The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 19, May 8, 2005, Article 18

SMALL WORLD: PIKE'S PEAK RUNNERS

Susie Nulty writes: "I always enjoy The E-Sylum. It is amazing
how much interesting material you include each week. And it
is definitely a small world. Your Featured Web Site listing
Matt Carpenter's medals was a nice surprise. After 10 years
working on the Triple Crown of Running Race Committee,
I have had the pleasure of speaking with and watching this
astonishing fellow run and win many races. The Pikes Peak
Ascent (I did it once) and Marathon are his specialties - he
has run these races 16 times and holds the records -
pikespeakmarathon.org/records.htm.
The Ascent is 13.32 miles with a 7,815 foot elevation gain to
the 14,110' summit of Pikes Peak. Last year there was 6-8"
of new snow on the Peak race morning and temperatures can
vary 50 degrees along the route. The Marathon is the same
trail up and then one runs back down to a finish totaling 26.21
miles.

The 50th Anniversary of these races will be August 20 (Ascent)
and 21 (Marathon). Some enter as "doublers" - they run *both*
races. Carpenter has run as a doubler 3 times and in 2001 won
both races on the same weekend - the only runner to ever
accomplish such a feat. As I understand it, this race started
with a bet among smokers."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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