Pikes Peak Ascent Registration Details Posted

Pikes Peak Ascent: Aug 20th 7:00AM

For 2016, runners will be assigned to a starting wave based on their qualification time.

There are three ways to qualify for the Pikes Peak Ascent:

Peak Rookies

Anybody who has not run either the Pikes Peak Ascent or Pikes Peak Marathon in the past 3 years (2013+) is considered a Peak Rookie for registration purposes.

To qualify, you must have completed a half-marathon in under 2:25:00 or a marathon in under 5:45:00.

Any full or half marathon run in the past 2 years (Jan 1st, 2014+) may be used. Longer races, splits from longer races, triathlons, ultras, etc, will not be considered. You can use either your "Gun" or "Chip" time.

11.4 miles long/slow run Saturday Dec. 5th at the crack of dawn

Registration opens March 12th at Noon MST

There you have it. Finally the details for the registration  for the 2016 Pikes Peak Ascent. I've been wanting to do this for quite a while now, but training for it and Elbrus Race in the same year has been difficult up to now. I was qualified for it up to 2014, having a good enough result in the Steamboat Springs Half Marathon in 2012. I'm planning on qualifying in January 2016 at the St. George Half Marathon. If that fails I have a backup plan in the Dogtown Half Marathon in southern Utah in February. Remember, results in the half have to be publicly available at the organizer's website. That cuts out a lot of the mom and pop fun runs, even some reasonable small local charity runs.