There’s still time to sign up for Sunday’s Tour of Anchorage

By Anchorage Daily News

Updated: February 27, 2019 Published: February 27, 2019

Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News Racers head down the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in Anchorage, Alaska, during the Tour of Anchorage on Sunday, March 4, 2012. The Tour of Anchorage consists of 25, 40 and 50-kilometer cross country ski races in classical and skate styles.

There’s still time to sign up for Sunday’s Tour of Anchorage, which this year expanded to include a fat-tire bike race.

Skiers will start in the morning as usual. The 50K and 40K races will begin at Service High, with the first wave leaving at 9:30 a.m. The 25K race will begin at the northeast end of University Lake (near APU), with the first wave leaving at 11 a.m.

Bikers will start in the afternoon at Service High. The 50K mass start is at 2 p.m.; the 40K mass start is at 3 p.m.

All races end at Kincaid Park.

Skiers and bikers can register online until 10 p.m. Wednesday. If you miss that deadline, you can register in person during bib pickup on Friday (3-7 p.m.) or Saturday (10 a.m.-noon) at the Moseley Sports Center at Alaska Pacific University.

There is no day-of-race registration.

For more information or to sign up, go to www.anchoragenordic.ski.com.