PHOTOS: Pikes Peak Marathon 2023

Pikes Peak Marathon 2022 Winner Jonathan Aziz crosses the finish line for the 2023 Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. Aziz won for the race for the second time in a row with a time of 3:43:45 as DeMoor came in 2nd overall and 1st Doubler. (Gabi Broekema)

The Pikes Peak Marathon operations team works together to set up the starting line for the 68th running of the Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon runner Randy Woodward of Nashville, Tn., prepares to carry the American flag up America’s Mountain in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon finisher James Hestand hugs a friend at the start of the race in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon 1st overall woman Kristina Mascarenas smiles and waves to friends in the cool down tent in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon placer Kimberly Greer of Larkspur warms up before the start of the Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Runners prepare to take on America’s Mountain in the 68th running of the Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon finisher Blaire Bingham smiles as her boyfriend Travis Gaylik helps her prep at the start of the race in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon runner Randy Woodward of Nashville, Tn., holds the American flag up for the singing of American the Beautiful in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

The 68th running of the Pikes Peak Marathon starts in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Residents of Manitou Springs clang pots and pans to cheer on runners at the start of Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon runner Katherine Ruth Wadsworth smiles on the first leg of the marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Residents of Manitou Springs cheer on runners from their front porches at the start of Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Residents of Manitou Springs cheer on runners at the start of Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon runners hit dirt and beginning climbing up Barr Trail at the start of Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon 2022 Winner Jonathan Aziz leads two time Pikes Peak Marathon Winner Seth DeMoor immediately out of the starting line through the streets of Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. Aziz won for the race for the second time in a row with a time of 3:43:45 as DeMoor came in 2nd overall and 1st Doubler. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon 2022 and 2023 winner Jonathan Aziz takes a breath before being interviewed by the announcer in Manitou Springs on Sunday.

Pikes Peak Marathon 2022 Winner Jonathan Aziz hugs his wife Tara at the finish line for the 2023 Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon 2023 runner-up Seth DeMoor takes barely a minute to rest before rushing to embrace his wife Brigid DeMoor and 6 children after finishing the Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. “It was so fun to cheer him on,” Bridgid said. “He’s perfect.” (Gabi Broekema)

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Pikes Peak Marathon 2022 Winner Jonathan Aziz smiles at the finish line for the 2023 Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon 2023 runner-up Seth DeMoor immediately goes to embrace his wife Brigid DeMoor and 6 children after finishing the Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon 2023 runner-up Seth DeMoor and 2023 overall winner Jonathan Aziz hug in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. Aziz insisted with the onsite care team to stand and wait for DeMoor before taking a seat himself. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon 2023 runner-up Seth DeMoor rests for barely a minute before meeting with his wife Brigid DeMoor and 6 children after finishing the Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon 2023 3rd placer Hector Rene Rodriguez Barragan puts on the completion medal at the finish line in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon 1st overall woman Kristina Mascarenas cartwheeled after crossing the finish line in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon 2023 overall woman runner-up Sarah Marie Guhl congratulates runners as they make their way into thew cool down tent in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon 11th placer overall Sam Johnson recipes care in thew cool down tent in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Runner Cameron Gee receives care for a split knee after completing the 68th running of the Pikes peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon’s 3rd placing woman overall smiles in the shade of the cooldown tent in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Runners use bags of ice to bring down their body temperature after completing the 68th running of the Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon finisher Rick Webb shows off his busted knee to a fellow finisher at the cooldown tent in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon’s care team provided watermelon and fluids to help rehabilitate the drained runners at the cool down tent in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon finisher Steven Bacon cools down before receiving care for his cut open knees in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. “I don’t know how, actually,” Bacon responded after being asked how he hurt his knee. (Gabi Broekema)

Pikes Peak Marathon finisher takes advantage of the temporary showers in Manitou Springs on Sunday, September 17, 2023. (Gabi Broekema)