# @irunfar on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CinofwMpfOX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13356457-irunfar-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-09-17T19:17:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** iRunFar (@irunfar) — https://gondola.cc/irunfar

## Caption

The Pikes Peak Ascent kicked off today at 7 a.m. local time. Toeing the start line on the streets of Manitou Springs, Colorado amounts to a singular moment for the many who join the deeply competitive field each year.

The objective is straightforward but daunting: climb the requisite 7,815 feet to the finish line just below the Pikes Peak summit at 14,050’ faster than everyone else. The 13.32-mile course up the well-known Barr Trail averages — averages — an 11% grade. And that’s the way it’s been for 66 years.

As part of this year’s Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) (goldentrailseries), this edition of the Ascent saw a stacked field take off under an unobstructed sun and cool temperatures. While the Pikes Peak Marathon has previously been featured in the GTWS, the switch was made to the shorter race this year to allow competitors better race again at the next GTWS race at the Flagstaff Sky Peaks in Arizona next weekend.

A wrinkle in the Pikes Peak Ascent prize purse: anyone who clocks a faster time than one the organizers set before the race banks an extra $10,000. This year’s times to beat were 2 hours even for men, and 2:21 for women. Briefly, it looked like Rémi Bonnet (remi_bonnet) had a shot — but in the end, neither he nor women’s race winner Nienke Brinkman (nienke.brinkman) claimed it en route to their wins.

For our full results story, hit the link in our bio!

Both photos courtesy of Golden Trail Series|Pikes Peak Ascent|Philipp Reiter (philippreiter007).
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#GTWS #PikesPeak #trailrunning #racing #ultrarunning #mountainrunning #mountains #colorado #ascent

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mountains, racing, ascent, colorado, pikespeak, ultrarunning, mountainrunning, gtws, trailrunning

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