Runners pass by Westchester Lagoon during the 2024 Mayor’s Marathon in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Bob Hallinen Photo) Although she’s an avid marathon runner, Elizabeth Arnott-Hill enters each race with modest goals. “I don’t really consider myself a competitive runner at all,” she said.
“I’m just a middle-aged mom who just gets out here and has fun.” On Saturday, the 44-year-old Chicago resident had plenty of fun. But she was also highly competitive, winning the women’s race at the 50th Mayor’s Marathon in Anchorage with a time of 3 hours, 4 minutes, 21 seconds.
On a bluebird day with temperatures in the 60s, Arnott-Hill said the race course, which she described as “absolutely breathtaking,” made for an incredible experience. She said she disabled the mile-split alert on her watch and just ran. “I was just like, ‘I’m gonna get out and enjoy the day,’ ” she said.
“I think the course just carried me along. The other marathon where I haven’t really paid attention to my time and just kind of ran was Paris. So Anchorage and Paris, you know, beautiful cities, beautiful scenery.
” Linda Martinez, from Dallas, Texas, grabs a cup of water during the 2024 Mayor’s Marathon in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Bob Hallinen Photo) Isabelle Zink, Anne Zink and Amber Rinella, all from Palmer, AK, come out of the tunnel under Minnesota Drive during the 2024 Mayor’s Marathon in Anchorage, AK on Saturday, June 22, 20.
