ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The Skinny Raven “Twilight 12K” began on Friday evening, taking thousands of runners around one of Anchorage’s most iconic race routes.
Participants have a choice between either the 6K or the 12K race, and the latter route takes runners across the A/C street bridge over Ship Creek, through government hill, and down along the coastal trail before ultimately finishing at Delaney Park.
“I was jokingly saying like, ‘oh, I ran two miles the other day, so now I’m a runner,’” said Tony Perlongo, who was running in the 6K race. “So, we’ll try this, I think 6K is 3.7. So just excited to come out here to see the city, and you know, I’m new here, so like I was saying, explore it, see the city and it’s great weather.”…