Events/Pikes Peak Ultra

Pikes Peak Ultra 20 km

Running
Date
Sat, 24 Jul 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Bear Creek Regional Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, El Paso County
Countdown
July

The friendly way into the weekend. 20 km with a modest 766 m of climbing and the latest start, a good first taste of trail running here.

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The course

The route

Colorado Springs
Distance20km
Total climb766m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate20.3 km
Weather

Late-July, Colorado Springs

29°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
7°CColdest in 20 years
57%Days with rain

Highs around 29°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 57% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Meg Chieffe01:55:1210.4 km/h
02Caroline Mani01:57:0810.2 km/h
03Katie Smith01:58:4910.1 km/h
43
Women finishers
2:48:24
Median time
7.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserMad Moose Events
Running since2015
Training

Training for the Pikes Peak Ultra 20 km

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

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What a Pikes Peak Ultra 20 km plan targets
Typical sessions
20 km with 766 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
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