Over the weekend, Mrs. Hitchcock’s husband ran the Pikes Peak Ascent and finished at 3 hours and 58 minutes! This was his first time running up Pikes Peak and he loved it! He has inspired Mrs. Hitchcock to train for the 2010 Ascent!
The Pikes Peak Ascent is where runners start in Memorial Park in Manitou Springs and try to run 13.1 miles all the way up Pikes Peak by way of the Barr Trail. The top time this year for the Ascent was 2 hours, 12 minutes by Tim Parr!
The Pikes Peak Marathon is where runners go up Pikes Peak AND all the way back down to equal 26.2 miles! The top time for the Marathon this year was by Manitou native, Matt Carpenter with a time of 3 hours, 37 minutes!
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