"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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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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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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