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PPRR ~ A ReintroductionWe have trail races, too We want to encourage our local runners to consider joining PPRR, a 1,700-member volunteer-run club that has been putting on races in the area since 1976. PPRR Membership comes with perks such as discounts at local running stores and for registration in PPRR events, plus you'll get an award-winning newsletter delivered to your mailbox every month. Click here to join or to get more information. The Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon as well as the Garden of the Gods races have long been associated with the Pikes Peak Road Runners (PPRR). PPRR has provided support for these races in a variety of ways with finish line, result coordination, and volunteers. PPRR has been the primary running club for the Pikes Peak area since 1976. PPRR's Mission: “To cultivate health and fitness in the Pikes Peak region through a community of runners and friends.” An all-volunteer run club, PPRR is dedicated to promoting and organizing running events in the Pikes Peak Region and surrounding Colorado areas. Just like with many non-for-profit organizations, PPRR has experienced a decline in membership during this past pandemic year. However, PPRR is gaining steam this spring with their monthly Nielsen 2 Mile Challenge, Woody’s Tortoise and Hare Predict Run, and the Women’s Distance Festival. If you are not already a member or perhaps your membership has lapsed, consider joining PPRR. We would love to have you! Here are the benefits of being a PPRR member.
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Fun Fact!In 1972 Peter Strudwick did the Ascent in 4:20:29 and the Marathon in 7:02:28. What is so incredible about that you ask? Well, soon after his mother had caught rubella, commonly called German measles, Peter was born with legs that ended in stumps just past the ankles, a left arm that had only one thumb and a finger, and a right arm ending at the wrist. When Zebulon Pike tried to ascend the mountain that would later be named after him he was turned back by the harsh weather. Many claim he said that no one would ever reach its summit. However, it is generally accepted that he meant on that day, under those conditions. The snow was waist deep and his men were not dressed for it and were out of food. “Militant tobacco-hating physician” Dr. Arne Suominen from Delray Beach FL, became the founder of the modern day Pikes Peak races when he wrote a letter to the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce in 1956 and challenged cigarette smokers to race him up and down Pikes Peak. 1956 Results |
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