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Peter Maksimow claims win No. 4 at Greenland Trail 50K

2015-05-02T19:11:54.380Z

Peter Maksimow, 36, of Manitou Springs, keeps getting faster, at least at the Greenland Trail 50K. Maksimow won for the fourth time on Saturday with a time of 3 hours, 18 minutes, 54 seconds, his personal best on the rolling course.

Alex Nichols blasts Greenland Trail 50K course record

2014-05-03T19:58:58.006Z

Alex Nichols, 28, of Colorado Springs, had hoped to run fast at the Greenland Trail 50K on Saturday, but he never expected to crush the race record. His main competition (and good friend) Pete Maksimow - the record-holder who had won the race in each of the last three years - had charged out to an early lead and didn't seem to be slowing down as the two began the final of four laps. "That first lap, Peter just kind of took off on me," Nichols said. "I wasn't feeling very hot that first lap, so I just let him go."
But in the final miles, Nichols had the wheels while Maksimow began to fade.
"As the race progressed I felt better and better," Nichols said. "I got some more gel in me, some more fluids, and that made a big difference. I was very surprised at myself."
Maksimow had the record in mind as he burned through the first 24 miles of the gravel course that rolls across former cow pasture at about 7,000 feet altitude.
"I was going for it, which is what you have to do if you want the record," Maksimow said. "I may have been too fast on my first two laps because that last lap I completely exploded."
Nichols kept his pace - 6:14 per mile and negative splits on each lap - and pulled away to win in 3:13:37.
Maksimow, who is running strong after a frustrating two-year bout with injuries, did finish better than his old course standard, crossing in 3:20:01.

Simon Gutierrez and Pete Maksimow finish 1-2 in Pikes Peak Road Ascent 10K

2012-10-07T17:43:34.286Z

Simon Gutierrez, 46, of Colorado Springs, said he enjoyed the 20-something-degree temperatures at the Pikes Peak Road Ascent. He certainly ran as if he were in his element. Gutierrez covered the 10K distance on the frosty Pikes Peak Highway in 43 minutes, 23 seconds. The race began at the Pikes Peak Highway toll gate (7,750 feet elevation) and covered the first 6.2 miles of the famous road that leads to the summit of 14,115-foot Pikes Peak. It ended at Crystal Reservoir, at about 9,100 feet. Maksimow, who collected about one pound of ice in his runner's beard along the way, said his legs were frozen until the fifth mile. The 33-year-old Manitou Springs resident finished in 44:46. Gerald Romero, 41, was third in 47:43. For more video, photos, stories and blogs about running and riding in the Pikes Peak Region, see http://www.pikespeaksports.us/.

Top runners splash through Monument Creek in the Pikes Peak Road Runners' Fall Series

2011-10-03T02:53:30.852Z

Justin Ricks blasted through up Monument Creek as Pete Maksimow and Alex Nichols gave chase on Sunday, Oct. 2, in the Pikes Peak Road Runners' Fall Series No. 1.

Amy Babcock wins 2011 Fall Series opener

2011-10-03T02:47:01.929Z

Amy Babcock talks about winning the first race in the Pikes Peak Road Runners' Fall Series.