Polytechnic Marathon City Stadium in front of the Royal Box, a distance that turned out to be 26 miles, 385 yards. There was immense public interest in the 1908 Olympic race, with its dramatic finish in which Dorando Pietri of Italy entered the stadium well clear of the field and staggered around the last lap to the finish line—only to be disqualified for receiving assistance. Building on this interest, "The Sporting Life" newspaper offered a magnificent trophy for an annual international marathon that would be second in importance only to the Olympic event itself. The Polytechnic Harriers were again asked to organise
Mount Marathon Race town, every arriving ship had its challenger who wanted to beat the one hour bet. This may have been how the race evolved. Mt. Marathon was first run as an organized race in 1915. The 2015 running was the 100th Mount Marathon Race. The Mount Marathon Race is one of a number of races believed to be the second oldest footrace in America. The event was honored in February 2011 with an official induction into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. During the 2012 race, an Anchorage man, Michael LeMaitre, disappeared after last being seen by race officials approaching the