I’m very pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2022 edition of the Alaska Endurance Trail Run! Head over to the Registration page for all the details and to sign up. Race fees are largely the same as the last few years, other than a little tweaking to make them a bit more equivalent across race times. See you the first weekend in June at the UAF West Ridge trails in Fairbanks! The post Registration is Open for the 2022 AETR! appeared first on Alaska Endurance Trail Run ..read more

I’m way overdue with an update on the 2021 AETR. I apologize that it is coming just three weeks out from the race, but a lot has been happening the last couple of weeks that affect the AETR. Not least, of course, is the pandemic and the ever-shifting mandates, vaccines, etc.! But the race is on! At times it seemed like it just wouldn’t…just couldn’t…happen. I was nervous about UAF and what they would want as a mitigation plan. But they’ve been stellar to work with…makes me proud for our home town university. And there have been many people who have stepped up to help make AETR happen. Thank yo ..read more

I’m happy to report that registration is now open for the 2021 Alaska Endurance Trail Run! We are proceeding under the assumption that the race will happen, unless the realities of COVID-19 again stop us. With the rate of vaccinations accelerating, we remain optimistic. Registration information is on the Registration page. Please note: If you deferred from the cancelled 2020 race to 2021, please register with the same email address as you used to register last year (that should be your login user name). That way, the discount for whatever you paid for 2020 will appear at checkout. At least, th ..read more

I’m sorry to have to announce this, but the 2020 Alaska Endurance Trail Run is cancelled. Although Alaska’s COVID-19 curve seems to be flattening, we’re still deep in the pandemic, and I just don’t see a way to safely hold the AETR this year. On top of that, UAF currently has mandates in place until May 16 that would prevent it from occurring in anything close to resembling its current form. And it is quite possible (likely?) that those will be extended into June and beyond. You have a couple of options: Defer until 2021, scheduled for June 4-5. This would protect you against any price increa ..read more

I’ve been getting a few questions about whether AETR is going to happen this year. I’m afraid that I don’t really have any idea yet. It’s far enough out that I’m hopeful that we’ll be through the worst of the pandemic, and that the AETR will happen. That’s certainly our plan. But it’s all just too much in the air right now. As of 5PM on Saturday, 28 March, Alaska is under a shelter-in-place mandate, and things are still getting way worse. And because the AETR happens on the University of Alaska Fairbanks trails, we have to follow their rules for gatherings. One of the biggest problems is the a ..read more

We’re happy to announce that registration is open for the 2019 Alaska Endurance Trail Run. New for this year is that 12-hour runners can start at either 8PM Friday or 8AM Saturday. 6-hour runners can still start at either 8AM or 2PM Saturday. Other than one tweak, the prices are the same as for 2018. Get all the details on the Registration page. The post Registration for 2019 is Open! appeared first on Alaska Endurance Trail Run ..read more

I’m pleased to announce that registration is open for the 2018 Alaska Endurance Trail Run. After making a number of changes last year, as a result of feedback for the inaugural race, we’re going to largely keep the format similar to last year. Everyone seemed to enjoy it, so we’ll go with what works. One small change we’ll make will be to simplify your choices a bit at the primary aid station, while still having plenty of variety. Prices are staying pretty much the same as last year (which we reduced substantially from the inaugural year), with one exception: We’ve added a third, slightly more ..read more

I’m pleased to announce that registration is open for the 2017 Alaska Endurance Trail Run. Thanks to your feedback and great ideas, we’re making some changes that we hope are going to make the race even more fun than last year. Among other things, we’re adding the oft-requested 24-hour run, starting Friday night at 8PM. Prices are lower than last year. You’ll have your choice of directions to run the large loops, making the race more social (and requiring even more of a collaboration with the timers to make sure all the loops are recorded!). Check out the Registration page for all the details ..read more

The week after this year’s inaugural Alaska Endurance Trail Run, I sent out a survey to get feedback about the race to guide its future direction. Huge thanks to the 18 of you who took the time to respond, especially those of you who took the time to include your comments. I’m happy that you all validated some of the ideas behind the race, while providing great feedback about what we did right and wrong. I also learned that I’m a bit rusty in my survey-building skills! Here at last is the promised summary of the results. I provide only a summary of the salient points made in the comments to no ..read more

Registration is now closed for the 2016 Alaska Endurance Trail Run! We have a strong field of 28 participants, 12 in the 12-hour race and 16 in the 6-hour race. Participants and volunteers should look for an email on Thursday with last minute details as you get ready for Saturday. We’ll see you then! The post Registration is Closed! appeared first on Alaska Endurance Trail Run ..read more