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Trail race with mixed terrain
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Pikes Peak Marathon
Experience the ultimate mountain running challenge at the Pikes Peak Marathon, where you'll climb from Manitou Springs to the awe-inspiring 14,110-foot summit of Pikes Peak. As one of America's oldest mountain marathons since 1956, this grueling race tests runners with brutal altitude, steep grades, and relentless vertical gain. Not for the faint of heart, this iconic event is reserved for experienced mountain runners ready to conquer one of the most legendary endurance events in the world.
RegisterOpen signuprunsignup.comWebsiteOfficial race sitepikespeakmarathon.orgLocationManitou Springs, CORace start area
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Course Profile
Pikes Peak Marathon Free Award Entry course overview
This course section is built from a lighter course overview so you can understand how the race is likely to run.
Synced course focus
Mid-course
Mile 1.0 · 0 ft · Course intelligence will improve as GPX and logistics data land.
Course trace
This course view focuses on the best route information currently available.
Pressure model
Pressure points highlight where pacing or effort may change during the race.
What comes next
Use the course, weather, logistics, and reviews together to build your race-day plan.
Difficulty Meter
Free Award Entry race demand
82/100
- Course detail
- Moderate
- Weather detail
- Historical + forecast
- Race-day detail
- Moderate
- Weather view
- Forecast preview
Weather read
Strong headwind penalty
Route-aligned wind gives you a quick feel for how the day may race before you dig into the full weather section.
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Pikes Peak Marathon Free Award Entry weather outlook
Weather blends the live forecast with the race's historical weather patterns to help you plan.
Route-aligned wind
-10.0 mph
Interpretation
Strong headwind penalty
NOAA race-window forecast is not available yet, so this shows the current route anchor sample and the fallback pre-race state.
Estimated weather effect
+3.56%
Heuristic read
Major weather drag
Help score
-64
Historical profile
Historically weather-dragged
Based on 6 years of race-weekend weather in the archive.
Tailwind years
0%
Headwind years
0%
Helpful weather
0%
Forecasts use current race-area weather, and history looks at past race-weekend conditions to show what runners have typically faced.
Weather history
2024 race-weekend conditions
Race date
Sep 15, 2024
Avg temperature
78.5F
Avg wind
12.9 mph
Aligned wind
N/A
Historical weather pending
+2.60% estimated finish-time effect · 10 hourly observationsRace zone
73F
Patchy Smoke
10.0 mph · NCity center
73F
Patchy Smoke
10.0 mph · NFinish area
73F
Patchy Smoke
10.0 mph · NCourse Breakdown
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Active segment
Middle rhythm
This segment is a layout-safe placeholder until richer course data arrives.
Race-Day Logistics
Pikes Peak Marathon Free Award Entry race-day logistics
Race weekend
8 recorded years
The basic race structure is in place for planning.
Distance options
3 distances
This page can show the event correctly even when some race-day detail is still light.
Race-day planning
More details coming
Packet pickup, parking, support flow, and reunion details may still be limited.
Course Map
Route shape, city context, and key course moments in one view.
Map overview
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Mid-course
Course intelligence will improve as GPX and logistics data land.
What to watch
Use this map to get your bearings before race day and understand the general shape of the course area.
Course coverage
Detailed route geometry and extra overlays may still be limited for this race.
Why it matters
Manitou Springs, CO should still be easy to plan around, even when some course details are lighter than others.
Planning
Use the Free Award Entry at Pikes Peak Marathon as a planning target rather than a qualification race.
Entry posture
Open entry
There is no qualification signal in the current event record.
Race framing
Free Award Entry planning
The page emphasizes course, logistics, and weather rather than qualification standards.
Race History
Race history overview
Past editions tracked
8
Recorded race years
ArchiveCurrent route view
Available
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CurrentBenchmarks
Growing archive
More historical context will be added here as the archive grows
In progressReview Radar
Runner signal for Pikes Peak Marathon Free Award Entry
Course
100/100
Logistics
47/100
Crowd support
100/100
Aid stations
67/100
Finish area
93/100
Recommend
87/100
Common questions
FAQ
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