All Videos Tagged Ed (Pikes Peak Sports) - Pikes Peak Sports2024-05-04T13:25:45Zhttp://pikespeaksports.us/video/video/listTagged?tag=Ed&rss=yes&xn_auth=noEd Baxter climbs Manitou Incline 13 times in 13 hours, 15 minutestag:pikespeaksports.us,2012-04-07:5021591:Video:3110822012-04-07T23:53:50.138ZTim Bergstenhttp://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten
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</a> <br></br>Ed Baxter, 58, of Colorado Springs, completed 13 round trips on the Manitou Incline on Saturday in 13 hours, 15 minutes, becoming the first - and so far, only - finisher of the "Inclinathon."<br></br>
Baxter climbed a total of 26,143 feet and traveled 26.52 miles, a little longer than a marathon.<br></br>
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</a><br />Ed Baxter, 58, of Colorado Springs, completed 13 round trips on the Manitou Incline on Saturday in 13 hours, 15 minutes, becoming the first - and so far, only - finisher of the "Inclinathon."<br />
Baxter climbed a total of 26,143 feet and traveled 26.52 miles, a little longer than a marathon.<br />
With ultra runner Brandon Stapanowich - the event organizer - providing the cowbell, and Incline regular Michael Everson whooping it up like a kid on Christmas morning, Baxter broke through the finish line tape and immediately chugged some water.<br />
"Now I know how to break the tape from now on, just be the only one who shows up," he said.<br />
He began his lonely journey at 3 a.m. on Saturday. Beneath the light of a bright moon - he didn't need a headlamp- he paced himself for the long haul.<br />
He consumed a piece of pizza on each of his first few laps, then dug into peanut butter and jelly and various energy snacks.<br />
Later in the day, when his body began to protest the heavy physical demand, he found a place in the sun and slept for about 45 minutes.<br />
"After I took that nap, everything kind of fell into place again," he said. "I think I wasn't hydrating like I should have."<br />
The Manitou Incline is an abandoned railway bed consisting of railroad ties that form a rugged staircase rising about 1.1 miles and 2,011 feet. The Incline begins near the Cog Railway station in Manitou Springs.<br />
Though there are no official records for the number of climbs in a day, it is a good bet that Baxter has set the mark. Elite runners and cyclists often struggle to complete one trip up the Incline.<br />
A carpenter by trade, Baxter and his twin brother, Fred, climb the Incline several times a week. Ed's best time on the Incline from bottom to top is 21 minutes, 53 seconds.<br />
Incline veterans will appreciate his Inclinathon split times. They are as follows:<br />
Lap 1 - 27:55, round trip 50:10<br />
Lap 2 - 28:20, 49:43<br />
Lap 3 - 29:50, 49:50<br />
Lap 4 - 27:50 (fastest), 42:29<br />
Lap 5 - 28:05, 42:14<br />
Lap 6 - 28:32, 43:09<br />
Lap 7 - 31:32, 57:07<br />
Lap 8 - 35:02, 58:57<br />
Lap 9 - 40:52 (slept)<br />
Lap 10 - 35:37, 1:01<br />
Lap 11 - 34:29, 58:12<br />
Lap 12 - 33:32, 58:38<br />
Lap 13 - 33:53, 58:47<br />
He was the only entry in the first Inclinathon, a suffer-fest cooked up by Stapanowich. It is an unofficial event that charges no entry fee, but gives away a coconut head trophy to the winner.<br />
More of the Incline's hardcore users, including Stapanowich, are expected to try the Inclinathon next week.<br />
"As much as I would like this to be non-competitive, I know his time will be in the back of my mind," Stapanowich said.