He said he didn’t know what to expect
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 5:50 am
In 2018, when the two competed for the first time, Norris won a tense duel. Since then, King had not been in close races at Mount Marathon.
“If David’s here, he’s out in front,” King said. “If he’s not, then I’ve taken the win.”
King said it was nice to battle with Anchorage runners Luke Jager, 25, and Lars Arneson, 36. Jager is a three-time junior boys champ and Olympic cross-country skier. He beat King to the summit by seven seconds.
“I caught him on the snowfield,” King said. “Then he and c level contact list I went back and forth three times on the downhill. I finally broke away on the road, but it was really fun to have someone to run down.”
King was second at 44:23, while Jager was third at 44:47 and Arneson was fourth at 45:26. Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, added the fourth to a trio of top-three finishes and got within four seconds of his PR.
in the race after his wife, Heather, gave birth to son, Wout, 11 weeks ago.
“I’ve run this fast before,” he said. “It’s a lot more mellow walks than I normally do. Maybe I’m a little less overtrained.”
Arneson also said he didn’t start too fast, as he had the past two years, but added his wife gets all the credit.
“Shoutout to Heather for staying up all night with the kiddo so I could sleep,” he said.
The top Seward finisher for the second straight year was James Carlberg, 34, who was 28th in 51:33. Erik Johnson, 48, was 29th in 51:54.
The factor the heat played varied according to the racers. The fact that just three of the top 10 live in Alaska could explain differing opinions. Carlberg showed true Alaska colors by saying the heat was definitely a factor.
“Me and Pyper (Dixon) and a couple other friends were warming up and were dunking fully in the rivers,” he said. “The heat, personally, just got to me on the way up.”
Carlberg is in his fifth year of spending winters in Anchorage and summers in Seward. He said being a part of the Seward running community continues to be an honor and a privilege.
“I love Seward and what this race means to this community,” he said. “It brings out the best in this community and I can’t say enough about the volunteers that pull all this off.
“For anybody that hasn’t been to Seward, I strongly suggest they get here and volunteer and be a part of this community.”
The Golden Racer option is for racers 70 and over. It gives them the option of going to the halfway point of the mountain. Terry Hubler, 74, of Caldwell, Idaho, won at 1:04:30 to break Brian Mcmahon’s 2019 record of 1:18:04.
“If David’s here, he’s out in front,” King said. “If he’s not, then I’ve taken the win.”
King said it was nice to battle with Anchorage runners Luke Jager, 25, and Lars Arneson, 36. Jager is a three-time junior boys champ and Olympic cross-country skier. He beat King to the summit by seven seconds.
“I caught him on the snowfield,” King said. “Then he and c level contact list I went back and forth three times on the downhill. I finally broke away on the road, but it was really fun to have someone to run down.”
King was second at 44:23, while Jager was third at 44:47 and Arneson was fourth at 45:26. Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, added the fourth to a trio of top-three finishes and got within four seconds of his PR.
in the race after his wife, Heather, gave birth to son, Wout, 11 weeks ago.
“I’ve run this fast before,” he said. “It’s a lot more mellow walks than I normally do. Maybe I’m a little less overtrained.”
Arneson also said he didn’t start too fast, as he had the past two years, but added his wife gets all the credit.
“Shoutout to Heather for staying up all night with the kiddo so I could sleep,” he said.
The top Seward finisher for the second straight year was James Carlberg, 34, who was 28th in 51:33. Erik Johnson, 48, was 29th in 51:54.
The factor the heat played varied according to the racers. The fact that just three of the top 10 live in Alaska could explain differing opinions. Carlberg showed true Alaska colors by saying the heat was definitely a factor.
“Me and Pyper (Dixon) and a couple other friends were warming up and were dunking fully in the rivers,” he said. “The heat, personally, just got to me on the way up.”
Carlberg is in his fifth year of spending winters in Anchorage and summers in Seward. He said being a part of the Seward running community continues to be an honor and a privilege.
“I love Seward and what this race means to this community,” he said. “It brings out the best in this community and I can’t say enough about the volunteers that pull all this off.
“For anybody that hasn’t been to Seward, I strongly suggest they get here and volunteer and be a part of this community.”
The Golden Racer option is for racers 70 and over. It gives them the option of going to the halfway point of the mountain. Terry Hubler, 74, of Caldwell, Idaho, won at 1:04:30 to break Brian Mcmahon’s 2019 record of 1:18:04.