Andrew Simmonds is 60 years old. The farthest he’d ever swum was two miles in a pool.
Sports
Ironman Alaska athletes are scrambling to get their bikes to Juneau
Suzanne Rinehart, from the Chicago area, decided to cancel her whole trip after trying to find a way to ship her bike to Juneau.
Crew from Seattle wins 2022 Race to Alaska ‘days in front of anyone else’
Team Pure and Wild, aboard a 44-foot Riptide monohull, sailed into Ketchikan’s Thomas Basin harbor Monday afternoon.
Mat-Su schools’ ban on transgender girl athletes raises concern for ACLU, may violate federal law
Multiple federal agencies affirm the rights of transgender people.
Alaska’s only b-girl claims her spot on the world stage
Bri “Snap1” Pritchard is working toward a spot in the first U.S. Olympic team for breaking. It’s the pinnacle of a journey over a decade in the making.
In conditions ‘between seasick and dangerous,’ Race to Alaska kicks off with multiple rescues
The unpowered boat race stretches 750 miles to Ketchikan.
Disc golfer says proposed course in Juneau park could dissuade other trail users
The idea for the course, according to Shannon Crossley of the Juneau Disc Golf Club, is that it has shorter distances so it’s easier for younger and less experienced players.
The Race to Alaska is back, in film and on the water
First place wins $10,000 cash, which is nailed to a piece of wood in Ketchikan. Second place gets a set of steak knives.
The Ironman race is coming to Juneau, and the city asked residents to house athletes
With only around 1,000 hotel rooms, the city proposed a creative solution: Incentivizing Juneau residents to go on vacation and rent their homes to athletes for a week.
Sen. Jesse Kiehl opposes anti-trans bill and is suspicious of its purpose
Sen. Jesse Kiehl was the only member of Alaska’s Senate Judiciary Committee to move to vote against a bill that would ban transgender girls from competing with other female athletes in school sports.