Name: Anchorage RunFest
Start: 2026-08-15
End: 2026-08-16
Location: Anchorage, Alaska

About the Event

Welcome to Anchorage RunFest, the largest event and main fundraiser for the Anchorage Running Club, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This event will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025 and Sunday, August 17, 2025. Proceeds are used to help defray the costs of the Kids’ 2K (free for all participants), for college scholarships to high school runners, and to support local organizations whose missions are in line with the Club’s goal to promote healthy lifestyles through running and exercise.

Note: Shirt sizes are guaranteed through June 30, 2025. After this deadline, sizes cannot be guaranteed—our vendor needs final numbers to print. Registrations after this date may not receive their preferred shirt.

Race Location Information

August 16th
Delaney Park Strip
10th & H Street, Anchorage, AK, 99501

August 17th
Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse
610 W 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501

Bib Pickup

August 14th

1st United Methodist Church – 725 W 9th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501

1:00 PM – 6:30 PM

August 15th

1st United Methodist Church – 725 W 9th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501

8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Check out these race partners for amazing adventures:

Information about Travel-Lodging-Things to Do

Message from the RunFest Race Directors

For 16 years, we’ve shared miles, cheers, and unforgettable triumphs with you. Through challenges and celebrations, your support has kept RunFest strong, and we are grateful for every runner, volunteer, and supporter who makes this event possible.

Anchorage RunFest is more than a race—it’s a tradition that celebrates resilience, health, and community spirit. With distances for everyone—from the United Physical Therapy 49K Ultra and Humpy’s Marathon and Relay, Half Marathon, 5K, and Kids’ events—there’s a place for all runners at our start lines.

We can’t wait to see you in August 2026, ready to train, run, and create new memories together!

Co-Race Directors Melanie Clark and John McCleary
Race Director Emeritus Sharron Fisherman

Races Offered

Providence Alaska Children's Hospital Kids 2k

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 2K

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Type — Road running

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10:00

Military Mile

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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11:00

The Anchorage Mile

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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11:25

United Physical Therapy 49K Ultra

Aug 16, 2026

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Distance — 49K

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Type — Road running

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08:00

Humpy's Marathon

Aug 16, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

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Type — Road running

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08:30

Humpy's Marathon Relay

Aug 16, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

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Type — Road running

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08:30

Anchorage RunFest Half

Aug 16, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Road running

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08:45

Half Marathon Handcycle

Aug 16, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Road running

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08:45

Anchorage RunFest 5K

Aug 16, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Road running

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09:15

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Anchorage.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 11.6° / 16.2°

wb_sunny 9.5° / 14.7°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 9.7 /

water_drop 81.6%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 11.6° / 16.2°

wb_sunny 9.5° / 14.7°

air 9.7 km/h

water_drop 81.6%

About Anchorage

Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska, in the Southcentral region. Anchorage is a cosmopolitan port city with a population of 291 247 (2020). It is a consolidated city-borough referred to as a municipality. The urbanized city is defined by Muldoon Road to the east, Rabbit Creek Road to the south, and Cook Inlet to the north and west. Several small suburbs are within the Municipality of Anchorage while physically outside what most Anchorageites would call the "Anchorage" proper area. These include Eagle River and Chugiak to the north and Girdwood to the south.