beauty of our city. to Run. Along with our natural beauty, Anchorage is also fortunate to I am also excited to welcome back Bart Yasso, legendary runner be a city with a strong sense of community; the running commu- and Chief Running O, cer at Runner’s World. nity especially is one of the most visible groups in town. Of course, this event could not happen without the countless Whether they are elite runners competing across the country, hours that the all-volunteer BWLR race committee spends planning or those who enjoy the summer pub runs, the Anchorage run- throughout the year. It is because of their time and e- ort, and the ning community is always there to support charity runs, volun- more than 800 enthusiastic race-day volunteers that BWLR contin- teer across town, and encourage and support new runners. ues to grow into one of Anchorage’s premier events. As mayor of this great city, I am excited to be the 3 rst to of- Lastly, I want to give a big thank-you to all our sponsors and the 3 cially wish you all good luck! Anchorage community for their continued support. Enjoy your run! Have a great time and a great race! See you at the start line, Sharron Fisherman Big Wild Life Runs race director Ethan Berkowitz Mayor of Anchorage Seward Silver BIG WILD LIFE RUNS 2015 Salmon Derby www.bigwildliferuns.org Ad deadline: July 17 ON THE COVER: Photo courtesy Willie Dalton Endorsed by the Seward Chamber of Commerce, this guide is the only guide for the state’s most popular COAST MAGAZINE 6921 Brayton Drive, Suite 207, Anchorage, AK 99507 2015 the derby continues to grow in www.coast-magazine.com • [email protected] • (907) 677-2900 PROJECT MANAGERS Rebecca Coolidge Haviland & Melissa DeVaughn ADVERTISING Jill Tillion (907) 677-2900 [email protected] July 2015 • COAST • www.coast-magazine.com • 29 BIG WILD LIFE RUNS • 3 CALM WATERS WILD SIGHTS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ! e Social Runner: Stay iTuned for updates BY EMILY STEWART IT’S TIME FOR A FAMILY VACATION /($'. %"#5/!6$%& 7'* 8"(/0" ' 9$#'. part of most run- ners’ routines: We post our routes and mileage Son sites like RunKeeper or YOU OTTER COME SEE US! DailyMile. We update our Facebook and Twitter follow- ers with news of our runs. We post sel3 es to Instagram showing our latest medal or a beautiful sight seen on our most recent outing. + e Internet is where run- ners 3 nd training groups, running partners, and interesting races to run. (We’re all guilty of adding any race Runner’s World features on one of their “Best” lists to our running bucket lists!) We’re guilty of it, too. Our race committee spends just as much 2015 time online checking out other races to 3 gure what we’re going to run, in what races our friends will be participating, and what people are saying about the courses. In our community of runners, our social ,, networks play a part in our running almost as much as our running SUNDAYSUNDAY network does. MILITARY DISCOUNT Whether running or supporting, everyone is encouraged to We support our troops with a discount. tag us during your BWLR weekend with #RunWildAK and SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER 2727 #BigWildLifeRuns. Here at Big Wild Life Runs, we love being social! We’re on Facebook (facebook.com/bigwildliferuns), Twitter (@BigWildLifeRuns), and 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Instagram (@BigWildLifeRuns). 26 GLACIER CRUISE: GLACIER QUEST CRUISE: bly Close! OUR MOST POPULAR! Incredi GREAT FOR FAMILIES! 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm | 10:30 am Tunnel 1:00 pm - 4:45 pm | 11:30 am Tunnel 5/8 – 9/30 | $149 Adults | $89 Child +tax/fees 5/15 – 9/13 | $99 Adult | $59 Child +tax/fees See the beauty of Esther Passage, towering glaciers Waterfalls and glaciers in Blackstone Bay are impressive. in Harriman Fjord, and watch for curious otter, Visit a bird rookery, watch for otter, harbor seals and whales, Steller sea lions and birds! Cruise in comfort mountain goats. The M/V Glacier Quest is a high speed aboard the M/V Klondike Express, the fastest, most catamaran, providing a smooth cruise experience. luxurious catamaran in Alaska. LIMEN P TA RY EXCL M R ST U O Y S U I C V • D NO E • N H I SEASICKNESS A U.S. Forest O E GUARANTEED! T T Service Ranger BOOK TODAY! Call 907-276-8023 L & U Narration N E or stop by our office in downtown C F E Registration Includes free shirts for the !rst 200 runners. H , C O F No changing events on race day. The course will be open for 7 hours from Marathon race start. Anchorage to book your cruise. Volunteers contact Dr. Pete Hansen at [email protected] or (907) 283-4611. SEE A VARIETY OF WILDLIFE! Call Bob Frates at Kenai Parks and Recreation at (907) 283-3692 for more information. HOSTED BY THE sea otter mountain goats register online at: Kenai Chamber of Commerce www.26glaciers.com harbor seals www.kenairivermarathon.org and Visitor Center kittiwakes 800-544-0529 • 907-276-8023 Steller sea lions cormorants 4 • BIG WILD LIFE RUNS 30 • July 2015 • COAST • www.coast-magazine.com 519 West Fourth Ave • Anchorage, AK 99501 humpback whales and lots more! Come check it out! CALM WATERS WILD SIGHTS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IT’S TIME FOR A FAMILY VACATION YOU OTTER COME SEE US! MILITARY DISCOUNT We support our troops with a discount. 26 GLACIER CRUISE: GLACIER QUEST CRUISE: bly Close! OUR MOST POPULAR! Incredi GREAT FOR FAMILIES! 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm | 10:30 am Tunnel 1:00 pm - 4:45 pm | 11:30 am Tunnel 5/8 – 9/30 | $149 Adults | $89 Child +tax/fees 5/15 – 9/13 | $99 Adult | $59 Child +tax/fees See the beauty of Esther Passage, towering glaciers Waterfalls and glaciers in Blackstone Bay are impressive. in Harriman Fjord, and watch for curious otter, Visit a bird rookery, watch for otter, harbor seals and whales, Steller sea lions and birds! Cruise in comfort mountain goats. The M/V Glacier Quest is a high speed aboard the M/V Klondike Express, the fastest, most catamaran, providing a smooth cruise experience. luxurious catamaran in Alaska. LIMEN P TA RY EXCL M R ST U O Y S U I C V • D NO E • N H I SEASICKNESS A U.S. Forest O E GUARANTEED! T T Service Ranger BOOK TODAY! Call 907-276-8023 L & U Narration N E E or stop by our office in downtown C H F F Anchorage to book your cruise. , C O SEE A VARIETY OF WILDLIFE! sea otter mountain goats www.26glaciers.com harbor seals kittiwakes Steller sea lions 800-544-0529 • 907-276-8023 BIG WILD LIFEcormorants RUNS • 5 519 West Fourth Ave • Anchorage, AK 99501 humpback whales and lots more! Come check it out! Training with the pros: Yasso, Galloways headline BWLR B! R"#"$$% C&&'()*" H%+('%,) other memories of his participation in more '!# Y'**/ 7'*, 5$#7/1# ' :/18#, the than 1,000 competitive races during his best job in the world. As Chief Running nearly three decades with Runner’s World. O,cer at Runner’s World magazine, he Yasso will be one of the featured speakers Bspends his time traveling to races and running at the prerace pasta feed and will run the events all over the world. Running has taken Moose’s Tooth Marathon. Catch him at the Yasso to many amazing places and a-orded Health and Fitness Expo and the morning him the chance to experience di-erent cultures shakedown runs.