1992 Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon - course records set!

During the Marathon Matt Carpenter sets the Ascent record but collapses into La La land. Ricardo Mejia takes over to get the win and the Marathon record! Jo Gathercole wins for the women. Scott Elliott wins the Pikes Peak Ascent with J'ne Day-Lucore winning for the women.

00:00 - Title
00:10 - 1992 Pikes Peak Ascent
15:25 - Scott Elliott nears finish
22:40 - 1992 Pikes Peak Marathon
31:33 - Matt Carpenter nears the top and collapses

Ok, let's clear something up. The narrator claims I was out for "a good 2 to 2.5 minutes." However, when I went down the clock read 2:05:11. When I run by the clock again it reads 2:05:56. That's only 45 seconds, some of which I was already back on my feet. Now, the bit about how I "snuck away" is true. I heard someone yell, "get a stretcher" and I was out of there! Bottom line, by going so hard for the Ascent record I left nothing in the tank for the trip down. That said, without this year going "down" (yep, pad pun) like it did, the next year would never have happened:    • 1993 Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon - cour...  

Notes: Digitized April 2020 from VHS, uploaded April 2024
The video quality clears up after 30 seconds but the a audio "buzz" persists the whole video. Just lower the volume until the buzz is not noticeable. Still, not too bad for a 28-year-old VHS tape...