Manitou Springs, Colo. - Registration for the 62^nd running of the Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent, the Triple Crown of Running Series, and the Barr Trail Mountain Race, will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 11.

Find more information and registration links at PikesPeakMarathon.org.

If Pikes Peak is your goal, it helps to be prepared, as the 800 spots in the Marathon often fill within a day. The Ascent is capped at 1,800 runners, with the field filling up in a few days.

To qualify for the Ascent, you must be a peak veteran who has completed the Pikes Peak Ascent, Pikes Peak Marathon, or Barr Trail Mountain Race in the past 3 years, or have completed a half-marathon in under 2:25 or a marathon in under 6:00 in the past 2 years.

(Photo by Anya Inman)

For the Marathon, runners must have completed the Pikes Peak Ascent or Pikes Peak Marathon in the past 3 years, or have completed a marathon in under 6:00 in the past 2 years.

Race dates and times

Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run and 10K (the first leg of the Triple Crown): 7 a.m., June 11

Summer Roundup Trail Run (the second leg of the Triple Crown): 7 a.m., July 9

Barr Trail Mountain Race: 7 a.m., July 16

Pikes Peak Ascent: 7 a.m., Aug. 19

Pikes Peak Marathon: 7 a.m., Aug. 20

There are lots of exciting changes coming to all of our races this summer! Stay tuned to our Facebook page as well as PikesPeakMarathon.org, and our online magazine PikesPeakSports.us.

More handy Facebook links: Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run and 10K and the Barr Trail Mountain Race.