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Kim Dobson wins again in Pikes Peak Ascent

2018-08-18T19:49:18.131Z

Kim Dobson won the weather-shortened Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday. It was her sixth win, though the race ended at Barr Camp (7.6 miles.) Race organizers waved off a summit finish on the 14,115-foot peak because of weather concerns above tree line later in the day. This is the first time in race history that the event finish line was moved to a lower elevation. Dobson ascended 3,900 feet to Barr Camp in 1 hour, 15 minutes.

Rémi Bonnet makes the turn in the 2017 Pikes Peak Marathon

2017-09-01T21:37:06.911Z

Swiss runner Rémi Bonnet tags the summit on his way to winning the 62nd Pikes Peak Marathon. Bonnet finished in 3 hours, 37 minutes, 8 seconds, recording the 15th fastest time since 1976, when the race starting line was moved to its current location adjacent to Memorial Park in Manitou Springs.

Colorado Springs' Joe Gray takes second-consecutive Pikes Peak Ascent title

2017-08-19T21:17:43.126Z

Joe Gray, 33, of Colorado Springs finished on wobbling legs, but he flashed a peace sign from the summit of America's Mountain as he won the race for the second-straight year. He finished with a time of 2:08:10

Google Trekker to provide 360-degree view of Pikes Peak Marathon & Ascent course

2017-08-15T15:51:41.165Z

Richard Bolt of the American Trail Running Association talks about the $50,000 Google Trekker and the challenges of carrying it to the top of Pikes Peak. Bolt gave a presentation at the Colorado Running Company on Monday, Aug. 14. The Trekker will provide a 360-degree view of Barr Trail, which begins in Manitou Springs and ends at the Summit of Pikes Peak.
More information here: The Colorado non-profit, American Trail Running Association (ATRA,) will be mapping the entire length of Barr Trail, bottom to top, through a unique project dubbed the Pikes Peak Trekker expedition. Bolt, along with a team of volunteers began hiking up Barr Trail on Tuesday (Aug. 15) morning.
The event was scheduled during Pikes Peak Marathon week, when mountain runners from around the world gather to celebrate and compete in the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon on August 19-20.
Led by Bolt, ATRA’s Director of Online Marketing, the expedition is comprised of three to four trail runners who will hike approximately six miles each day for two days with the 40-pound backpack-mounted camera system. The expedition will be documented with photos and video to be publicized through http://trailrunner.com/and our media partners.
Using Google Map’s backpack-mounted camera system, the team will capture panoramic “street-view” imagery of the Barr Trail, which is the route for the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon course. The resulting imagery will enable fans of the Pikes Peak race to view the entire length of the trail from the comfort of their home, or on the go with any mobile device. Currently, only a limited number of people per year have the fitness and privilege to race Pikes Peak. But with the Trekker's technology, anyone with a computer can see what the runners see during their journey from Manitou Springs to the 14,115' mountain summit.
After the Google Maps team has processed the image data, users will be able to view it on ATRA website at http://trailrunner.com/explore/pikes-peak-trekker/ or on one of our exclusive partner sites.
This project is a follow-up to our successful Western States Trekker project conducted in June 2016 with the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run in California. The Western States Trekker project page can be found http://trailrunner.com/explore/western-states-trekker/.
The Trekker will also be on display on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the Pikes Peak Expo leading up to the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon. Come see us at the Expo in Manitou Springs. To view images of the Trekker, click http://trailrunner.com/trail-news/join-us-for-peak-week-a-celebration-of-the-pikes-peak-ascent-and-marathon/.
Trekker Expedition sponsors include Salomon, Squirrel’s Nut Butter, Barr Camp, Colorado Running Company, VFuel, Electro-Bites, and the Pikes Peak Marathon.
Contact for the projects are: Richard Bolt, Nancy Hobbs, and Peter Maksimow.

To learn more about ATRA, visit www.trailrunner.com.

Joe Gray talks about setting Barr Trail Mountan Race record

2017-07-17T16:25:38.856Z

Joe Gray heard the footsteps behind him. Catching him. And that rarely happens. With about two miles to run in the Barr Trail Mountain Race, he had one choice. Drop the hammer. And that decision lead to a new course record of 1 hour, 28 minutes, 34 seconds.
"It's tough to go for the record here because of the (foot) traffic, and typically when I come here I don't want to get hurt. So on the descent I'm not trying to do anything crazy. But this year I heard somebody behind me, and I think it was a guy coming off the incline. So I was like, man, somebody reeled me in. So I'm sure that he probably helped me get about 30 seconds, whoever that guy was."