Colorado Runner - Colorado's running news, events and results source

A tried and true Pikes Peak veteran and a newbie were the champions in yesterday's Pike Peak Marathon. Matt Carpenter, 47, was victorious for the twelfth time in the race's history. In addition to his Pikes Peak Marathon victories, Carpenter has won the Pikes Peak Ascent 6 times.

Former Manitou Springs resident Scott Gall won the Barr Trail Mountain Race on Saturday, July 16th. The 37-year-old took the lead at the 2-mile mark and held off Manitou Springs' Daryn Parker (1:40:24), running 1:39:02. John Tribia of Boulder finished third in 1:41:48.

Thirty-two year old Peter Maksimow hails from California, but his heart is in the mountains of Colorado (and perhaps, Europe). Maksimow has been hitting the national mountain running trail circuit with impressive finishes at Mt Washington and Mt Cransmore.