Anchorage Mayor's Marathon 2027
Anchorage, AK, USA
The course
A hilly marathon course through Anchorage, Alaska, run largely on paved trails rather than open roads. The route follows the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail along Cook Inlet, turns inland along the Chester Creek Trail past Westchester Lagoon and Goose Lake, and traverses the 4,000-acre Far North Bicentennial Park, with wildlife sightings possible. It finishes at Delaney Park Strip in downtown Anchorage; the course gains roughly 250 metres of climbing over 42.2 km.
Course summary source: marathonfocus.com
Course map & elevation
No GPS track for this course yet.
We haven't mapped the Anchorage Mayor's Marathon route yet. Elevation data will appear here once a licensed or organizer-verified course map is available.
Training for the Anchorage Mayor's Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
Race-week weather
Typical high
19°C
Typical low
11°C
Year-to-year swing
±1.6°C
Rain
0.9 mm/day
Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 12 km/h.
Difficulty
Race facts
- Official race site
- anchoragemayorsmarathon.com ↗
- Start time
- 07:30
- Field size
- 2,480 finishers (2026)
- Boston qualifier
- Yes
Distances: 42.2 km · 21.1 km
Training for the Anchorage Mayor's Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
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