Ascent and Marathon Event schedule

Thursday, Sept. 15

5- 8 p.m. Scheels Expo, Memorial Park

• Ascent and Marathon bib pickup, merchandise sales, beer garden
• Celebration of running in the Pikes Peak region

6-8 p.m. Live music with Last Patrol

Friday, Sept. 16

10 a.m.-7 p.m. Scheels Expo, Memorial Park

• Ascent and Marathon bib pickup, merchandise sales

Noon-7 p.m. Beer Garden open

3:45 p.m. Footprints Running Camp “we bring climate action to life” — Dakota Jones

4 p.m. Press conference (Top 3 Golden Trail World Series runners and local elite runners) 

4:30 p.m. Athlete presentation (top 10 GTWS men/women (slides on TVs) and Salomon athlete poster-signing session

5 p.m. Community Shakeout Run presented by Salomon and Mountain Chalet

• Out and back run on the Midland Trail
• Introduce pioneers of running

5:30 p.m. Salomon happy hour drinks

6 p.m. “Phil Up Your Heart” Fund award

Saturday, Sept. 17

5:30-7 a.m. Bib pickup, Memorial Park, for Ascent only and sweat check

Fan Zone presented by Salomon 

7 a.m. Ascent Wave 1 start

7:02 a.m. Wave 2 start

7:03 a.m. Wave 3 start

(subsequent waves beginning 60 seconds after the previous wave)

9-9:30 a.m. First finishers on Pikes Peak summit

• Approximate time of first male and female finishers
• Women’s record: 2:24:58 (Kim Dobson, 2012)
• Men’s record: 2:01:06 (Matt Carpenter, 1993)
• Top 3 finishers photo opportunity at summit

9 a.m.-6 p.m. Scheels Expo Memorial Park

• Beer Garden open, post-race party, food, merchandise sales

5 p.m. Ascent awards ceremony

Sunday, Sept. 18

5:30-7 a.m. Bib pickup Memorial Park, for Marathon only and sweat check

7 a.m. Pikes Peak Marathon Wave 1 start

7:02 a.m. Wave 2 start

7:03 a.m. Wave 3 start

(subsequent waves beginning 60 seconds after the previous wave)

10-11:15 a.m. First finishers, Soda Springs Park

• Approximate time of first male and female finishers
• Women’s record: 4:02:41 (Maude Mathys, 2019)
• Men’s record: 3:16:39 (Matt Carpenter, 1993)
• Women’s doubler record: 7:19:23 (Kim Dobson, 2016)
• Men’s doubler record: 5:47:51 (Matt Carpenter, 1989)

10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Post-Race Party, Soda Springs Park

• Merchandise sales, finisher items, beer

1:30 p.m. Awards ceremony for Top 5 overall and master’s, Soda Springs Park

4 p.m. Age group Marathon awards ceremony

Marathon finish line closes