Emma Murray wins World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships for second time
Canberra's Emma Murray has overnight won the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championship for the second year in a row. Competing in the Pike's Peak marathon in Colorado in the USA. Murray clocked 4hrs 21mins 9 secs to finish 11th outright in the field of 800 competitors. 2005 race winner Danelle Ballengee of Colorado was 2nd in 4:25:44 and another Colorado runner Keri Nelson third in 4:51:53.
Canberra's Trevor Jacobs found the 4,299m altitude near the summit very tough but still managed to finish 23rd outright and first M50 in 4:49:38. Race record holder Matt Carpenter of Colorado Springs was first male in 3:33:07, well ahead of fellow United States competitors Galen Burrell and Zac Freudenberg who clocked 3:45:41 and 3:54:01 respectively.
http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/race_results/2006_pikes_peak_marathon_awards.htm
Overall Winners
Male
Name Age City St Ascent Descent Total
1 Matt Carpenter 42 Manitou Spgs CO 2:08:27 1:24:40 3:33:07
2 Galen Burrell 27 Boulder CO 2:18:15 1:27:26 3:45:41
3 Zac V Freudenburg 28 Saint Louis MO 2:29:56 1:24:05 3:54:01
4 Ulrich Steidl 34 Shoreline WA 2:33:26 1:23:11 3:56:37
5 Miguel A Lopez 27 Tepatitlan Jal MX 2:29:35 1:30:38 4:00:13
6 Anton Vencelj 34 Sticna SL 2:35:39 1:31:20 4:06:59
7 Bernie Boettcher 43 Silt CO 2:33:03 1:35:06 4:08:09
8 Daniel Bolt 26 C H-8636 Wald SW 2:45:55 1:26:23 4:12:18
9 Paul L Koch 38 Colo Springs CO 2:32:51 1:41:22 4:14:13
10 Erin B Hutchinson 37 Flagstaff AZ 2:41:38 1:33:13 4:14:51
Female
Name Age City St Ascent Descent Total
1 Emma J Murray 28 Dickson AU 2:46:28 1:34:41 4:21:09
New Age-Group Course Record!!!
Previous record: 4:31:17, set in 1981 by Linda Quinlisk,
age 29, from Cascade CO
2 Danelle Ballengee 35 Dillon CO 2:52:12 1:33:32 4:25:44
3 Keri A Nelson 25 Gunnison CO 3:01:25 1:50:28 4:51:53
4 Cheryl Stephenson 39 Boulder CO 3:16:51 1:41:03 4:57:54
5 Sarah M Evans 33 Alta UT 3:14:14 1:44:08 4:58:22
6 Lisa C Ledet 45 Boulder CO 3:18:44 1:39:59 4:58:43
7 Salynda Fleury 21 Crested Butte CO 3:17:03 1:46:11 5:03:14
8 Jennifer L Leppert 32 Colo Springs CO 3:19:39 1:43:51 5:03:30
9 Jane Tunnadine 39 Gunnison CO 3:19:50 1:44:25 5:04:15
10 Karen M Brennan 39 Castle Rock CO 3:19:34 1:55:03 5:14:37
2006 Pikes Peak Marathon
Pike National Forest, CO
Manitou Springs, CO to summit of Pikes Peak and back
August 20th, 2006
Weather: Cloudy at the start giving way to mostly sunny. No rain.
Temps in the mid 70s in Manitou Springs.
Course: Starting elevation – 6,295 feet (1,918 meters).
Summit elevation – 14,110 feet (4,299 meters).
Ending elevation – 6,345 feet (1,934 meters).
Net elevation gain to summit – 7,815 feet (2,381 meters).
Net elevation loss to finish – 7,765 feet (2,366 meters)
Distance: 26.21 miles
Average elevation grade of the course: 11%
The course starts on a paved city street in Manitou Springs.
The first 1.33 miles are on paved city streets. The course
then connects to Barr Trail and follows Barr Trail to the
summit of Pikes Peak.
The first 3 miles (approximate) along Barr Trail traverses
along the east face of Mount Manitou. Switchbacks and steeps
grades are the norm for this section.
The next 3 miles (approximate) traverses over to Pikes Peak.
The grades of this section are much gentler than before, and
even includes a couple of downhill sections. The end of this
section is Barr Camp.
The 3 miles (approximate) from Barr Camp to A-Frame bring back
steep grades and there are more rocks and boulders to negotiate
along the trail.
The final 3 miles (approximate) from A-Frame to the summit is
the toughest portion of the course. It is entirely above tree
line. The grades are still steep and the high altitude
means that the oxygen supply is less than abundant.
After reaching the summit, runners turn around and run down
Barr Trail to the finish line back in Manitou Springs.