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Pikes Peak Marathon office:
441 Manitou Ave., Ste. 100
Manitou Springs, CO 80829

Questions? Please contact us using the email below that best fits your inquiry:
  • Registration Questions, Qualifications, Wave Assignments: [email protected]
  • PPA/M Office, General Event Questions: : [email protected]
  • Volunteer Information: : [email protected]
  • Merchandise Questions: : [email protected]
  • Sponsorship Inquiries: : [email protected]
  • Website Issues: : [email protected]

​​The Pikes Peak Marathon Committee:
The Pikes Peak Marathon Committee, a group of about 50 volunteers, assumes the critical tasks and functions that are common to all of the races put on by Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc.
Details for the individual races are handled by each race committee. Committee positions range from Social Media and Newsletter writing to managing the Race Expo and Packet Pick-Up. Positions are open on the Race Committee -- please email [email protected] 
​if you are interested in becoming part of the committee!

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Race Directors
Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run - Michael Phan
Barr Trail Mountain Race - Beth Haney
Pikes Peak Ascent - Ron Ilgen
Pikes Peak Marathon - Ron Ilgen

​Joining the Organization
If you, or someone you know, would like to be part of the organization and you’re not sure which email address to use, please contact us at [email protected].
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Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc. 
Board of Directors:
Ron Ilgen, President
Bob Street, Treasurer/Director-at-large
Kathy Hubel, Secretary/Director-at-large
Bob Bodor, Director-at-large
John Garner, Director-at-large
Ed Gleason, Director-at-large
Beth Haney, Director-at-large
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​441 Manitou Ave, Suite 100
​Manitou Springs, CO 80829
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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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