The Race Across Alaska Winter Challenge (RAAWC) is celebrating its 5th year this Winter 2024-2025! This is a multi-sport, multi-distance winter challenge with the goal to log as many miles as you can over 3 months starting the first day of winter, December 21st, 2024 and ending the last day of winter, March 20th, 2025.
You can Walk, Run, Fat Tire Bike, Indoor Bike, XC Ski, Swim or log "other" for exercises not included like ice skating, kick sledding, stand-up paddle boarding or anything else where you can accrue mileage. Next you will pick which race distance you'll like to accomplish across Alaska with your choice of 8 different routes of varying distances depending on your goals!
Race Mileage if you begin December 21st, 2024
- 60 miles = Anchorage to Whittier (0.7 miles/day)
- 125 miles = Anchorage to Sheep Mountain (1.4 miles/day)
- 235 miles = Anchorage to Denali National Park (2.6 miles/day)
- 350 miles = Anchorage to Delta Junction (3.9 miles/day)
- 500 miles = Alaska Long Trail, Seward to Fairbanks (5.6 miles/day)
- 800 miles = Denali Highway Loop (8.9 miles/day)
- 1,150 miles = Historic Iditarod Trail (12.8 miles/day)
- 2,000 miles = Ketchikan to Deadhorse (22.3 miles/day)
You will have the ability to log your miles, track your progress, collect virtual badges, and see how you rank up to others on the leader board daily. Invite your friends for a discount and to challenge you to stay motivated all Winter long!
RAAWC is a Fundraiser for Alaskan Non-Profits!
Alaska Trails, Anchorage Parks Foundation & MatSu Park Foundation are our 501(c)(3) nonprofits in 2024-2025. Our non-profit's share the vision of supporting Alaskans through physical activity, $10 will be donated to the non-profit of your choice OR you can divide between all 3 PLUS racers can donate additional funds to support our non-profit donation goal. Since 2020 we have raised over $200,000 through racer participation and additional donations!
Official Race Cannon Start
The official race cannon will be fired at the Zoom Kickoff Party on December 21st at 2pm AKS (6pm EST). Join our facebook group to hear about pop-up Zoom and/or Zwift FREE workouts, weekly photo contests, and join others in our very fun social media group!
So, the question is; Who’s ready to play?