Yvonne Jeschke of Anchorage shattered the women’s record at the 13th Kesugi Ridge Traverse, completing 31 miles of technical running in Denali State Park in 5 hours, 15 minutes and 14 seconds.
Her performance earned her our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors.
Jeschke, originally from Germany, placed 3rd overall and knocked more than 12 minutes off Christy Marvin’s record from 2018…