Pikes Peak Marathon

The Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent are moving to September in 2022. For the first time in its 67-year history, the iconic Colorado races will be held after Labor Day. The new dates are on September 17 and 18, 2022. Organizers say there are…

Englewood's Seth DeMoor repeats and Crested Butte's Stevie Kremer returns to win the Pikes Peak Marathon after a victory in 2013.

It's Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent weekend! Between the two races, a total of 2,600 runners will be lacing up their shoes. On Saturday, 1,800 runners are running the Ascent race, which is a race from the bottom to the top of Pikes Peak.…

On August 7, 1959, Arlene Pieper completed the Pikes Peak Marathon, a harsh mountain course in Manitou Springs, Colorado. She climbed 8,000 feet to the top of 14,000 feet and descended in the same way in 9 hours and 16 minutes. “At…

The Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent races sold out in approximately one hour. Registration for the races opened on March 1, 2021 at noon. The races are scheduled for August 21 and August 22, 2021. There are waitlists still open for…

Not even a global pandemic, extreme heat and dry air, wild fires and lingering smoke from said wild fires could stop the 65th annual Pikes Peak Marathon from happening. With the cancellation of the Boston Marathon this year, the Pikes Peak…

After a five-month hiatus, Colorado road runners are starting to have a few options for in-person racing with a pair of events scheduled over the next three weeks and another coming in October. Previously scheduled for May 9, the…

Is the Pikes Peak Marathon’s small, redesigned racing experience a model of what racing will look like in the near future? On Feb. 17, 2020, the Tokyo Marathon announced its race would be limited to elite runners due to confirmed cases…

The Pikes Peak Marathon will take place on August 23 as originally scheduled. The Pikes Peak Ascent, scheduled for August 22, was canceled in late May. In partnership with El Paso County Public Health, race organizers have developed a plan…

This year, due to circumstances driven by COVID-19, the Pikes Peak Marathon board of directors has canceled the Pikes Peak Ascent and plans to seek approval at the state level to hold the Pikes Peak Marathon according to modifications…