Running Free Alaska

Click in deeper on this story, and you'll see Sarah Hayes interviewed. Sarah is a former participant of Running Free at Hiland, and will soon be joining our board of directors!

15th annual Shamrock Shuffle 5K fills Anchorage streets with green Hundreds of runners donned all manner of green outfits and took to the streets of Westchester in Anchorage Saturday for the 15th annual running of the Shamrock Shuffle 5K.

RUN or WALK, join the St. Paddy’s Day festivities at the Bear Tooth and help us support Running Free Alaska! ☘️ There is 5K of fun on the iconic Shamrock Shuffle course, looping around Westchester - if Lucky the Leprechaun catches you, that’s $1 going towards RFA. So tell a friend or two, and let’s fill the course, March 14, for some green and gold revelry!

Everyone gets an iconic beanie, a branded pint glass, and a $10 Bear Tooth voucher. Event-branded shirts are available for add-on!

Northrim Bank, Member FDIC | Bear Tooth Theatrepub & Grill | Denali OBGYN | The Alaska Club | Anchorage Foot & Ankle Clinic | Soccer Alaska | Orthopedic Physicians Alaska | Alaska Premier Dental Group | United Physical Therapy | Anchorage Police Department | Alaska 529 | BMW of Anchorage | Tommy's Express Car Wash | Clear Alaskan | Kaladi Brothers Coffee

If you have been following RFA for the last 13 years, you know we have a successful running program inside Hiland Correctional. In 2026, we will be standing up a transition house for our runners who are released and re-entering our community. The house will be a safe and healthy landing spot, with programming centered on exercise and outdoor activity. Please donate (click on our website below) during this giving season to help us expand our services and support our runners as they begin a new life.

Home | Running Free Alaska Our mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of Alaskan women who are incarcerated through a structured running program and to provide running-related support after release.

Sign up now for the most inspiring course you'll ever run! The Running Free 4 Miler course starts at Eagle River High School and makes a loop around the security road at Hiland Correctional. Participants from our program inside Hiland will staff the aid station while you are cheered on from the "inside" by our runners in the yard where we hold our practices.
Race day is September 21, 10:30 a.m.
https://runsignup.com/Race/AK/EagleRiver/RunningFree4Miler

Home | Running Free Alaska Our mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of Alaskan women who are incarcerated through a structured running program and to provide running-related support after release.