MEN:
Matt
Carpenter
(2008)
1:37:01

The Mt. Evans Ascent has an amazing history, attracting some of the top runners in the country for more than 30 years, however the fastest times ever have been run in recent years. 2008 was a year for the history books, as Matt Carpenter and Naoko Takahashi both broke decades-old course records! Matt ran the uphill 14.5 mile course in 1:37:01 to eclipse the 31 year old course record (1:41:35) set by John Bramley in 1977. His pace was an amazing 6:42 per mile. Naoko, the 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the marathon and former marathon world record holder (2:19:46) finished in 2:06:22 - nearly a minute faster than the previous record set by J'ne Day Lucore in 1990.

2010 was another stellar year, with Kim Dobson decimating Takahashi's course record by nearly 5 minutes to win in 2:01:39 and Glenn Randall recording the second fastest men's winning time ever in 1:41:21.

WOMEN:
Kim
Dobson
(2010)
2:01:39