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

2010 Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon

Pikes Peak Marathon Results!
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Manitou Springs boys Matt Carpenter and Daryn Parker finish 1-2 in Pikes Peak Marathon. Matt's 11th win. Time 3:51:34. Parker clocked in at 3:52:57. Keri Nelson (Moab, left) wins women's race in 4:34:24.
Video: "America the Beautiful" at the marathon starting line.
Video: Start of the Pikes Peak Marathon.
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Video: Matt Carpenter makes the turn at the summit of Pikes Peak and heads home to his 11th marathon win.
Video: Keri Nelson places fourth in Ascent ... then wins the Marathon!
Video: Matt Carpenter post race interview.
UPDATED: Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon age group and course records.

Runners make their way through the switchbacks - and ever-thining air - near the cirque.

Glenn Randall bolted away from the starting line of the 2010 Pikes Peak Ascent, cracking the golden rule of the race: Don’t go out too fast. His early pace Saturday morning was something better suited for a 5k, rather than a 13.2-mile run to the top of 14,115-foot Pikes Peak. The other top runners in the field couldn’t believe their eyes. “I thought it (Randall’s pace) was a joke, to be honest,” said Rickey Gates, who eventually finished third. “For him to do that, it was humbling for the entire field. I don’t think a single person who placed in the Top 10 expected him to be out there … insane.” Yeah, crazy like a fox. His plan worked perfectly, and 2 hours, 9 minutes and 28 seconds later, the guy who started too fast was the Pikes Peak Ascent Champion. Read more here...