Running, Cycling, Hiking and Climbing in the Pikes Peak Region

The Incline

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A mile long, 1,900 ft. elevation gain. It lures us in, then breaks our legs and burns our lungs. Click START DISCUSSION to write your story and add photos. Post your best time, name and age in the comment box. We'll add you to our Incline Honor Roll.

Location: Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region
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The PikesPeakSports.us Incline Honor Roll

Nick Wilson, 18 years old, 19:41 from the first tie, Oct. 28, 2010.
Simon B Gutierrez,. 21:42, July 13, 2012
Shawn Erchinger, 42, 21:39 in 2009.
Fred Baxter, 56 years old, 22:15 from the first tie, May 10, 2010
Troy French, 24:06, Nov. 1, 2011
Brad Poppele, 24:21 from the first tie, Aug. 10, 2011
Cam Chambers, 24:30
Josh Wright, 25:01, from the Cog parking lot.
Sean Holveck, 26 minutes, first tie
Michael Everson, 48, 25:50 from the first tie, Aug. 27, 2012
Joshua Glenn Jiron, 26 minutes
David Mulligan, 26:17, Oct. 6, 2011
Bob Stellick, 37, 28:18, from the first tie, June 4, 2010
Michael Capshaw, 29:10 on Sept. 17
Rob Lucas, sub-30 minutes "back in my fit days"
Jessica Bell, 29:57 from the first tie.
Chrissy Steigerwald, Jan., 2011, 32:02
Mark Modisette, 46 years old, 32:25, June 10, 2011
Teri Pitman, 30:34 from the bottom of the ties
Carrie Renaud, 32:56 from the first tie, 11-7-09.
Sonya Norris, 33:00 from the bottom of the ties
Tim Bergsten, 48 years old, 32:24 from Barr Trail parking lot, Oct. 2007
Dieter Schnackenberg, Just under 30 minutes from the top of the parking-lot trail.
Dan, 29 and some change...but from the cheater's start above the Barr Trail parking lot. ;)
Kevin League, 33:45 from the first tie, Nov. 2010
Dave Adair, 52, 34:05 from the first tie on June 7, 2010
Ty, 34:20 from the first tie on June 25, 2010
Katie Schwing, 26, 36:00 from the first tie
Jeff Lindquist, 36:29 from the first tie on June 3, 2010
Matt Hulett, 38, 36:31 from first tie, Feb. 15, 2011
Carley Hyman, 37:45, Aug. 2010
Tanya Pater, 27, 38:00
Stephanie Gendron, 39 minutes last year.
Sonal Modisette, 39:49, set this week from the first tie.
Trudy L DeCoronado, 40:00
Randi Hitchcock, 28, 41:00
Nora, 42 minutes
Melanie Mitchell, 49:20
Debbie Rhuby, 51 with original knees and hips :), 1:10, with a 30-pound pack and boots form Barr Trail parking lot.

Articles about the Incline
New York Times, "Up a mountain, Olympic dreams are carved," Aug. 2, 2008

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Comment by Dan on October 29, 2010 at 6:28pm: Good gosh, Nick, that's awesome!

Comment by Nick Wilson on October 29, 2010 at 5:04pm: Thanks. It was my first sub 20 min.

Comment by Brian McCarrie on October 28, 2010 at 8:00pm: Dang Nick, nice job!!!!

Comment by Nick Wilson on October 28, 2010 at 5:39pm: Finally got a time today. 19:41 from the first tie, 18 years old.

Comment by Bob Stellick on October 22, 2010 at 9:07am: I have done many pre-dawn inclines in the winter to get to work on time and also many full moon night hikes. The moon lights up the incline with snow like its daytime. I've even slept under the stars at the top - beautiful to see the city lights at night and watch the sunrise in the morning. Definitely not for a dawn to dusk limitation. I promise to park at the bottom and tip-toe up Ruxton :-).

Comment by Tim Bergsten on October 22, 2010 at 9:03am: That's a really good question Debbie. A couple of things that I took away from the meeting. Dawn to dusk would not apply to Barr Trail, though the planners didn't say as much. It probably won't make the final draft. Everyone was opposed to it.

Comment by Debbie Rhuby on October 22, 2010 at 8:50am: Will the dawn to dusk rule apply to the long-distance hikers parking at the Barr Trail parking lot too? They NEED to get an early start in the dark in order to make it to their destination safely before nightfall. They're carrying heavy packs which might include overnight or snow/ice gear, they aren't runners, they don't get there quickly, and they have between 13-26 miles to cover. Early starts are how hikers usually beat the thunderstorms. This could have a huge impact on Neal & Teresa at Barr Camp... an unfortunate byproduct of harsh sanctions/controls placed due to the Incline... if long-distance hikers are unable to get a safe early start. I'm guessing that rule will only be for the Incline parking & use by short-distance runners, not for the more expensive Barr Trail parking & long-distance hikers?

Comment by Dave Adair on October 22, 2010 at 8:34am: No one really knew why the dawn to dusk limitation was thrown in. Possibly because other city parks have that restriction.