Some of the top mountain runners in the world answered questions on Thursday at Carmichael Training Systems in Colorado Springs. Left to right are: Marc Lauenstein (Switzerland, winner of the 2009 World Long Distance Challenge), Tommy Manning (Colorado Springs, second Pikes Peak Hill Climb), Ricky Gates (Aspen, 2009 Mt. Washington champion), Matt Carpenter (Colorado Springs, 10-time Pikes Peak Marathon champion), Anna Frost (New Zealand), Victoria Wilkinson (Great Britain).