Region III Championships: Boys win 8th straight, Girls take 2nd!

A New Season Begins!

Now that Kodiak High School's Cross Country Season has officially started, there will be no more organized trail runs until next summer. This site will now have updates of our season as we run around the island and compete on the mainland and here at home. Happy Trails!

Wednesday Run Changed!

Instead of running what will be a very wet Salonie Creek, we're going to meet at Marcus Dunbars house (1477 Selief) to run his new trail access of Russian Ridge. Hope to see you there!

Pyramid Mt.

Dunbar will meet tonight's runners at the base of Pyramid mt., past the golf course at the old ski chalet parking lot. More of a run/hike/run, and careful coming back down! But if the clouds cooperate there's a beautiful view at the top, and possibly some salmonberries along the way.

Jack Lakes Runners

A Clean Start at Jack Lakes

A pre-run pic of the ones who started together at 6pm, several trickled in later and 7 individuals proceeded to lose and find the trail for an extra 1.5 hours after everyone else had finished. Luckily everyone WAS eventually found...muddy, tired and wet!

Jack Lake run and BBQ

Looking forward to seeing some runners for tonights mudfest as it has been raining for a few days now and the trail will likely be muddy, especially on the second part of the loop. Join us for a BBQ in honor of Sam Salus's 19th B-day at his house in the flats afterwards, just bring your appetite, a towel and change of clothes so we don't track the trail into the Salus house!

Wednesdays Russian Ridge

On a hot and dusty day, the trees can provide nice temps for a trail run. the top of the ridge was hot but the beginning and end were pleasant and soft of the joints, very nice! Some of the guys made a monster loop and found a new single track on the backside, running for 70minutes at a quick clip!

Look forward to Swimming in the lake on Monday @ the top of Old Women

Backside of Pillar

Some fierce hills and great views of the new windmills!

July Schedule!

Wednesday 7/1 Backside of Pillar. Meet at the church of the Nazarene,(base of road leading up Pillar mt). Run goes towards reservoir through woods and follows fenceline towards VFW. Then run goes down paved road towards pillar creek hatchery and just before the bottom of the hill goes back up Pillar on an old jeep road and connects with main road going up Pillar. Follow road back down to start. 6miles, difficult because of steep hills both up and down.

Friday 7/3 Three Sisters Bench. Meet at pullout off of main road past Pillar Creek at top of hill. Run follows road for 100 yds, then off on trail to Left, along the base of the first Sister Mt. Steady uphill followed by rolling hill and decent to creek. Out and back run. 4-5 miles, medium.

Monday 7/6 Parkside drive Ft Abercrombie. Meet at the end of Parkside dr, back entrance to ft Abercrombie. Run through woods and around lake along trails with great cliffside views and rolling hills through the park. 3-5 easy.

Wednesday 7/8 Burma Road. Meet at parking lot across from airport. Gravel road goes around base of Barometer Mt then up back side of Old Woman. 4-9miles moderate.

Friday 7/10 Pillar Mt. Alpine trail. Meet at 1st gravel pit on main road, run to top, along crest and take trail to right when 4 wheeler trail heads down to swampy acres. Follow single track along alpine meadows to timed turnaround, and head back. 7-10 miles, moderate

Monday 7/13 Old Woman. Meet at trail head on Aviation Hill. Steep 1 mile start leads up to beautiful alpine rolling hills on top. Great view and lake at summit for cooling off. 6 miles, moderate with hard beginning.

Wednesday 7/15 Russian Ridge. Meet at trail head behind North Star Elementary, top/end of Lakeside Drive. Call for directions or to carpool. Trail goes through woods along reservoir, up towards top of Pillar Mt and back. 6 miles, moderate-hard depending on distance.

Friday 7/17 Boy Scout trails. Meet at far end of Boy Scout lake at main trail head entrance. Run through woods on varying steep hills, 4-5 Miles, moderate.

Monday 7/20 Sometimes Island. Meet at AC gas station in Bells Flats. Run along beach and 4 wheeler trails towards sometimes island and the Fair grounds and back. 5-7 miles easy.

Wednesday 7/22 (this run will start at 6pm)Jack lake. Meet at trail head at end of Sergeant Creek Road. Run can be out and back or loop. Rolling grass, 4 wheeler trails, moderate hills, beautiful lakes & mountains, creek crossing at end of loop. 7 miles, moderate run

Friday 7/24 Cliff point trail. Meet where gravel road starts off of pavement. Rolling gravel road out to point and back. Easy/moderate, 7-8 miles?

Monday 7/27 Pyramid Mt. Hike/jog trail up to first bench then jog down and run some of the trails on the opposite side of parking lot with 4 wheeler trails. 4 miles, moderate/hard.

Wednesday 7/29 Salonie Creek. Meet where gravel road turns off of main highway, past Salonie Creek bridge. Out and back run, with possible stream crossing depending on rain. Easy-moderate, 4-10 miles depending on how far you want to go!
Friday 7/31 Termination Point loop. Meet at White Sands parking lot. Run will follow forest trail out to point and follow cliff trail back. 5.5 Miles, moderate to hard run (technical).

Don’t forget extra layers for unexpected weather and water for after the run!

Tonight's run!

Tonight, July 1st, we will run what I call the backside of Pillar mt, starting at the church of the nazarene, which is the base of Pillar road. We'll run up around the reservoir, down to the VFW, down towards the hatchery, then up a "jeep road" until the trail meets the main Pillar road, then back down the road to where we started. I'll hopefully have schedules to pass out for the rest of July, see you there!

July Schedule is in the works!

If anyone has thoughts on different runs they'd like to see next month, speak up now or forever hold your peace! I'll be making a schedule this weekend sometime much like June, minus the Near Island runs as the CC team runs those alot during season which is coming up soon. You can comment here or just email me. Neagley and Lucas will be running Fridays run up Kasheverov, a great hike for the less hard core mortals among us.

Termination Point

Some runners didn't stick around for the photo op, a few doubled back to make it in, and I think everyone had a great run. We ran a loop from the forrest trail out to the point and then along the coast back to White Sands beach. Another great day!

Woods, Beaches and Green Hillsides...

Finished!

Still all smiles at the end of the run!

from the archives...Jack Lake run 05

Some tough souls tackle the steepest of a few good hills on this run, back in 05. Gloria and Amelia are just starting their attack. Many runners see this hill and turn back early, but the ones who press on enjoy the gently rolling hills at the top, along with an incredible view! This run can be incredibly muddy, very grassy and wet sometimes, but always worth it. Today should've been ideal conditions, hope it was a good one!

Jack and Lee Lakes Run

Well I wasn't here but this pic was sent in from Alana Roe of the runners who came out to the flats for a sunny afternoon run...

Jack Lakes back ON!

After talking to Matt Neagley this morning, the run is back on! He will help to give directions on the run and check people back in afterwards! Way to go Matt and hopefully I'll see everyone on this run next month!
Jen

Jack Lake Run Cancelled!

Sorry for the last minute change, but I can't be at this run and don't have a substitute leader. This is a great loop run but can be tricky to find the furthest out-point in the trail before it heads back, so really should be run in groups that know where they're going to avoid anyone getting lost. We'll run it again next month for sure.

Boy Scout to Buskin

This is a great run if you're looking for non pavement hills close to town, and when I say hills it's no joke. The"figure 8" that several of the runners did multiple times put the hills at abercrombie to shame. Just when you think you've crested the top, there's more! But another great day for it, sunny but not too hot in the filtered light and when the tide coincides just right like it did today (I've learned to check tide tables before scheduling this run) there's a beautiful white sand beach all the way over to the Buskin river as a cool down or warm up.

A few runners lost the shoes and got their toes sandy!

Buskin Beach

Lots of beach to run on, one of my favorite close to town runs!

Russian Ridge in the Fog

Some brave souls weren't deterred by a little rain and fog. The trail wasn't really that bad and the rain muffled by the trees above. A great run on a rainy day! Boy Scout to Buskin on Friday, see you there! Jen

Jaymi makes the cut

Allie was cropped out by request, but Jaymi is not photo shy! We had a group of about 6 runners that made this run a reverse of last Wednesdays run on Burma road. Beautiful day for a 10 miler, mostly trail with an icy lake at the top! Most of the rest of the runners made it to the lake for a 6 mile run total, good runnin'!

The Mighty Old "W"

Like conquering the "Highlands" of Scotland...our next quest was to run up Old Womens Mountain...

Three summers ago, same trail early July. This is probably one of my favorite shorter trails on Kodiak. It's always a bit tough going out because it's a steady uphill with few breaks, but once it does flatten out you can start to enjoy the view and then you come to the creek which can be a refreshing splash on the face or a dip if it's warm enough. The gradual decent back combined with the breathtaking view always make you forget the hill you started on and leave you feeling rejuvenated and just happy to be alive on Kodiak!

Abby and Kathleen head back up the trail after viewing the creek.

Cruisin back down, enjoying the view.

Chaven and Jenny encourage half way.

The group heads up the first serious steep climb going out the trail.

South End Trail View Point. The flowers are starting to come up and soon this view will be much greener! Great showing of runners again, most of them did the full loop so I didn't catch them on camera. Nice warm afternoon for a run!

Matt Neagley going for lap two of the South End Near Island trail.

Half way around the trail of lake Gertrude.

Kodiak Trail Runners!

June 2009 Schedule ….Runs start at 5:30PM, Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
Questions, directions, carpooling? Call Matt Neagley 486-2876 or Jen Foster 481-2808
Or email the evening before mneagley@hotmail.com or jenniferc@acsalaska.net


Monday 6/1 North End Park Trail. Meet at trail head directly at the end of Near Island bridge (Near Island side). Run North End park trail out to point, loop by Fish Tech building, possibly out to Dog Bay harbor and back to park. 3-5 miles, easy.

Wednesday 6/3 Parkside Drive Ft. Abercrombie. Meet at end of Parkside Dr. entrance for run through Ft Abercrombie trail around lake Gertrude and through the woods, back to trail head at Parkside Dr. Rolling hills, great views, & soft ground. 4-5 easy-medium

Friday 6/5 South End Trail. Meet at Trident Basin (float plane harbor on Near Island), run south end trail loop, possibly out to Dog Bay harbor and back to trident Basin. 3-5 miles easy
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Monday 6/8 Three Sisters Bench. Meet at pullout off of main road past Pillar Creek at top of hill. Run follows road for 100 yds, then off on trail to Left, along the base of the first Sister Mt. Steady uphill followed by rolling hill and decent to creek. Out and back run. 4-5 miles, medium.

Wednesday 6/10 Burma Road. Meet at parking lot across from airport. Gravel road goes around base of Barometer Mt then up back side of Old Woman. 4-9miles moderate.

Friday 6/12 Pillar Mt. Alpine trail. Meet at 1st gravel pit on main road, run to top, along crest and take trail to right when 4 wheeler trail heads down to swampy acres. Follow single track along alpine meadows to timed turnaround, and head back. 7-10 miles, moderate

Monday 6/15 Old Woman. Meet at trail head on Aviation Hill. Steep 1 mile start leads up to beautiful alpine rolling hills on top. Great view and lake at summit for cooling off. 6 miles, moderate with hard beginning.

Wednesday 6/17 Russian Ridge. Meet at trail head behind North Star, top of Lakeside Drive? Call for directions or to carpool. Trail goes through woods along reservoir, up towards top of Pillar Mt and back. 6 miles, moderate-hard depending on distance.
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Friday 6/19 Boy Scout trails to Buskin Beach. Meet at far end of Boy Scout lake at main trail head entrance. Run through woods on varying steep hills, along Buskin beach and back. 4-5 Miles, moderate.

Monday 6/22(this run will start at 6pm)Jack lake. Meet at trail head at end of Sergeant Creek Road. Run can be out and back or loop. Rolling grass, 4 wheeler trails, moderate hills, beautiful lakes & mountains, creek crossing at end of loop. 7 miles, moderate run

Wednesday 6/24 Termination Point loop. Meet at White Sands parking lot. Run will follow forest trail out to point and follow cliff trail back. 5.5 Miles, moderate to hard run (technical).

Friday 6/26 Kashaverof Mt. Trail head just before Salonie Creek bridge. Fairly steep 4 wheeler trail up Kashaverof mt ridge. Run as much as possible, walk steep parts, trail goes up into alpine with incredible view. 4 miles, hard.

Monday 6/29 Cliff point trail. Meet where gravel road starts off of pavement. Rolling gravel road out to point and back. Easy/moderate, 7-8 miles?


Don’t forget extra layers for unexpected weather and water for after the run!

The base of Barometer, "Burma Road". This can be an out and back or a 10 mile loop is you go over the top of Old Woman.

Coming back down Old Woman 06. Brianna Gibbs, Cailey Stevens and Brianne Johnson.

What a beautiful day! It's a long run mostly uphill, but worth the lake at the top and the gradual decent back 7 miles total?

Welcome to the latest kodiak trail running hub! The goal of this site is to inform and connect Kodiak runners for some great trail runs over our brief but glorious summer. We have some amazing trails to run on this island and it's a shame to not see more runners on them. We'll post some pictures of previous years runs and hope to get some feedback on runs as they happen. It's also a place to meet some of the KHS CC runners getting ready for their upcoming season as many of them use this as a pre-season tune up. We'll work on having a schedule here with updates based on weather, but it will have the be REALLY bad weather to actually cancel a run. Hope to see you on the trail! Jen Foster