Anchorage couple Tracen Knopp and Klaire Rhodes will have to share this week’s Alaska Athlete of the Week honors.
The runners were selected as co-winners of the award after each qualified for the World Trail Running Championships in Spain with podium performances at the Gorge Waterfalls 100K in Oregon.
Knopp’s breakthrough 2nd place run took 8 hours, 5 minutes and 16 seconds while his partner Rhodes ranked third in her 100K debut in 9:34:25; both times went under the previous course records…