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Manitou Springs, CO, seen from above
September 2027 · date to be announced

Pikes Peak Marathon

Manitou Springs, Colorado · United States
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The oldest continually held marathon in America, up Pikes Peak

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Course

Both races climb about 7,800 vertical feet up the Barr Trail on the east face of Pikes Peak from Manitou Springs. The Ascent (13.3 mi, Saturday) finishes on the 14,115-foot summit; the Marathon (Sunday) turns at the summit and descends the same trail for 26.2 miles. Both start at 7:00am.

Marathon42.2 km
Ascent21.4 km

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About

The Pikes Peak Marathon, founded in 1956, is the oldest continually held marathon in the United States, taking runners from Manitou Springs, Colorado, to the summit of Pikes Peak at 14,115 feet, and back down for a total of 26.2 grueling mountain miles.

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