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Dipper Donuts makes its rounds throughout Anchorage

No uniform policy stating Alaska politicians cannot block constituents on social media

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Staff members of Dipper Donuts add the final touches to their maple-bacon bars.

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Laura Cameron, UAA alumna, saw a hole in the market for doughnut shops and decided to secure a spot in the Spenard area, where she opened Dipper Donuts.

By Mizelle Mayo

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Local businesses are booming in the heart of Spenard. Among the new wave of businesses like The Writer’s Block and TK Korean BBQ Restaurant is Dipper Donuts, owned by UAA alumna Laura Cameron.‌ Coming from the corporate world, Cameron wanted to enhance her knowledge of business and economics at UAA and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2007, and later a Master of Business Administration in 2016. Switching her business environment from the office to the kitchen was a new set of challenges she was eager to face.‌ “I wanted to start a business, but I was really worried that I wasn’t passionate about a particular product or service. So, I held back for a long time and stayed in corporate. It was great, and I liked openthenorthernlight.org

ing new divisions and getting new business. So, I finally made the leap over,” Cameron said.‌ Cameron saw a hole in the market for doughnut shops and decided to take the plunge and secure a spot in the Spenard area. Dipper Donuts opened their doors in November of 2017. With no advertisement and the word of mouth of a few people, Cameron’s business started to flourish.‌ Locals like Kirsten Swann were able to take a bite of the new business.‌ “I’d say they reminded me of the kind of doughnuts you find in Portland or somewhere; I loved the creative flavor varieties,” Swann said.‌ Dipper Donuts originally started with two bakers, but since November, she has expanded her employment to four. Lyndsae Goodwin, former head baker at South

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Last month, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled that it was unconstitutional for President Trump to block users on Twitter. Judge Naomi Buchwald regarded Trump’s Twitter feed as a public forum and said his decision to block seven plaintiffs was a violation of the First Amendment.‌ Alaska politicians practice varying methods when handling their social media platforms; some do not resort to blocking users while others have.‌ Angela Hull, director of Correspondence and Constituent Services, said that Gov. Bill Walker’s office has a policy stating it’s not permissible for people to be blocked.‌ For Rep. Geran Tarr, she and her staff all have access to her social media accounts. Magdalena Oliveros, Tarr’s legislative aide, said that they are careful not to block constituents. They have only blocked one person for harassment.‌ Senate Majority press secretary Daniel McDonald manages the official Senate Majority Facebook page and said that while they do not block people, they do have a policy for conduct. The about page says that they may “hide or ban” those who repeatedly use obscenities, spam and advertise, among others.‌ “We reserve the right to hide or delete [those comments],” McDonald said. “But we don’t outright ban anybody from the page.”‌ He also said that it was a decision to “maintain a free and open discussion” on the account.‌ Individual legislators have discretion over how their social media accounts are managed and what policies are in place, but Mike Mason, House Majority press secretary, said that it’s possible that a systemwide policy could be up for discussion.‌

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“It’s one of those things that we’ve never really spoke[n] about. There was some thought of trying to develop a caucus social media policy but it never advanced beyond an initial discussion,” Mason said.‌ The lawsuit began last summer when the seven Twitter users were blocked from Trump’s account after criticizing him. They were joined by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University to sue Trump.‌ Trump acted as a private individual, Buchwald ruled, and “no government official -- including the President -- is above the law.”‌ “The viewpoint-based exclusion of the individual plaintiffs from that designated public forum is proscribed by the First Amendment and cannot be justified by the President’s personal First Amendment interests,” she wrote.‌ Public officials commonly use social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, to interact with the general public and harbor political discourse. Excluding users due to their criticism or viewpoints is a violation of the First Amendment, said Buchwald.‌ Eric Glatt, staff attorney for American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska, stressed the importance of deciding whether a social media account is a public forum or for private speech.‌ “Social media being a pretty new area of speech, there’s a variety of concerns we’d want to consider to help us decide — or that the court would have to use to decide whether the social media account was a public forum or private speech,” Glatt said.‌ Politicians should be cautious about how they handle social media accounts, Glatt also said. They should understand the difference between using an account for official business or private business.‌ “If they’re using social media in their capacity as representatives of the people, that would be an indication that that social media account is, in fact, part of their official work and it’s a government forum,” he said. “The Constitution would protect people from being denied access or the ability to view that forum outside very strict circumstances.”‌ Khristoffer Santos, an Alaskan, said he thinks Buchwald’s ruling should be universal and applied to other politicians.‌ “As a public servant, you have a responsibility to your constituents to communicate with them about what you do, especially if what you do concerns them,” Santos said.‌ “I don’t think that they should have the right to block you from using [social media] as well because while they can choose to use it, it’s also a responsibility to make sure that everyone has an opportunity to communicate with them,” he added.‌ Buchwald did not order Trump to unblock his followers but within the following weeks, the White House did unblock the seven Twitter users who had sued him. The administration also decided to appeal the ruling.‌‌‌

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College Cookbook: A sweet snack for summer days

By Mizelle Mayo

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My summer has started off typically spending my time with my grandparents after work. My grandfather had recently undergone surgery, and we had almost lost him due to a medication gone wrong. I have had the chance to be spoiled by my grandmother’s Filipino food whenever I came to visit them.‌ On summer days, my grandmother would cook meals like adobo, sinigang or nilaga with a side of turon. Turon is a fried brown sugared banana in a spring roll wrapper. It is a fairly simple dessert that can be served to as many people you’d like.‌

Ingredients • 4 ripe saba bananas (typically sold at the Lucky Market located at 5011 Arctic Blvd D)‌ • ½ cup of brown sugar‌ • 16 spring roll wrappers‌ • Vegetable or canola oil‌

Directions 1. Thaw out the spring roll wrappers. Peel each one gently for preparation and set aside.‌ 2. Cut each saba banana into four pieces lengthwise and peel off the skin. You can also cut the ends so it will be easier to peel the skin off.‌ 3. Take your brown sugar and pour it into a shallow dish or plate.

Roll each piece of banana onto the brown sugar, making sure to cover all parts of the banana.‌ 4. Take one spring roll wrapper and place it on the cutting board in a diamond shape. Take the sugared banana and place it twothirds of the way on the wrapper.‌ 5. Fold the bottom up and wrap it tightly. Make sure the wrap does not tear. Fold the sides and continue to roll the banana up. You can use water or egg whites to moisten the top flap before rolling it completely. This will help the banana stay securely in the wrap without falling apart when frying it later. It is optional to sprinkle brown sugar on the rolls before frying.‌ 6. Pour an inch of oil in a pan and let it boil on medium heat. Fry the turon by turning it on each side until it is golden brown. This will take about 2 to 3 minutes.‌ 7. Once they are golden brown, set the turon on a wire rack with paper towels underneath for the oil to drain.‌ 8. Once it is oil-free, let it cool on a plate and serve to friends and family (serving size is 16).‌

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Sustainable Seawolf: Energy efficiency at home

By Abby Slater

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The word “energy efficient” has become a buzzword in recent years, with many large companies signing agreements to become more energy efficient. But what does it really

mean to be efficient in the way that we use energy? For those large companies, it often means huge overhauls in production that cut out toxic waste or smog contribution.‌ For small households, the idea of becoming energy efficient seems overwhelming.

Many people think of complicated things like solar panels, which can be impractical in a small rental space. Luckily, there are several ways that you can maximize the energy that your home uses, even as a college student. ‌ Lower your thermostat‌ We have officially entered the season of road trips and camping. Most people walk out the

front door and leave their house as is while they go off on adventures, but one thing that could make a big difference is lowering your thermostat by several degrees. You won’t need it to be running normally while you’re gone, and it takes less energy to keep your home at 65 degrees than it does to keep it at 75 degrees. ‌ Use blankets, not space heaters‌ In apartments with poor heating, many people are quick to turn on a space heater to warm up during cold or rainy days.

Constant use of a space heater can suck up a lot more energy than most people want. A better option to turn to is a qual-

ity blanket. Affordable throw blankets from the store are often inferior and don’t hold in heat well. Invest in a quality blanket or comforter that you can use to stay warm, and save the space heater for truly cold days.‌ Unplug cables ‌ Most people leave electronics plugged in year-round, even when they only need to use them for a few moments each day.

Toasters, chargers, TV’s…all of these continue to use energy even when they are technically in “off” mode. Unplug these during the day. Keep charger cables in convenient drawers close to their most used outlets for quick access. ‌

Replace desktops with laptops‌ Most students, at some point in their college life, will have to replace an old computer. Laptops take less energy than desktop computers, and can often be used for the same purposes.

They make it easier to take notes during class and allow students to study in diverse locations.

Specialized gaming laptops can run hefty programs that take a lot of space, and can do it while still saving some energy. ‌ These tips can allow students, especially those renting apartments, to become more conscious of their energy use.

While they may seem trivial, they can make a large impact when done across the nation. ‌‌‌

DIPPER: UAA alumna opens shop in Spenard seeing traction. Companies like Ted Stevens Anchorage InterRestaurant, saw the opportu- national Airport and Cook Innity to expand and create baked let were interested in partnering goods at Dipper Donuts and de- with Dipper Donuts.‌ cided to apply for a job.‌ “I know people want it, but “I was looking through Face- we can’t exactly go out and debook one day and [Dipper Do- liver everywhere, every day yet. nuts] had posted a picture of this So, we’re just going to build and beautiful cronut. I sent them grow,” Cameron said.‌ a message and was like, ‘I just “One of my goals has to do want to make beautiful things in with the people that are commy life.’ And they called me in ing to work here. There’s a lot of for an interview,” Goodwin said.‌ room for improvement. I learn The ability to produce quality in the corporate world, and I’m work also requires fine products learning also from the people that create the perfect batch of coming over as new employees. doughnuts.‌ There’s a lot of room to kind of “We don’t use any mixes, and improve employee well-being we don’t use any artificial fla- and give them growth opportuvoring. Whenever possible, we nities and support them,” Camuse locally sourced ingredients. eron added.‌ Because we are a local store, we Dipper Donuts is located on definitely want to highlight all 1209 W 36th Ave. They are open the really awesome stuff going Monday through Saturday from on locally,” Goodwin said.‌ 5 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 5 a.m. – 2 Cameron’s business started p.m. on Saturdays.‌

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A staff member drizzles glaze on top of the POG donuts, which stands for pineapple-orange-guava.

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Juneteenth: More UAA graduate than a barbecue showcases ‘Intimacy’

By Robin O’Donoghue arts2@thenorthernlight.org

On June 19, UAA students, faculty and community members gathered to celebrate Juneteenth with a barbecue, live music and various other games and activities.‌ Juneteenth is a holiday that marks the abolition of slavery in Texas in 1865, as well as the emancipation of AfricanAmericans enslaved throughout the Confederate and southern states.‌ The annual event is put on by UAA Student Activities and the Black Student Union and has been taking place on campus for 14 years.‌ Anthony Taylor, an English literature major and executive secretary for the Black Student Union, was in charge of the pie eating contest, a tradition of UAA’s Juneteenth celebration.‌ “Student Activities does the brunt of the work… but they’ve been very good about including the BSU in events like this,” Taylor said.‌ Kojin Tranberg, Commuter Student Programs Coordinator for Student Life and Leadership, explained that the Juneteenth event at UAA has always been a coordinated effort between the Multicultural Center, Student Activities and the BSU.‌ “This year is kind of neat because the event actually falls on Juneteenth,” Tranberg said. “This year, we [had] music from John Damberg Jazz [Ensemble], food from the Smokehouse BBQ food truck and also some different community

members like Juneteenth Anchorage tabling,” Tranberg said.‌ Gwendolyn Alexander of Juneteenth Anchorage was at the event. She noted the decreasing attendance of UAA’s Juneteenth Celebration over the last several years.‌ “I’ve been coming for about 10 years… it used to be that there were so many different types of food, lots of different groups tabling, and you would never have seen empty tables in the lawn like there is today,” Alexander said. “But I’ll always keep coming. I have tons of Juneteenth information to share and I love to talk to people about Juneteenth.”‌ The Alaska Highway Project was one such group tabling at the event. Jean Pollard, Chair of The Alaska Highway Project, was there to educate UAA students and community members who were unaware of the role African-American soldiers had building the Alaska Highway.‌ “People just don’t know about it,” Pollard said. “I didn’t even know about it until I started researching it… and I graduated with a degree in history from UAA.”‌ After Pearl Harbor was bombed, in 1942, in an effort to help fortify and defend Alaska from the threat of Japanese invasion, the United States Army began construction on the Alaska Highway.

Around 3,000 of the soldiers who worked on the project were African-American and subjected to brutal and even deadly conditions working on the project.‌ “We want to educate the schools and the community so everybody will know about what happened,” Pollard said.‌

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UAA’s Juneteenth Celebration took place on June 19 in the Cuddy Quad.

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“Bloom” by Anya Gudimova is on display in the Hugh McPeck Gallery.

By Malia Barto

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In May, Anya Gudimova graduated from UAA with a degree in art with a concentration in painting, and a minor in English with an emphasis in literature.

This month, her first exhibit will run for a month in the Hugh McPeck Gallery. Her exhibit, “Intimacy,” is about finding herself in nature.‌ Gudimova chose her major and minor because she feels art and literature are “intertwined.” She uses what she learned while reading literature to spark ideas and themes for her art.‌ “I am strongly influenced by romanticism and the desire to find the sublime,” Gudimova said.‌ With her minor in English, she read books by authors, such as Henry Thoreau, who wrote about their connection with the natural world.‌ “Nature is our main constant. It always has been and always will and so I wanted to connect a little more. I painted not so much nature scenes but different moments throughout my year in which I felt something strong enough to want to capture. So [the ‘Intimacy’] paintings are not necessarily about the visual as much as they were about capturing the emotions I felt in those moments,” Gudimova said.‌ The Hugh McPeck Gallery offers UAA students the right steps in gaining experience with hosting their own exhibition. After the gallery management team accepts the artist applicant, they will help the chosen artist promote their exhibit with advertisements and an opening reception celebration.‌ “We believe that [Gudimova’s] exhibition was a perfect fit for the gallery because it expresses the skills that she ac-

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One of Gudimova’s paintings featured in her exhibit, “Intimacy.”

quired through the UAA art department and highlights her talents as an artist,” Tyler Teese, the Hugh McPeck Gallery’s manager, said. “It is the goal of the gallery to provide her with experience in the exhibition process to prepare her as she continues her art career.”‌ Gudimova has been working on these particular paintings since the summer of 2017. “Intimacy” is a fitting title for the exhibit as Gudimova’s art features a soft, shadowy delicateness with a romantic, realistic touch, giving the feel of peeking into someone else’s point of view.‌ The reception for “Intimacy” was held on June 25 but Gudimova’s exhibit will be on display until July 25. The Hugh McPeck Gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.‌‌

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Looking back on ‘The Clone Returns Home’ and the Foreign Film Fanatic

By Jacob Holley-Kline Contributor

Five years ago, “The Clone Returns Home” was the first movie I reviewed for this column. And as a movie about returns to life, earth and home, it seems fitting to end the Foreign Film Fanatic by looking back at this deeply moving, and deeply flawed, spiritual drama, one I was too inexperienced to review fairly in 2013. ‌ It is a strange and alienating film, one that reaches for a universal significance that it ultimately undercuts.‌ It follows Kohei Takahara (Mitsuhiro Oikawa), an astronaut who volunteers for a cloning program so that, after his death, he can be regenerated and return to his life. Soon after, a mission kills him, and he is regenerated. All his clone can think about, however, is the death of his twin brother Noboru and wants nothing more than to return home, to see his mother again. ‌ By this point, his mother has passed, and he escapes and makes his way home. In his stead, Kohei is regenerated once again with all his memories intact. He is tasked with finding

the first clone and bringing him back.‌ Among the many things I missed on my initial viewing, the first is that “The Clone Returns Home” is not about cloning. The scientific jargon thrown around is only window-dressing, and the real focus is grief.

When we grieve, acceptance does little. The only way to live with it is to feel it. To writer and director Kanji Nakajima, grieving is a way to close the distance between life and death, however small it may be.‌ Without grief, the souls of our ancestors could not watch over us. The movie’s biggest throughline plays into this idea.

The soul, according to Professor Teshigawara (Toru Shinagawa), has a resonance that we feel in our bodies, and clones who do not reckon with their past body’s life cannot house their progenitor’s soul. ‌ Instead, they search for what brings them closest to it: home.

Since there are four iterations of the same character, the movie’s structure overstates this point and drags the story on for far longer than it needs to. Kohei visits and revisits his country home, and each of these moments feels just as significant as the last. No more, no less.‌

Like his influences, Kubrick, Tarkovsky and Tarr, Nakajima’s style does not encourage empathy, but rather reflection. This is an “idea” movie that has a hard time growing beyond its premise. Nakajima can’t focus his story the way he focuses those ideas, and “The Clone Returns Home” suffers for it. At 19 years old, I was so blown away by the movie’s technical mastery that these repetitions felt more important than they actually were.‌ Recurrence like this is essential to “The Clone,” but without the emotional punch of a more intimate movie, they fall flat. As a movie lover with few reviews under his belt, I was both grateful that a movie like this existed and excited for the other movies I would watch for the column. In a way, I pushed the nuances of criticism aside and just enjoyed the movie. I gave little thought to its “5 out of 5” rating, in truth.

Now, at the end of the Foreign Film Fanatic, the way I enjoy movies has changed.‌ I’ve found that I prefer movies anchored in characters over themes and plot, something I fought against in the FFF’s early days. On the first viewing, I felt connected to “The Clone Returns Home” because it represented my passion and the place

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In the same way that Kohei returns to his riverside ikkodate, I want to go back to The Northern Light office that day I pitched the column and begin again.‌ But without that beginning, I could not mourn its end, and mourning is a privileged act

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that is impossible without time and love for what you’re grieving. With “The Clone Returns Home,” I didn’t find a perfect movie. I found a new way to see the world. One that, without this column, its readers, and these movies, would not have been possible.‌

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Mount Marathon: Over 100 years in the making

By Lauren Cuddihy sports@thenorthernlight.org

The annual Mount Marathon race is one of the oldest races in Alaska. On July 4, thousands of Alaskans and out-of-staters flock to Seward to witness the enduring 3,022-foot climb and the exciting descent.‌ Crowd sizes of roughly 40,000 people have come out to Seward during the holiday.

Seward’s average population is over 2,500.‌ Participants are eagerly finishing up their training and preparation before the Fourth of July race day. UAA proudly boasts a large population of annual racers, most who have vastly different methods of preparation and their stories are all unique each year.‌ UAA student and 5-time racer Lucas Hepler has been preparing extensively for his sixth time racing. He said that he had to put a lot into his training this year, including losing 30 pounds to get back into shape.‌ Hepler feels that he is sufficiently prepared, especially having the opportunity to run a fullmountain race, one of the last opportunities to get race training in before Mouth Marathon.‌

“I raced Bird Ridge this last weekend, which is kind of the last barometer for Mount Marathon before the real thing. I’ll be going down to do the mountain this weekend Saturday and Sunday,” Hepler said. ‌ However, nothing can adequately prepare you for Mount Marathon besides actually running the mountain itself.‌ Similar to Hepler, another long-time Mount Marathon competitor Ava Harren is just finishing up her training, which included HITT sprints, long hikes, lap swims once a week and hill repeats once a week.‌ “[I love] the energy you feel from all the people who come out to watch and participate,” Harren said.‌ Harren said the worst part of the race is the building anticipation while having to stand around and watch other racers, but that never stopped her.‌ “I thought I’d be done after one or two years, but for some reason, I keep coming back.

This year I would love to beat my record time, but honestly, I just want to get down the mountain with dying,” Harren said.‌ It might seem like an exaggeration, but Mount Marathon has been repetitious with producing injuries and deaths. The

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Allie Ostrander on the uphill climb during the Fourth of July Mount Marathon event on July 4, 2017. Ostrander placed first with the second fastest race time in history.

fear doesn’t stop UAA student, Sarah Cosgrave, who can’t be stopped after 13 consecutive years of racing.‌ Originally coerced into the race by her father’s wishes when she was 8 years old, the race has become a tradition for Cosgrave.‌ With the increased frequency comes increased risk, as Cosgrave experienced several years ago.‌ “At the turn around point, so heading down the mountain,

there was snow that never melted. My legs were so jelly that instead of running down the snow, I slipped and slid down,” Cosgrave said. “What I didn’t realize at the end of the race was I ripped my entire butt off with the snow, giving me a second degree burn.”‌ Cosgrave said that for two weeks following her injury, she experienced the worst pain she had ever felt in her life. Now, she knows to be much more careful,

especially since she hopes to race it as many years as possible.‌ For the 2018 Mount Marathon, the traditional Fourth of July race will take place on a Wednesday. The race is broken down into the different age groups, with each group assigned a different start time.‌ The junior’s race will start at 9 p.m., the men’s race at 11 a.m., and the women’s race at 2 p.m.‌ For more information, visit mmr.seward.com.‌

A closer look at the 2018 Mayor’s Marathon

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The Mayor’s Marathon is a UAA-hosted event that has been occurring for 20 years.

By Lauren Cuddihy sports@thenorthernlight.org

The Mayor’s Marathon is not only the traditional summer solstice running event of Anchorage, but it also involves UAA staff and students.‌ The entire Mayor’s Marathon is a UAA-hosted event that has been occurring since 1998. University faculty are not only one of the main components of the event organization, but UAA’s own head cross country/track and field coach, Michael Friess, is the current race director.‌

Friess tried to encourage other athletic staff, athletes and students to participate in as many ways as possible.‌ UAA student Yvonne Jeschke, a physical education major, took the opportunity to participate in an active way by being a medical biker.‌ The medical bikers were a part of the mobile first-aid team that provided medical support between miles 14-25 in the marathon and miles 2 and 12 in the half-marathon.‌ The 2018 Mayor’s Marathon was the second time Jeschke has been a medical biker. She chose to help out as a medical biker in-

stead of actually participating in the event because she has never run either a half marathon or a full marathon before. Instead, Jeschke focused on her responsibilities.‌ “My main job is to make sure that all participants are safe and in good health during the race,” Jeschke said. “I have a backpack on that has all kinds of first-aid devices, bear and bug spray, energy bars and electrolytes. I am biking back and forth my route so that I can provide assistance for everyone.”‌ She said that she has never had a serious injury or emergency on her shifts, only a lot of people requesting bug spray.‌ Former UAA student and The Northern Light reporter Karolyn Anders and graduate student Nick Tabaczka were grateful that medical aid was available during the course. Both Anders and Tabaczka were running the half marathon.‌ However, both had very little experience with half-marathons.‌ “I have never raced a marathon or half marathon before. To be completely honest, I think I have never run more than a 10k,” Anders said, “I chose to sign up

for the half marathon because I needed a goal to work towards.”‌ Anders was using the event as motivation to start running again after graduating from the UAA track and field team over a year ago.‌ Tabaczka tried to use the event for the same purpose. Initially, he had planned to run the full marathon.‌ “My friend convinced me to do the full back in January, even though I had only done a half before, but he bailed on me two weeks ago [so I switched to the half],” Tabaczka said.‌ With the full marathon in mind, Tabaczka thought that his former training would be sufficient to help him run the race.‌ “Last year, I was running three times a week, biking two to three times a week, swimming once a week and doing home fitness DVD’s once a day,” Tabaczka said. “This year, I’m only running once or twice a week. So, I am not prepared [for a full marathon].”‌ After retiring from collegiate sports, Anders felt that it was difficult to stay consistent with running and staying in shape, so having a race date made it easier

to get out and run.‌ “I haven’t prepared a whole lot, but I just really wanted to run at [the] Mayor’s [Marathon] this year, so it will need to be enough. If not, there is always the option to take a little walking break,” Anders said.‌ With more preparation, Anders hopes to work her way up to the full Mayor’s Marathon.‌ UAA runner Edwin Kangogo is using the half-marathon as a bridge to an eventual full marathon.‌ “Eventually, my goal is to participate in marathons and [the half marathon] was really a nice opportunity for me to start at a lower level. I had done a couple of them and they’re always fun and enjoyable,” Kangogo said.‌ Kangogo said that he loved participating in the event because it allowed him to get involved in the community. Being a collegiate runner, Kangogo felt that he could participate by representing UAA and the other athletes.‌ The Mayor’s Marathon took place on June 23. For final results, visit www.goseawolves. com.‌

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Features Reporter

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