Prince of Wales Island International Marathon

Prince Of Wales Island totally gets behind this weekend. I've run 226 marathons and these folks may have the strongest support I've seen for an event. It's a little hilly, so get over it. It could sprinkle on you, get over it. But the bling is great, the aide stations are each unique and fun-themed, everyone is supporting you. Start on the high school, so you get to stay warm till gun time. It's a little trickier getting here than most marathons: Fly into Ketchikan. 3 hour ferry ride to Hollis on POW. It sails ONCE a day. So plan your flights accordingly. Pretty speedy to take your car on the ferry, so we did walk-on. Then called ahead and the Tribal Bus-took us the 31 miles to Craig Alaska. Great driver who gave us a good tour and history. We had 15 Bald Eagles flying around our deck on Sunday after a charter boat dumped its fish carcasses. WOW!!! You will really feel like you experienced Alaska after this run. BTW, the airport is on an island off Ketchikan, so it's a ferry ride to get "to the mainland". That was pretty cool. And DO NOT miss the awards ceremony.