Rob DeVelice will lead "25th Anniversary Epic" with a duration of 1 hour somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Note early start time of 6:00pm.
For twenty-five years, Thursday Evening Epics have turned an ordinary 6:30 p.m. weeknight into a standing date with adventure and fortitude! From early outings in 2000 to recent classics like Bird Creek 20K, No Man’s Land, Bunny Boots, Rays on Rainbow, McMurdo, Hairy Potter, and dozens more, the theme has stayed the same – adventurous, supportive non-competitive runs/hikes of a few hours where most never go.
Over 1,200 Epics, a loose collection of names on the “leaders” page has quietly built a tradition: Rob, Jesse, Lee, E. Marquez, and many others go every week no matter what the weather or season. We’ve post holed by headlamp our way up peaks and bushwhacked impenetrable valleys, kicked balls through Rarámuri-inspired routes, left footprints on ski tracks, been the only cars left in the parking lot, and sometimes just rambled to “see what’s out there.”
On those Epics we’ve found many hidden trails and visited countless unnamed places that some now have a name on the map like Nintendo Hill, Dicky Bird, Upper Highway, Caballo Blanco, Tortilla Chip Rock, Quadruple Bypass, Path of Destruction, Rough Around the Edges, Tire Iron, Sheep Thrills Ridge, No Mans Land, Black Mesa, Nigra Falls, Ninja Ridge, No Disco, Old Stump Road, Hole in the Wall, Workshop of Horrors, McMurdo, Keg and Ales, Lilly’s Trail, How Low Will it Go, and Sweat Lodge just to name a few.
This 25th-anniversary Epic is a simple walk around the track to reminisce all the perils and favorite adventures, see familiar faces, brainstorm future routes and celebrate Thursday Evening Epic Runs.
Meet at The Dome for a 6:00pm start time. We’ll walk the track for as long as we wish and if participants desire will gather for meal at the participants discretion.