The 13th Annual
Prince of Wales Island International Marathon
Come participate and enjoy the 13th Annual Prince of Wales Island International Marathon on Saturday May 26th.
The 26.2 mile certified course runs along the newly designated Alaska Scenic Byway. The course is designed to challenge the veteran and enlighten the novice. Winding through forests, spectacular mountain passes, along Klawock Lake, over rivers and streams, along the shores of the inside passage and on to the finish line in Craig, this is one of Alaska’s showcase marathon events. The Prince of Wales Runners Club (member of the Road Runners Club of America) provide race insurance and 501c3 status and help organize the event with non-member volunteers from Prince of Wales Island.
More about Prince of Wales Island
The island is located in southern Southeast Alaska and is the third largest island in the United States. The island is home to ten communities whose residents share the mountains, rivers, and forests with a wide variety of wildlife including eagles, deer, elk, bears, and many other species, some of which runners of the marathon are sure to see as they traverse the island. Prince of Wales is especially active during the summertime when salmon return to their streams to spawn.
Please visit the Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce website for more information about lodging, transportation and services on the island.
Packet Pickup and Late Registration
Race packets and late registration will be available at the Craig Tribal Association (CTA) building in Craig on Friday (the day before the event) from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The CTA building is located at 1330 Craig-Klawock Highway and is Race Headquarters for the event.
Pre-Race Events
A pasta feed / dinner (for a small fee) and participant orientation will be available at 6:30 p.m. the night before the event in the CTA building. Our guest speaker will have a presentation including Q & A’s following the pasta feed.
Arriving on Race Day
Transportation to the Starting Line (near Hollis Ferry Terminal) will be available at the CTA building from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. on the morning of the event.
Race Day Times
6:00 AM for Walkers
9:00 AM for Runners & Relays
10:00 AM for Half-Marathon Runners and Walkers
Refreshments
Aid stations, with water, Gatorade, fruit, moral support and good cheer will be provided at 14 locations along the course and at the finish line.
Relay Teams
If you don’t feel like going the distance in this event, gather your friends and family and come join the fun! We have a 2-person category, 4-person category, and an 8-person category and special 15-member Youth and Alternate Adult Station to Station relays . The Station to Station teams must be registered by a team captain no later than April 15th, 2012.
Tech-Shirts – T-Shirts
All participants are guaranteed to receive your requested Tech-shirt (t-shirt for youth relay) size if your registration has been received by April 15, 2012 . Register by April 15TH to pay the Early Bird Fee & to get the shirt size you want!
Prizes
Participants, volunteers, and fans are eligible for drawings for an Alaska Airlines round-trip ticket and numerous other prizes during the post-race ceremony at 5:30 p.m. in the CTA building!
Walkers
Walkers who check in with the Race Marshall before the 6:00 a.m. start time and who also start at 6:00 a.m. will receive an official time. The official start time for runners and relay teams is 9:00 a.m.! The new half-marathon will start at 10 a.m. at the 13.1 Marathon Mile Marker.
Register by April 15TH to pay the Early Bird Fee & to get the shirt size you want. All registered participants are guaranteed to receive your requested Tech-shirt (t-shirt for youth relay) size if your registration has been received by April 15, 2012 .
Participants, volunteers, and fans are eligible for drawings for an Alaska Airlines round-trip ticket and numerous other prizes during the post-race ceremony at 5:30 p.m. in the CTA building.
Visit our ACTIVE.COM event page or Register Now.
Full Marathon
$45 Early Bird fee until April 15th
$60 Standard Fee thereafter
Half Marathon
$40 Early Bird fee until April 15th
$55 Standard Fee thereafter
2 Person Relay Team
$35 per person/$70 per team Early Bird fee until April 15th
$50 per person/$100 Team Standard Fee thereafter
4 Person Relay Team
$35 per person/$140 per team Early Bird fee until April 15th
$50 per person/$200 Team Standard Fee thereafter
8 Person Relay Team
$35 per person/$280 per Team Early Bird Fee until April 15th
$50 per person/$400 per team Standard Fee thereafter
Youth Station to Station Relay, 15 persons
$375 Fee until April 15th; no entry permitted after this date
Alternate Adult Station to Station Relay, 15 persons
$525 Fee until April 15th; no entry permitted after this date
The 2012 marathon guest speaker is Will Wright who introduces himself here!
I was born in Bauxite, Arkansas, on July 23, 1937. At the time of the POW Marathon, I will be a couple of months short of my 75th birthday. I grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and attended Vanderbilt University after high school. It was there I met my wife Shelby, a Godly lady, and married her after she graduated. We have been married 50 years and God has blessed us with 4 fine children and 5 wonderful grandchildren. I graduated from Vandy with a Bachelor of Engineering Degree and was commissioned as an officer in the US Marine Corps; I served 4 years and attained the rank of Captain before returning to civilian life as an engineer with International Paper Company. I retired from IP in 1998 after 35 years of service.
I am active in my church where I have served as Sunday School teacher, deacon, and choir member for many years. I am also active in the community, especially the running community where I serve as Promotion Director for the Port City Pacers running club. While I still do some reading, hunting, and fishing, the challenge of running has taken priority in my hobbies. I have run road races from 1 mile to the ultra-marathon, and enjoy traveling to a new locale, running a marathon and seeing the sights in that area. Some of my running accomplishments include:
I believe that life is not a sprint but a marathon; it is not so much how we begin but how we finish. I advocate taking care of our bodies and our souls so that we may run the race of life in the manner of the One who ran the perfect race.
We still need sponsors to cover the expenses for the 2012 Marathon. Participant fees cover the cost of the t-shirt and insurance. Sponsorships have made possible the affordable fee that allows anyone to participate in this healthy activity.
Other costs associated with the Marathon are the medals and winner plaques, Sponsor plaques and tee-shirts, guest speaker travel and lodging, advertising and promotion, volunteer tee-shirts, postage and freight. The committee is all-volunteer and does not benefit financially from this event.
Sponsors who contribute a minimum of $250 are listed on the backs of the participant and volunteer shirts and will receive a plaque to display at their place of business. All other contributors will be acknowledged in the Program Booklet and will be added to our website. Deadline for purposes of getting the tee-shirts printed up and out to the sponsors is March 1st. Please reply now and you will get a reminder in January. An early response allows the committee to develop a budget and carry out the event within the budget defined by sponsorship and registration fee receipts.
Race Packet Sponsors are invited to supply an item for the packets that will be assembled for participants. For the 211 event, the packet itself, a string type backpack, was provided by First Bank. Anyone, businesses and individuals, who would like to participate in this popular “goodie bag” for participants can call Jan Bush at 907.401.0376.
GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS (2012)
First Bank
Alaska Power & Telephone
Tongass Trading
B-3 Contractors
The Nature Conservancy
SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS (2012)
Silver Bay Seafood
City of Craig
Petro Marine
SEACC
Southeast Road Builders
IFA
Outer Otter Sport Fishing
Whale Tail Pharmacy
Tyler Rental
Island Air Express
Road ID.com
Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce)
BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS (2012)
A Bed and Breakfast
Black Bear Store
Cleary Computers
Diversified Investments
Papa’s Pizza
R&M Engineering
Alaska Marine Lines
Skinny Raven
Thorne Bay Market (William’s Inc)
Mitsy Enterprises)
SUPPORTERS (2012
Hill Bar and Liquor Store
Klawock PTSA
