What did you like most about the race: (168)

aid station volunteers were terrific!

aid stations

Aid stations

Aid stations were nice, great support. Usually I’m alone there.

As always, I like the community feeling of the race, and the friendly competition between the high schools.

Beautiful trail.

challenge

challenge

challenge, t-shirt,

Challenging course, a t-shirt that has to be earned, and a great field (even though I could never run with the guys in front its still awe inspiring to see them flying down the mountain).

Competition.

Course

course

course

cut-off time. $ being given away. Really well organized.

different from normal street race. Very demanding

Distance and variety of terrain.

enthusiastic aid stations. great course.

Enthusiastic high-schoolers at the aid stations.

Even though the race administration was first rate, the best aspect of the race was the trail itself.

everything! This is simply an amazing event that I am proud to take part in. There are lots of volunteers who all seem to be having fun. The aid stations are fun, motivating and I love the benefit it provides to younger runners. The splits and stats are fun, especially for geeks like me. Knowing that the money received from entry fees and sponsors goes right back to the mountain gives me an especially good feeling. Not to mention we get to run in a gorgeous environment!

EVERYTHING.

finishing

finishing

finishing

finishing it- also all the encouragement from the aid stations

giving money to local charities/organization/high schools

Good Atmosphere!

Good challenging course

great attitudes from runners, race crew, people cheering

great course, great people, great volunteers

Great information & communication — e-mail updates. Love the random drawings, and food at end. Great support from Search & Rescue. Also loved the discount for early registration. Lastly, I LOVED the massages, I think that saved my legs from cramping & aching later.

great organization

great organization

Great race organization, outstanding course, and high caliber field (no doubt drawn in part by the first two)

Great response to the medical emergency. Finishing ranked high, actually the kids at the aide stations were great and very encouraging.

great trail

great trail, great challenge, good indicator/warm up for pp marathon

Great warm up for the ascent

Great weather, support and views.

how caring and encouraging everyone was

I always like the high school aid station challenge.

I consider to be very well managed

I just like to run Pikes but I also think it is well-run and organized.

I just love running the mountain trails.

i like the course and the race is very well organized

I like the fact that entry fees are donated to schools and other organizations.

I like the trail and especially turning around at Barr Camp. Actually my favorite part it the excellent Job you do putting on the race. It is the best run race I have entered.

I liked the enthusiasm of the high schoolers at the aide stations. I think that is a great idea and a great experience for those kids. Also, it’s so cool that you are able to give all the split times for each runner. That definitely helps while training for the Ascent.

I love being on Barr Trail; think it is a pretty incredibly beautiful place.

I love the great atmosphere that is created as runners encourage each other, whether on the way up or going down.

I love the school volunteers.

I loved the entire experience (beating cut-off — my goal), this is my first year running and I was really glad I came out and did it. The aid stations and the awards at the bottom. the watermelon was great and all the propel hit the spot. Not to mention the great massage I got.

I loved the support I got from the aid stations and the people at the finish line.

It was amazing how much you were able to give back to the community and to the participants. By far the best race I have ever seen at giving back.

It was well organized, and there was a very competitive field

its one of the best organized races, great volunteers

just a good race all around, also the money going to great causes,

Just a great competitive run. Very well organized!

Just a great overall race — the amount that was given back to the community was outstanding, but there was also a lot of nice things for the runners. I’ve paid far more to enter many races and gotten much less back.

just an overall good challenge

just doing it.

Just great people

just the challenge — the aid stations spirit was great, too.

location

lots — volunteers, aid stations, S&R folks, course, etc

Margaritaville at Bob’s road. And finishing in my projected time.

Most everything.

motivated high school

Nice gesture to take $6 off for us 6 year runners! Oh, and the Pizza hit the spot too:-)

Not sure

Not too big, great location, good aid stations, sweet prizes, watermelon, strawberries

Outside of the event, I love the philosophy of giving back to the community and the mountain on so many levels.

Overall sense of community and fun.

people were all very friendly

Probably the amount of people cheering you on at the end.

race atmosphere

Running on Pikes Peak is really pretty awesome

School aid stations.

seeing everyone have such a good time after all of the work that went into the race

seeing the kids helping out at the stations. Just a great precursor for P.P. marathon

Smaller size and home town atmosphere

Support from the volunteers

supportive fellow runners

That I drank enough to stay hydrated.

That the field of runners is vary diverse and the race is right here in CS

The aid station teams were really great at encouraging runners. It was a blast to hear my name yelled as going by!

the aid stations were great, lot’s of enthusiasm, really makes the race great

The aid stations, because I know they were manned by high school cros country teams. You could tell the kids were really enjoying themselves.

The aid stations, the generosity of the sponsors, and overall organization. Oh yeah, good, tough course

The amount of charity money generated.

the ascent is the best part.

the atmosphere and enthusiasm of the high school kids

the beautiful scenery

the challenge

the challenge and the amazing views

the challenge and the fact that the various local groups make some money.

The challenge it put on my.

The challenge of both uphill and downhill. I liked that they had name lists at the aid stations so that they could call out names. Always feels good to hear your name being shouted.

The challenge of racing on Barr Trail.

The challenge to myself (can I do this?) and the fact that we did complete it and did not fall or fail!!

The challenge, the aid stations, the friendliness of everyone, the pizza was so perfect for helping with recovery Thanks, so was the watermelon and fruit at the finish! The nice HOT Weather :) The cool little spike for the masters awards! :)

the challenging course and the view.

The chance to run with a crowd of people to help prepare for the accent.

The cheering trough the Aid Stations

the climb at the finish!

The combination of uphill and downhill.

The community aspect, that the race gives so much back to the running community, and the excitement of the aid station volunteers. Plus it’s on Pikes Peak!

The competition.

The contributions to the running teams and to the local community.

the course

the course

The course.

The course and the enthusiasm of volunteers

The cutoff time is a great motivator...it made me train extra hard and is good practice for the Ascent.

the difficulty

The distance and very organized. It’s nice that Matt is at the finish line greeting finishers, very impressive!

The downhill.

The encouragement from the aid station volunteers was motivating. Particularly the one aid station that cheered me by name.

the enthusiasm of the students at the mile markers

the enthusiastic support of the high school teams.

The enthusiastic volunteers at the aid stations.

the fact that race proceeds go to schools and well deserved organizations

The fact that there were 300+ other crazy runners out there, willing to run up that thing on a hot day!

the finish

The finish

The finish and getting my free Chipotle certificate and T-shirt.

the finish line!

The format, the organization, the trail, the high school participation, the fact that all proceeds are returned to the schools & community.

The friendliness of volunteers and other racers.

The high school aid stations and their competition

the high school kids were fun, very friendly and generated a good atmosphere

The high school students are a huge plus at the aid stations. The finish is a lot of fun.

The high schoolers at the aid stations really add a lot of vigor and fun

The kids yelling my name at Margaritaville!

the local support

the location

The organization of the event and enthusiasm of the volunteers.

The organization, the great aid stations (all were winners in my book, the kids are great), the sponsors, the great winner’s trophies and prizes. And Barr Trail!

The overall atmosphere of the race! It was well put together.

The overall organization

the professional organization including timing splits

The race is one of the most organized, best run races I have ever been a part of. I like the aid station competition, the low entry fees, the prize money, awards, pizza, course, everything!

The scenery.

The size, the atmosphere, seeing people i train with.....

The small town nature of it.

The support & the challenge.

The support and energy of the people at the aid stations. It was AWESOME to be able to hear them cheering about 1/2 out (I knew I was getting close)

The support by the Aid Station staffers and the shade tents with carpet at the end. Also the watermelon at the awards.

The trail

The trail

The trail and the FUN aid stations. The Bob’s Road station even had COLD water and Gatorade!

the way it was organized

theme water stops, many split times make it easier to figure out your pace.

They give money, but it’s not just for top three. I love the prime idea, and I love the course. It is tough!! I also like the awards at the end of the race.

trail

Turning around and going downhill. :-) Seriously, the aid stations, the scenery, the organization.

Very challenging, Nice shirt, tons of food & drink afterward.

Very enthusiastic high school aid stations.

Very well organized, runs on time and it is just a great race.

Views

well done

well organized

Well organized and a ton of energy from the High School kids.

Well organized and very smoothly run.

Well organized from top to bottom, the kids at the aid stations and the volunteers were fun, friendly and efficient. There were fluids, bananas, grapes and oranges when you needed them the most. The massage folks were great and did a lengthy and excellent job. The watermelon was exceptional and the celebration that followed was fun.

Well organized.

When it was over