Colorado Springs runner Tommy Manning (right) placed sixth in the men's race Saturday at the Mount Washington Road Race in New Hampshire, earning a spot on the U.S.
Mountain Running National Team that will compete in the World Mountain Running Championships Sept. 5 in Kamnik, Slovenia.
Manning finished the grueling 7.6-mile course in 1 hour, 3 minutes and 27 seconds.
Photo album here.
Chris Siemers of Arvada won in 1:00:22.
Four area runners were among the top 20 in the men's race, including Manning, Alex Nichols (16th, 1:08:06), Ryan Hafer (19th, 1:08:44) and Peter Maksimow (20th, 1:08:46).
Arvada's Chris Siemers won with a time of 1:00.22 and qualified for the national team. Rickey Gates of Woody Creek placed fourth in 1:02:34, giving Colorado three on the six-member men's national team.
In the women's race,  two Colorado runners qualified for the national team: Brandy Erholtz of Bailey (third, 1:12:53) and Megan Lund of Basalt (1:13:30). Laura Haefeli of Del Norte narrowly missed qualifing for the worl championships. She placed sixth in 1:15:47.
Ethiopian runner Shewarge Amare captured the women's title with a time of 1:08.21.
Other finishers from the Pikes Peak Region included Sean O'Day (78th men's race, 1:22.4); Kelli Lusk (11th women's race, 1:23.19) and Nancy Hobbs (78th women's race) 1:48.14.
Top 10 Men: 1.  Chris Siemers, 29, Arvada CO, 1:00:22;
2.  Eric Blake, 31, New Britain CT, 1:00:40;
3.  Joseph Gray, 26, Lakewood WA,
1:01:31;
4.  Rickey Gates, 29, Woody Creek CO,
1:02:34;
5.  Max King, 30, Bend OR,
1:02:34;
6.  Tommy Manning, 34, Colorado Springs CO,
1:03:27;
7.  Matt Russell, 27, Wells ME, 1:04:21;
8.  Chris Lundstrom, 34, Minneapolis MN,
1:04:25;
9.  Zachary Freudenburg, 31, St. Louis MO,
1:05:18;
10. Joel Bourgeois, 39, Grand-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada,
1:05:31
Top 10 Women:
1.  Shewarge Amare, 23, New
York NY/Ethiopia, 1:08:21;
2.  Kristin Price, 28, Raleigh NC,
1:11:13;
3.  Brandy Erholtz, 32, Bailey CO,
1:12:53;
4.  Nicole Hunt, 40, Deer Lodge MT,
1:12:59;
5.  Megan Lund, 26, Basalt CO,
1:13:30;
6.  Laura Haefeli, 42, Del Norte CO,
1:15:47;
7.  Amber Ferreira, 28, Concord NH,
1:19:47;
8.  Amber Moran, 31, Arden NC,
1:20:55;
9.  Jennifer Campbell, 27, Newmarket NH,
1:21:06;
10. Caitlin Smith, 29, Oakland
CA, 1:21:43.
Read race report from New Hampshire
Full Results here