Inaugural Race Year: 1956
Current Course Used in Years: 1976 - present
Current Course Info: The Pikes Peak Marathon starts near City Hall in Manitou Springs. It follows Manitou Ave, turns left on Ruxton, goes past the Cox Railway Station and connects to Barr Trail. The course then follows Barr Trail to the top of Pikes Peak. Then runners come back down Barr Trail and finish in Manitou Springs near the intersection of Manitou Ave and Ruxton.
Note: In 2018, there was a slight modification to the start and finish. Construction work on a sink hole on Manitou Ave where the Marathon normally finishes prevented use of the normal finish location. Thus the finish was moved to the end of Ruxton Ave where it intersects with Manitou Ave. Thus runners did not make the final left turn, making the finish about 100 feet short of it's normal location. To account for the difference, the start line was moved about 100 feet east of the normal location. The race organizers deem the 2018 course as "reasonably equivalent" to the normal course, thus the 2018 results are part of the course records.
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Record Lower Upper Year Type Age Age Sex Name Age Time Set City State Overall 0 98 M Matt Carpenter 29 3:16:39 1993 Colorado Springs CO Master 40 98 M Matt Carpenter 42 3:33:07 2006 Manitou Springs CO Age-Group 16 19 M John Lermusik Jr 18 3:56:56 1978 Federal Way WA Age-Group 20 24 M Remi Bonnet 22 3:37:08 2017 Charmey CHE Age-Group 25 29 M Matt Carpenter 29 3:16:39 1993 Colorado Springs CO Age-Group 30 34 M Ricardo Mejia 32 3:21:32 1995 Mexico DF MEX Age-Group 35 39 M Seth J DeMoor 35 3:36:31 2020 Englewood CO Age-Group 40 44 M Matt Carpenter 42 3:33:07 2006 Manitou Springs CO Age-Group 45 49 M Matt Carpenter 45 3:37:02 2009 Manitou Springs CO Age-Group 50 54 M Senovio L Torres 51 4:11:16 2005 Cordova NM Age-Group 55 59 M Senovio L Torres 55 4:38:03 2009 Cordova NM Age-Group 60 64 M Senovio L Torres 60 4:48:31 2014 Cordova NM Age-Group 65 69 M Verne W Carlson 65 5:19:12 1998 Boulder CO Age-Group 70 74 M Ray Eck 70 6:34:14 2017 Colorado Springs CO Age-Group 75 79 M Cleo Casady 75 7:20:23 1988 Springfield MO Age-Group 80 84 M Keith H Wood 80 8:43:23 2009 Sultan WA Age-Group 85 89 M No Previous Record Overall 0 98 F Maude Mathys 32 4:02:41 2019 Ollon CHE Master 40 98 F Gail L Scott 41 4:26:59 1987 Durango CO Age-Group 16 19 F Ann Van Horn 19 4:59:23 1982 Colorado Springs CO Age-Group 20 24 F Lynn A Bjorklund 24 4:15:18 1981 Los Alamos NM Age-Group 25 29 F Stevie Kremer 29 4:17:10 2013 Crested Butte CO Age-Group 30 34 F Maude Mathys 32 4:02:41 2019 Ollon CHE Age-Group 35 39 F Megan C Kimmel 38 4:15:04 2018 Ridgway CO Age-Group 40 44 F Gail L Scott 41 4:26:59 1987 Durango CO Age-Group 45 49 F Anita M Ortiz 45 4:28:20 2009 Eagle CO Age-Group 50 54 F Anita M Ortiz 52 4:47:03 2016 Eagle CO Age-Group 55 59 F Karoline Dohr 55 4:51:54 2013 Voitsberg AUT Age-Group 60 64 F Janice Flynn 60 6:16:29 2019 Colorado Springs CO Age-Group 65 69 F Stephanie L Wiecks 67 7:11:18 2014 Palmer Lake CO Age-Group 70 74 F Donna L Messenger 70 7:57:08 2013 Coeur d'Alene ID Age-Group 75 79 F No Previous Record Age-Group 80 84 F No Previous Record