What is more fun than being in Seward on the 4th of July?
An Independence Day Flash Mob! It won't be hard to act like a tourist, a runner, a supporter, a vendor, a muggle, or even a Geocacher!
Gather at GZ at 8:45 am on July 4th in bustling downtown Seward. We will meet, and greet, and draw for prizes and share stories until Opening Ceremonies and the singing of the Star Spangled Banner at 9:15am.
Here is a link to the listing of Seward July 3, 4 and 5 activities;
http://www.seward.com/wp-content/uploads/July-4th-Schedule.pdf
Bring your lawn chair and stake your place at the curb on 4th Avenue for the parade, races, food and fun!
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The Mount Marathon Race is a mountain race that is run every Fourth of July in Seward, Alaska.
The race begins downtown, at Fourth and Adams, in front of the First National Bank Alaska, and ends a block south of where it began, at Fourth and Washington. The halfway point is a stone marker[1] atop Mount Marathon, 3022 feet (921 m) above sea level, and a mile and a half from the finish line. The total race course distance is about 3.1 miles (5 kilometers). Leading racers will typically reach the peak from the starting line in 33–40 minutes, and reach the finish line from the peak in 10–15 minutes. Average speed uphill is 2 mph. Average speed downhill is 12 mph. It is not uncommon for the racers who finish to cross the finish line injured or bleeding and covered in mud.
Due to an interest in limiting the environmental impact of the race, the entrants are limited to 350 men, 350 women, and 200 juniors. In 2012, the field was expanded to permit 400 entrants for the men's and women's races.
Mt. Marathon was first run as an organized race in 1915.[5] The 2007 running was the 80th Mount Marathon Race. The Mount Marathon Race is one of a number of races believed to be the second oldest footrace in America.[6][7]
The event was honored in February 2011 with an official induction into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame.[
Today, the race has evolved into a 3-day celebration with fireworks, a parade, vendors, the Catholic Church Chicken Bar-be-Que and a kids race.