Anchorage RunFest

🏃‍♀️ Event Overview

• Event Name: Anchorage RunFest
• Date: August 15-16, 2026
• Location: Humpy's Great Alaskan Alehouse, Anchorage, AK
• Purpose: Main fundraiser for the Anchorage Running Club

📅 Important Dates

• Shirt Size Guarantee: Through June 30, 2026
• After June 30: Size preference not guaranteed
• Kids’ 2K: Free for all participants
• Scholarship Fund: Supports high school runners

📍 Race Location Information

• August 15: Delaney Park Strip, 10th & H Street, Anchorage, AK 99501
• August 16: Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse, 610 W 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501

🎟️ Bib Pickup

• August 14: 1st United Methodist Church, 725 W 9th Ave, Anchorage, AK, from 1:00 PM – 6:30 PM
• August 15: 1st United Methodist Church, 725 W 9th Ave, Anchorage, AK, from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

🌍 Travel Information

• Find Partners: Race partners offer amazing adventures
• Explore: Information about Travel-Lodging-Things to Do

💬 Message from 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!

Race Director Melanie Clark and Race Director Emeritus Sharron Fisherman