When registering for the Pikes Peak Ascent or Marathon, runners are asked if they have a recent event that we can use for starting wave placement purposes. We use this to generate an "Estimated Ascent Time" based on data from previous runners and their results.
Runners are then sorted by this Estimated time. The top 90 men and top 90 women are placed in the 1st starting wave. Subsequent waves are filled based on a runners estimated ascent time. Runners who did not submit a wave placement time will be given an estimated time of "9:59:59" and then seeded in order of registration.
You can use the forms below to calculate your estimated ascent time based on your qualifier. If you have several possible qualifiers, we suggest that you use the one that produces the fastest estimated ascent time.
Runners have until August 1st to update their wave placement qualifier with a "better" one. To do so, edit your registration
We will also automatically factor in the current year Garden 10 Mile and BTMR results as long as you used the same RunSignUp account to register for all of your races. If your GoG or BTMR result produces a faster estimated ascent time, it will be used in place of your other wave placement qualifier.
Note: The times produced below may differ a bit from the official Estimated Ascent Time listed on the confirmation page due to rounding differences.
All runners who completed either the Pikes Peak Marathon or Ascent within the cutoffs may use their Pikes Peak race result for wave placement purposes.
If you have completed either event in the past four years, we will take your fastest Ascent time from the past 4 years and that will become your Estimated ascent time. If you last completed the event more than 4 years ago, we will take your most recent result but add 5 minutes for every year back we had to go.
Note: 2024 PPM runners will use twice their Barr Camp Split in place of their summit time. For example, if you reached Barr Camp in 2:10:00, your estimated ascent time is 4:20:00.
Runners with older results can use the form below to determine their Estimated Ascent Time:
Summit Time:
Year:
Estimated Ascent Time:
All runners who completed the Garden of the Gods 10 mile run within the 2:30:00 cutoff in the last 4 years (2021+) may use their time for wave placement purposes.
The formula used is your time multiplied by 3.058
Your Time:
Estimated Ascent Time:
All runners who completed the Barr Trail Mountain Race within the 4:00:00 cutoff in the last 4 years (2021+) may use their time for wave placement purposes.
The formula used is your time multiplied by 1.561
Your Time:
Estimated Ascent Time:
All runners who completed a half marathon distance race (13.1 miles) in under 3:00:00 in the last 3 years (2022+) may use their time for wave placement purposes.
The formula used is your time multiplied by 2.464
Your Time:
Estimated Ascent Time:
All runners who completed a marathon distance race (26.2 miles) in under 6:30:00 in the last 3 years (2022+) may use their time for wave placement purposes.
The formula used is your time multiplied by 2.464
Your Time:
Estimated Ascent Time:
You may submit a self-timed run of 10 mile or longer for wave placement purposes.
The run must be outdoors (no treadmills) and recorded using an GPS enabled app or device.
You may also submit a race time for races that don't meet the "Other" category but are not standard half or full marathons as long as you meet the minimum 10 mile distance.
Note that course difficulty is not taken into account!
The formula used is Time * 1.139 ((26.2 / dist) ^ 1.07)
(The Riegel 26.2 estimator + the "full marathon" estimator outlined above)
Your Time:
Distance: miles
Estimated Ascent Time:
The requirements vary depending on which event you are using. Please see the qualification page for a full list list of what is accepted.
The formula used is (Your time / Overall winner's time ) * 2:45:00
Your Time: :: (HH:MM:SS)
Overall Winner's Time: :: (HH:MM:SS)
Estimated Ascent Time:
All competitive entries, former winners, last year's top 5 M/F, top 3 Masters M/F, and 1st Place AG winners will receive an estimated ascent time of "0:00:00" and be automatically placed into the 1st starting wave.