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Race Week

2022 Race Weekend Schedule

2023 Race Week details are still being planned. Take a look at 2022 events below!

We are looking forward to a full weekend of events for 2022 including the Race Expo complete with Merchandise, Beer, Music and Vendors. Here is the schedule of events for the 2022 Race Expo. For schedule and event updates, check back here and look for emails.  


Wednesday, September 14 - Red Leg Brewing Company, Colorado Springs
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm -  Kickoff Celebration
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Thursday, September 15 - Memorial Park, Manitou Springs
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm - Bib Pick-Up
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm - Race Expo, Merchandise Sales, Vendors, and Live Music; Beer Garden Open

Friday, September 16 - Memorial Park, Manitou Springs
  • 10:00am - 7:00pm - Bib Pick-Up
  • 10:00am - 7:00pm - Race Expo, Merchandise Sales, Vendors
  • 12:00pm - 7:00pm - Beer Garden Open
  • 4:00pm - Elite Athlete Press Conference
  • 4:30pm - Golden Trail World Series Athlete Presentation
  • 5:00pm - Community Shakeout Run Presented by Salomon and Mt. Chalet
  • 6:00pm - Phil Up Your Heart Fund Award Presentation

Saturday, September 17 - Memorial Park, Manitou Springs
  • 5:30am - 7:00am - Bib Pick-Up - Ascent Only
  • 5:30am - 7:00am - Sweat Check - Ascent
  • 5:30am - 7:00am - Pre-Race Staging - Ascent
  • 7:00am - START of the 2022 Pikes Peak Ascent
  • 9:00am - 9:30am - Approximate time of first male and first female finishers​
  • 9:00am - 6:00pm - Race Expo, Merchandise Sales, Vendors, Ascent Finisher Item Distribution
  • 9:00am - 6:00pm - Beer Garden Open
  • 1:00pm - 6:00pm - Bib Pick-Up - Marathon Only
  • 1:30pm - Ascent Finish Line Closes
  • 5:00pm - Ascent Awards Ceremony - Top Overall*, Masters, Age Group, male and female
*Overall winners receive cash prizes, winners MUST be present to receive cash prize.

Sunday, September 18 - 
  • 5:30am - 7:00am - Bib Pick-Up - Marathon Only @ Memorial Park, Manitou Springs
  • 5:30am - 7:00am - Sweat Check - Marathon @ Memorial Park, Manitou Springs
  • 5:30am - 7:00am - Pre-Race Staging - Marathon
  • 7:00am - START of the 2022 Pikes Peak Marathon
  • 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 - Music and Beer, Marathon Finisher Item Distribution - Soda Springs Park​
  • 1:30pm - Awards Ceremony - Top Overall*, Masters - Soda Springs Park
  • 4:00pm - Awards Ceremony - Age Group Male and Female - Soda Springs Park
  • 5:30pm - Marathon Finish Line Closes 
 *Overall winners receive cash prizes, winners MUST be present to receive cash prize.

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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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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