Pikes Peak Marathon & Ascent Training Camp

Pikes Peak Marathon & Ascent Training Camp runs from August 13 to 15, 2027, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. This is a training camp rather than a race: three days of altitude preparation on the mountain course that climbs towards the summit of Pikes Peak, aimed at runners entered for the Ascent or the Marathon.

Camps of this kind earn their place by teaching you the ground rather than by building fitness in three days — you learn where the trail turns runnable, where the air starts to bite, and how slowly you actually move above 12,000 feet. Come with your training already done, treat every session as a reconnaissance rather than a workout, and arrive several days early if you live at sea level.