Clare Bar and Tommy Manning won again in the Pikes Peak Road Runners Winter Series (long course) on Saturday, Jan. 26 in Colorado Springs.
Manning, 36 of Colorado Springs, covered the flat 8-mile course on the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail in 46 minutes, 58 seconds, nearly a minute ahead of second-place Marcus Corbett (37, Colorado Springs, 47:53). Jay Messervey (23, Colorado Springs) placed third in 48:07.
Bar, 25, of Colorado Springs, didn't have such an easy time. She hit the finish line in 53:50, but had to sprint to hold off Stephanie Wurtz (30, Colorado Springs), a stride behind in 53:51. Amanda Ewing (31, Colorado Springs) was third in 54:22.
With two wins in two Winter Series starts, Manning leads Corbett by 1:15 in the overall standings. Bar has a 55-second lead over Wurtz in the women's series.