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Race Week

Tentative Race Weekend Schedule

Thursday, September 18, 2025
  • 4:30pm - 7:30pm - Race Expo, Bib Pick-up, Merchandise Sales, Vendors, Beer Garden and Music - Memorial Park, Manitou Springs 
  • 5:30pm - Trivia & Happy Hour sponsored by The North Face
         -Meet at The North Face tent for a fun round of trivia!                                                                                                                                                                                                               
Friday, September 19, 2025
  • 9:30am - Shakeout Run Powered by The North Face 
    *meet at the expo entrance of Memorial Park, Manitou Springs the corner of El Paso Blvd and Old Man's Trail 
    Post run donuts and coffee!
  • 10:00am - 7:00pm - Race Expo, Bib Pick-Up, Merchandise Sales, Vendors and PPM 70th Anniversary guided tours at the Manitou Springs Heritage Center
  • 12:00pm - 7:00pm - Beer Garden Open
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm - Pikes Peak Marathon+Ascent and Sponsor programming
  • 3:45pm - ‘Phil Up Your Heart’ Scholarship Award 
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm - Athlete Press Conference + Pioneers of Pikes Peak with the Steep Stuff Podcast
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Live music by Tiny Pockets
Saturday, September 20, 2025
  • 5:30am - 7:00am - Bib Pick-Up - Ascent Only
  • 5:30am - 7:00am - Sweat Check - Ascent
  • 7:00am - START of the 2024 Pikes Peak Ascent Wave 1 start - across from City Hall in Manitou Springs​
          *each remaining wave begins 90 seconds after previous wave
  • 7:00am - 9:30am - Steep Stuff Live Podcast - at race expo, Memorial Park, Manitou Springs
           -Join James Lauriello with the Steep Stuff Podcast while he provides race commentary and speaks with Pikes Peak special guests
  • 7:00am - 10:00am - FREE pancakes at the race expo, Memorial Park, Manitou Springs
          -Grab some free pancakes while you listen to a live podcast by the Steep Stuff Podcast. Coffee available for purchase. 
  • 9:00am - 9:30am - Approximate time of first male and first female finishers at Pikes Peak Summit​
  • ​​​​​9:00am - 6:00pm - Race Expo, Merchandise Sales, Vendors, PPM 70th Anniversary guided tours at MSHC, Ascent Finisher Item Distribution - Memorial Park, Manitou Springs
  • 9:00am - 6:00pm - Post Race Party + Beer Garden Open
  • 1:00pm - 6:00pm - Bib Pick-Up - Marathon Only
  • 1:55pm - Ascent Finish Line Closes
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm - Live music by Delonius Funk
  • ​4:00pm - Ascent Awards Ceremony
  • 6:00pm - Expo Closes​
  • Off Site: Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort | 2 El Paso Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 80904 
    • ​6:00pm-9:00pm Ascent After Party
    • Live Music: Summer Outdoor Concert Series
Sunday, September 21, 2025
  • 5:30am - 7:00am - Bib Pick-Up - Marathon Only - Memorial Park, Manitou Springs
  • 5:30am - 7:00am - Sweat Check - Marathon - Memorial Park, Manitou Springs
  • 7:00am - START of the 2024 Pikes Peak Marathon Wave 1 start - across from City Hall in Manitou Springs
           *each remaining wave begins 90 seconds after previous wave
  • 10:00am - 11:15am - Approximate time of first male and first female finishers
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm - Merchandise Sales - Soda Springs Park
  • 10:00am - 5:30pm - Post Race Party, Music and Beer, Marathon Finisher Item Distribution - Soda Springs Park​
  • 1:30pm - Awards Ceremony - Top 5 Overall*, Masters - Soda Springs Park
  • 2:00-4:00pm - Live music by Black Rose Society
  • 4:00pm - Awards Ceremony - Age Group - Soda Springs Park
  • 5:15pm - Marathon Finish Line Closes 
  • 5:30pm - Post Race Party Closes 
Detailed information with maps, parking, bib pickup, rules, race start and anything else you need will be available in the Runners Packet prior to race week.
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​441 Manitou Ave, Suite 100
​Manitou Springs, CO 80829

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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