The annual Takshanuk Ridge Run was born about five years ago when residents Jordan Baumgartner and Adam McMahon were chatting about long-distance mountain runs held in bigger cities and wondering why one shouldn’t be held in Haines.
Also, “running on pavement is boring and it hurts your knees,” Baumgartner explained this week.
The fourth running of the 11.5-mile race Baumgartner describes as a long climb followed by a downhill gallop starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday…
