For 71 years, runners have come to this mountain with the same goal: to see how far preparation, discipline, and heart can take them.
The Pikes Peak Marathon & Ascent has never changed its question. It simply asks it again every year.
Are you ready? 📅 Registration opens March 1
📅 Race Weekend
• Expo Thursday & Friday September 17 & 18, 2026
• Pikes Peak Ascent – Saturday, September 19, 2026
• Pikes Peak Marathon – Sunday, September 20, 2026
The Courses
🏔️ Pikes Peak Ascent
13.3 miles. One direction. One climb.
Runners ascend Barr Trail from Manitou Springs to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak, gaining nearly 7,800 feet along the way. No downhill. No shortcuts. Just the mountain.
https://runsignup.com/Race/CO/ManitouSprings/PikesPeakAscent
🏔️ Pikes Peak Marathon
26.2 miles. Up and back.
The marathon follows the same climb to the summit before turning around and heading back down. Established in 1956, it is the oldest continually held marathon in the U.S. — and one of the most demanding.
https://runsignup.com/Race/CO/ManitouSprings/PikesPeakMarathon
We’ll see you on Pikes Peak!
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