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Girdwood Marathon 2023

Sat October 7, 2023 Directions

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Pre Race Flagging

Flagger 1

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Details

Daylodge, across lawn to Alyeska Bike Path, under Glacier Creek bridge, Lion's Park, Lower Iditarod Trail
Set out pink flagging and directional signs throughout the valley. The course is divided into eight sections so each task should be under two hours. Flagging should be set out Friday, October 6th.

Flagger 2

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Details

USFS parking lot sidewalk, Bird-2-Gird Trail, Beaver Pond Trail
Set out pink flagging and directional signs throughout the valley. The course is divided into eight sections so each task should be under two hours. Flagging should be set out Friday, October 6th.

Flagger 3

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Abe's Trail/California Creek Trail, cross Crow Creek Road to Athabascan Trail to Tiny Creek Trail
Set out pink flagging and directional signs throughout the valley. The course is divided into eight sections so each task should be under two hours. Flagging should be set out Friday, October 6th.

Flagger 4

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Details

Girdwood School yard, Tiny Creek Trail, across Linblad Ave to Town Square to Hightower Rd and along Alyeska Hwy Bike Path
Set out pink flagging and directional signs throughout the valley. The course is divided into eight sections so each task should be under two hours. Flagging should be set out Friday, October 6th.

Flagger 5

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Details

Alyeska Daylodge to Challenge Alaska parking area to Winner Creek Extension Trail to Chair 7 Turnaround, Chair 7 Rd, Chair 3 Rd to Daylodge Finish
Set out pink flagging and directional signs throughout the valley. The course is divided into eight sections so each task should be under two hours. Flagging should be set out Friday, October 6th.

Flagger 6

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Details

Chair 7 Marathon Turnaround sign to Winner Creek Trail, 5K sign, Upper Winner Creek rock garden (first) and Hand Tram turnaround (second)
Set out pink flagging and directional signs throughout the valley. The course is divided into eight sections so each task should be under two hours. Flagging should be set out Friday, October 6th.

Flagger 7

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Details

5K Loop (also counter clockwise)
Set out pink flagging and directional signs throughout the valley. The course is divided into eight sections so each task should be under two hours. Flagging should be set out Friday, October 6th.

Flagger 9

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Details

Race Signs at intersections - Arlberg, Town Square, Alyeska Hwy, Linbald, Girdwood Pl, 5K Parking Lot, Crow Creek Rd
Set out pink flagging and directional signs throughout the valley. The course is divided into eight sections so each task should be under two hours. Flagging should be set out Friday, October 6th.

Flagger 8

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Details

West Side of Glacier Creek south along Middle Iditarod Trail to Athabascan Trail (If Plan A is chosen for Full Marathon)
Set out pink flagging and directional signs throughout the valley. The course is divided into eight sections so each task should be under two hours. Flagging should be set out Friday, October 6th.

Location

West Side of Glacier Creek from creek to Athabascan Trail.

Aid Station

Aid Station on Bird-to-Gird Bike Path

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Details

Bird-to-Gird trail 10:30 check in at Daylodge to receive food, water, and table if needed. Bring a chair, music, and rain gear. You will also have a list of participants. This is the last Aid Station of the race

Location

Bird-to-Gird Bike Path at Beaver Pond Trail connection

Aid Station on Crow Creek Rd

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Details

Crow Creek Road at the Raven Glacier Lodge driveway. 10:30am check in at Daylodge to receive food, water, and table if needed. Bring a chair, music, and rain gear. You will also have a list of participants. This is the 3rd (of four) Aid Station of the race.

Location

Crow Creek Rd.

Aid Station at Winner Creek & 5K Loop

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Details

Winner Creek Trail at connection to 5K Loop. 8:30am check in at Daylodge to receive food, water, and table if needed. Bring a chair, music, and rain gear. You will also have a list of participants. This is the 1st (of four) Aid Station of the race. You can drive to location.

Location

Winner Creek Trail connection to 5K Loop

Aid Station - Alyeska Day Lodge

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Details

Set up Aid Station and hand out pre-race snacks for runners and coffee and sweet rolls for volunteers. Two people can sign up for a shift.

Shift 1: 7:30am check in, set up table, stay until 12:00pm
Shift 2: 11:00 pizza pick up to 3:00pm Daylodge
Shift 3: 12:00 until 3:30pm to help clean up table

Location

Main Aid Station at Alyeska Daylodge.

Crossing Guard

Crossing Guard - Crow Creek Rd

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Crossing Guard - Alyeska Hwy & Hightower

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Crossing Guard - Town Square South

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Crossing Guard - Linblad Ave to Tiny Trail

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Details

This postition helps runner transition from Town Square across Linblad Ave (by Chair 5) to sidewalk towards Tiny Trail

Crossing Guard - Alyeska Hwy at USFS

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Details

10:30am check in at Daylodge (From USFS Parking lot area to Lower Iditarod Trail)

Location

Near USFS Parking Lot along the Alyeska Highway

Crossing Guard - Alyeska Hwy & Arlberg Ave

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Location

Alyeska Hwy and Arlberg Ave at "T"

Crossing Aid - Glacier Creek

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Details

Help the safety crew to be an assist for the full marathon runners to cross Glacier Creek (under old hand tram) Shift starts at 9:30am and ends at 11:30am

Registration Table

Registration Table

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Details

Easy and fun. We have a 200 racers and prizes to give away up front. Hand out bibs and answers questions from 8am to 10am.

Location

Alyeska Daylodge

Timing / Finish Line

Timing / Finish Line

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Details

Help out with our Webscorer timing at the finishline. We are old school, so we have two people spotting bibs and writing as one person taps the ipad bib numbers. Easy peasy and fun.

Course Sweeps

Sweep 1 (upper valley)

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Details

(9:00am check in Daylodge) Winner Creek trail - Rock Garden (first) and to Glacier Creek (second)

Location

Winner Creek Trail

Sweep 2 (5K Loop)

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Details

(9:00am check in Daylodge) Entire 5K Loop - Release Aid Station Volunteer - to Winner Creek Trailhead

Location

5K Loop

Sweep 3 (mid valley)

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Details

(10:00am check in Daylodge) Winner Creek trailhead and back to Daylodge to Crow Creek Rd - Release Aid Station Volunteer at Crow Creek Road

Location

Winner Creek Trailhead

Sweep 4 (mid valley)

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Details

10:05 check in Daylodge) Crow Creek Rd up California Creek and down Abe's Trail

Location

Crow Crrek Rd

Sweep 5 (lower valley)

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Details

(10:05am check in Daylodge) End of Abe's Trail on Beaver Pond Trail to Bird to Girdwood Trail (can bike) to USFS

Location

Beaver Pond and Bird-to-Gird

Sweep 6 (lower & mid valley)

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Details

(10:30 check in Daylodge) USFS Parking Lot to Iditarod Trail, to Lions Park, to Alyeska Bridge, to Alyeska Bike Path, ans finish at Daylodge

Location

USFS parking lot (can bike this section)

Sweep 7 (upper valley)

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Details

**Possible Upper Iditarod Trail sweep from Glacier Creek (Plan A crossing location) to Crow Creek Rd

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