Lost Lake Run

All of the available slots for the 2026 Lost Lake Run have been filled. I want to thank all of those that participated in our Lottery. We had a fantastic turnout this year. Kind regards, Pat

Hello Lost Lakers. Lost Lake Run is coming fast. Below is an update on our top fundraisers to date. A HUGE thank you to these teams for their hard work.

$15,125.00 Team Peyton
$14,677.51 Hilcorp Alaska
$11,208.00 Lost LUNGers
$10,900.00 ConocoPhillips High Octane
$10,900.00 Peaksters
$10,500.00 Coffman Engineers
$10,192.00 Sabrina Fights CF

The final tally will be taken on Friday after the Spaghetti feed.

See you on Saturday!

Pat

In Loving Memory of Troy Chapman 💜

On March 27, surrounded by love, Troy Chapman peacefully stepped into the next life. For those who knew him, you know Troy lived with unmatched courage, warmth, and humor. A double lung transplant at age 25 gave him 16 more years—years he filled with love, laughter, and an unshakable commitment to helping others.

Troy wasn’t just a survivor of cystic fibrosis—he was a champion for those living with it. His battle led to a change in Alaska law, making it possible for adults with CF to receive life-saving transplants. He turned his struggle into advocacy, and his story into hope.
Now, it’s our turn to carry that hope forward.

💜 Join or donate to Troy’s Great Strides team — a movement dedicated to curing cystic fibrosis, funding critical research, and ensuring everyone with CF gets the chance at a longer, healthier life.

Your gift honors Troy’s legacy and supports the mission he fought so hard for. Let’s walk for Troy. Let’s walk for a cure.

👉 https://fundraise.cff.org/Alaska2025/Team/View/201921/The-Inflated-Lungs

The Inflated Lungs's Fundraising Page at Alaska Great Strides We invite you to take part in Great Strides by joining our team. We promise, you belong here! This event promises to be a fun-filled day where you can help advance the care and research needed to cure cystic fibrosis. By walking with us, you’ll enjoy not only the natural camaraderie (yes, lots of ...

Last minute reminder, the lottery to get into this year's Lost Lake Run closes in 10 hours. Here is the link to purchase tickets:

lostlakerun907.wpengine.com

LOST LAKE RUN LOTTERY NOW OPEN.

The lottery will be open April 1 through midnight April 5, 2025 (Alaska Time). Please read on for details and the link for the lottery.

NOTE: If you have already registered for the 2025 Lost Lake Run (Legends, Teams, or Top-Three Finishers), please disregard this message.

The Lost Lake Run is conducted on a National Park trail. Our race permit limits the number of participants that can be on the trail each year.

The race entry fee is a non-refundable and non-transferable registration fee.

Please be certain you read and understand the Terms and Conditions. In particular, please be certain that you understand our policy regarding refunds, exchanges, transfers, use of audio equipment on the trail, pets on the trail, and trail use restrictions.

The following link will be "live" April 1 through and midnight April 5, 2025 (Alaska Time).

Click here to enter the lottery: https://lostlakerun907.wpengine.com/product/pre-registration/

More information about the lottery is immediately below.

The Lottery

Individual pre-registrations are now open and will remain open until midnight April 5, 2025. During this time, you can go to the web site and pre-register using your name, date of birth, gender, and email address. A UNIQUE EMAIL IS REQUIRED FOR EACH PARTICIPANT. YOU CANNOT USE THE SAME EMAIL FOR TWO OR MORE PARTICIPANTS. As an example: If you have one email address that you use for both husband and wife, you will need to use a different email address for one of you. You can pre-register multiple times using the same email address, but there is only one email address allowed per participant. Also, please use only one unique email per participant. Using two or more emails for the same person does not increase your odds of being selected, but it does make the accounting much more difficult. Each pre-registration requires a $12 fee. If you are selected in the random drawing, your registration fee will be $120.

Pre-registration closes at midnight April 5, 2025. Lottery winners names will randomly be selected from the pool of pre-registrants. An entrant, if selected in the lottery, may only receive one race registration spot, regardless of how many entries they have put into the lottery. Increasing your chances of winning using multiple emails does not legitimize the holding of two registration spots by one individual.

After pre-registration closes at midnight April 5, names will be randomly selected from those that have pre-registered. You can only be selected once, so if you did submit multiple pre-registrations, the other pre-registrations will be removed from the eligible pool of candidates once you have been selected.

On April 6, 2025 I will send out emails to all of the pre-registrants letting them know if they were selected, or if they are on the wait list.

If you are on the wait list you will be told what number you are on the list. Unfortunately, because of the popularity of the Lost Lake Run, there are very few registrations offered from the wait list.

If you are selected, you will be sent a registration link to the email address you provided. You will have until midnight April 10, 2025 to complete your registration process.

If there are some folks that do not complete the registration process by midnight April 10, those registrations will be offered to the waiting list.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give me a call, send a text, or drop me an email. If you call, please do this during business hours (8 am to 5 pm, Alaska Time).

Warm regards,

- Patrick Simpson
907 444 5860

Pre-Registration | Lost Lake Run YOU CAN PURCHASE AS MANY PRE-REGISTRATION ENTRIES AS YOU LIKE, THERE IS NO LIMIT. YOUR ODDS OF GETTING SELECTED INCREASE WITH EACH ADDITIONAL PRE-REGISTRATION PURCHASE.

We have had an amazing response to our call for volunteers and for trail marking. At this point, we have a full roster. I would like to thank these incredible Alaskans for their support. I am constantly humbled by the generosity of Alaskans. You are exceptional. Kind regards, Pat

I am still in need of four more volunteers. If you think you might have time to help a great cause, please use the link below to sign up. There is additional information in my previous post. Kind regards, Pat

Volunteer Registration | Lost Lake Run Volunteer Registration Thank you for considering becoming a volunteer for the 2023 Lost Lake Run Volunteers will be needed from 5 PM Friday August 25, 2023 through Noon Sunday August 27, 2023. For those that need a place to stay in Seward, we can provide you with a room for Friday night (8/25/23) an...

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

We are looking for Volunteers for the 2024 Lost Lake Run. We have a need for about 12 more volunteers. If you can volunteer, please see details below. The dates are August 23-25.

To register as a volunteer, please click on the link below:
https://lostlakerun907.wpengine.com/race-registration/volunteer-registration/

Being a Lost Lake Run volunteer entails the following:

• Volunteers will be needed from 5 PM Friday August 23, 2024 through Noon Sunday August 25, 2024.

• For those that need a place to stay in Seward, we can provide you with a room for Friday night (8/23/23) and Saturday night (8/24/23). You will be asked to share a room with another volunteer. If you have a preferred roommate, this can be included in the registration that follows below.

• We will provide food for you on Friday evening (spaghetti feed), Saturday during the race (BBQ), and Sunday Brunch.

• Friday we need your help from 5 PM to 8 PM.

• Saturday is a LONG day, starting at 6 AM and finishing at 4 PM. We will have coffee available for you on Saturday morning.

• Each volunteer will be assigned specific tasks. The tasks are outlined in the Volunteer Manual that is distributed the week prior to the Lost Lake Run.

• There will be a zoom meeting from 6 PM to 7:30 PM on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. The link for the meeting will be sent to the email you provide when registering.

• We ask all volunteers to attend the Sunday brunch debrief at the Resurrection Roadhouse at 10 AM Sunday (8/25/24).

Thank you,

Patrick Simpson
Lost Lake Run
907-444-5860

Volunteer Registration | Lost Lake Run Volunteer Registration Thank you for considering becoming a volunteer for the 2023 Lost Lake Run Volunteers will be needed from 5 PM Friday August 25, 2023 through Noon Sunday August 27, 2023. For those that need a place to stay in Seward, we can provide you with a room for Friday night (8/25/23) an...

Free Registration Offered for a Day of Clearing Trail

We are looking for Trail Clearing volunteers for the 2024 Lost Lake Run. We have had a few last-minute drops and we have room for 10 (now 8) additional trail clearers.

We will meet at the Lost Lake Run Trailhead at 8 am on Saturday, August 3, 2024. Here is a link to the location: https://goo.gl/maps/YBJjUBi4s9ycF4ai8

We will be on the trail from 8 am until 2 pm, then back in the parking lot at the trailhead and eating pizza by 2 pm. I will bring pizza and bottled water to refuel you after your day of clearing.
In the past, we have had some folks come for a few hours and then leave. We are unable to provide free registration to anyone that cannot complete the full day. I insist that everyone meet their full obligation.

I will bring some w**d wackers and a brush cutter. If you have a w**d wacker that you can bring, that makes the day much faster and easier. I will be providing 2-cycle gas for the w**d wackers. I also will have various sizes of w**d wacker line, but it would be best to bring your own if you can. Also, if you have a brush cutter and can bring that, it makes a huge difference during trail clearing. If the brush cutter is really heavy, possibly we can pair you with someone that has a w**d wacker and you can trade off during the day.

I will bring enough rakes for those that won’t be w**d wacking. I will also bring some bug spray, but if you can bring your favorite, that is always best.

Dress for all types of weather. I have seen it go from sunshine to pouring rain and back to sunshine on the same day.

For those that complete the trail clearing, I will send you a registration link to register for the Lost Lake Run on Sunday, August 4th. Your registration will be fully compensated -- no charge!

If you can help, send me an email at [email protected].

Patrick Simpson
Lost Lake Run
907-444-5860

Lost Lake Trailhead · Lost Lake Trail, Seward, AK 99664 ★★★★★ · Hiking area

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OPINION: Celebrating the Lost Lake Run and the Forest Service’s commitment to community The collaboration between the Lost Lake Run and the U.S. Forest Service is a model for how public agencies and private entities can work hand in hand for the greater good.

Beginning next week we will start sending out pre-race information. I try to organize the information into bite-sized chunks for consumption. Keep an eye on your emails in a week for updates all the way up to the race. Pat