Pikes Peak Marathon

The Pikes Peak Marathon is like no other marathon I've ever seen. Runners start at 7 am in Manitou Springs and head for Barr trail up Pikes Peak. They sprint up the mountain with an elevation gain of almost 6,000 feet and back down again. Thats 26.21 miles up and down one of Colorado's 14'ers. The only thing more amazing than realizing people actually do this is finding out that the winning time this year was 3:36:54 (which is apparently slow).

U.S. Senior Open Championship

A mother deer and two fawns run across the fourteenth fairway during the U.S. Senior Open Championship at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs August 3, 2008.

Jay Hass tees of on the seventh hole of the U.S. Senior Open Championship at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs August 3, 2008.

Joe Ozaki marks his ball's place on the fourth green during the 29th U.S. Senior Open Championship at the Broadmoor Sunday, August 3, 2008.

John Cook hits across the water hazard on the eighteenth hole during the U.S. Senior Open Championship at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs August 3, 2008.

Juan Quiros and Greg Norman wait for the ok to continue play at the eighth after a short weather delay during the U.S. Senior Open Championship at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs August 3, 2008.

Tom Watson putts on the fourth hole during the U.S. Senior Open Championship at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs August 3, 2008.

Eduardo Romero embraces Fred Funk after winning the U.S. Senior Open Championship at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs August 3, 2008.