Mile News Tagged Pikes Peak High-altitude Mile


Dahlberg, Mericle Win First Pikes Peak High-Altitude Mile

August 14, 2013

"It pretty much felt like a normal Mile, just slower," women's champion Mericle; inaugural event kicked off the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon week

By Tim Bergsten, pikespeaksports.us

Scott Dahlberg gulped down the thin air at 14,115 feet, looked around and knew it was time to go.

With a...

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Fields Set for Inaugural Pikes Peak High-Altitude Mile

August 12, 2013

At 14,100-plus feet, the highest competitive Mile race in the world

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. - Some of the toughest middle-distance and mountain runners in the country will test their lungs and legs on Tuesday, August 13 in the inaugural Pikes Peak High-Altitude Mile at the 14,115-foot summit of...

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Inaugural Pikes Peak High-Altitude Mile Set for August 13

July 03, 2013

One-of-a-kind Mile to be contested at more than 14,100 feet; $3700 prize purse; part of Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent week

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. – With a rust-colored cap of granite boulders, a hard-blue sky overhead, and precious little air to breathe, the summit of Pikes Peak is like an...

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