7/25/2026

Cirque Series Alyeska

Girdwood, Alaska

6.1 Mile Trail Race

Josh Keane

Finish Time:  3:27:51

Overall Place:  347th Place / 361

Lisa Keane

Finish Time:  3:28:24

Overall Place:  348th Place / 361

Felicia Neal

Finish Time:  Did Not Finish

Race Recap By Josh Keane:

Where to begin? First and foremost, what a blessed life and 25 years of marriage with Lisa Keane! This was our 25th anniversary race and it was epic! The Cirque Series Alyeska race in Girdwood, Alaska was certainly an adventure and challenging. This was an absolutely beautiful course and no joke. With 600 runners and very narrow single track, as well as very steep challenging rock climbs up rock face it was hurry up and wait at times. The climb was brutal and time consuming and the downhill was a constant slip and slide with rocks and mud! Then, as you can see in the pictures, the views are spectacular and distracting! The race was very well organized and the course was spectacular. I was a little disappointed in the swag as you did not get a shirt only a vendor hat and there were no actual race shirts available for sale either. There was an after party hours after the race at another location but no food available immediately following the race. There is no doubt I would recommend this adventure with the warning that if you do not like heights you may not want to do this on as some of the climbing is straight up rock face at 3,000 – 4,000 feet! Thank you to Lisa Keane for the best 25 years a guy could ask for! Thank you Felicia Neal (and Douglas Neal) for joining us on this adventure!

Race Recap By Lisa Keane:

One of the most challenging races to date packing almost 4000′ of elevation gain & loss into 6.1 short (long) vertical miles thru snow, mud, rock climbing, tree obstacles, falling rocks, rope climbs, boulder fields, & the most spectacular views!
Chip timing on a well marked course gives you 50 minutes to climb 2.2 miles and 2200’ of elevation gain for a strict cut off! This can require some pushing as it can be difficult to pass on the single track trails.
The course was a little scary at times and the views were absolutely breathtaking!
Tons of volunteers and rescue on course to keep everyone safe.
Swag was a very nice hat but I traveled from Ohio to Alaska for this race and would have loved a shirt or hat with the race name on it and not just the brand name of the hat. 🤷‍♀️
Nice overall / age group awards 3 deep were cash and gear!
I had the best time celebrating our 25th anniversary and doing hard things with my blue shirt guy! We did not get lost, squished, or eaten!
Happy Anniversary Josh Keane!

Race Recap By Felicia Neal:

I attempted Cirque 6.1 miler located in Alyeska Resort, AK. It had steep elevation and unfortunately I did not meet the cut off by 2 minutes. So I did not finish in Alaska but I am kind of glad since the ridge line was not for the faint of heart and I probably would have freaked out. Regardless I had a nice 4 mile hike with beautiful views! I had such a wonderful experience all thanks to Lisa Keane and Josh Keane for inviting us to tag along with them in Alaska!