As Brian Whitfield stood on the start line looking up at the Pikes Peak summit Saturday morning, he knew it would be a good day. He felt fit, healthy, and most of all, calm. In his third attempt at ...

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The 69th Annual Pikes Peak Ascent took place Saturday, as hundreds of runners set out from the streets of Manitou Springs up the nearly 8,000-foot climb to the summit.

With Pikes Peak legends such as Matt Carpenter and Rick Trujillo present at the race expo on Friday, the energy was different ...