{"id":798999,"date":"2019-08-29T17:52:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T23:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=370710"},"modified":"2019-08-29T17:52:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T23:52:48","slug":"breckenridge-local-laura-rowe-provides-glimpse-into-pikes-peak-ascent-half-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/breckenridge-local-laura-rowe-provides-glimpse-into-pikes-peak-ascent-half-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Breckenridge local Laura Rowe provides glimpse into Pikes Peak Ascent half marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.2039215686275\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-370710-65\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-8-689x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com | Laura Rowe, 32, of Breckenridge feels the heat during the early stages of the Pikes Peak Ascent in Manitou Springs, Colo. on Aug. 24, 2019. Rowe finished 24th in her age group, with a time of 4:18:04.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.3595744680851\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12.689361702128\">\n<p><strong>Laura Rowe, 32, of Breckenridge feels the heat during the early stages of the Pikes Peak Ascent in Manitou Springs, Colo. on Aug. 24, 2019. Rowe finished 24th in her age group, with a time of 4:18:04.<\/strong><br \/>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-8-689x1024.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-14-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-14-683x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com | Laura Rowe makes her way up the final stretch of the Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday, Aug. 24 in Manitou Springs, Colo. Rowe finished 24th in her age group with a time of 4:18:04.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.8584905660377\">\n<p><strong>Laura Rowe makes her way up the final stretch of the Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday, Aug. 24 in Manitou Springs, Colo. Rowe finished 24th in her age group with a time of 4:18:04.<\/strong><br \/>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-14-683x1024.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-13-683x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com | Laura Rowe of Breckenridge climbs up during Saturday's Pikes Peak Ascent half marathon.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.2338709677419\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"6.5806451612903\">\n<p><strong>Laura Rowe of Breckenridge climbs up during Saturday\u2019s Pikes Peak Ascent half marathon.<\/strong><br \/>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-13-683x1024.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-9-683x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"PikesPeak-SDN-082919-9 | Karen Olsen, 36, of Dillon is all smiles during the early stages of the Pikes Peak Ascent in Manitou Springs, Colo. on Aug. 24, 2019.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Karen Olsen, 36, of Dillon is all smiles during the early stages of the Pikes Peak Ascent in Manitou Springs, Colo. on Aug. 24, 2019.<\/strong><br \/>PikesPeak-SDN-082919-9<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-9-683x1024.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-2-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com | A view from the Pikes Peak Highway in Manitou Springs, Colo. on Aug. 24, 2019.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.40265486725664\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8.0530973451327\">\n<p><strong>A view from the Pikes Peak Highway in Manitou Springs, Colo. on Aug. 24, 2019.<\/strong><br \/>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-3-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com | Runners bolt over the starting line in Manitou Springs, Colo. during the 64th Pikes Peak Ascent on Aug. 24, 2019.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.42567567567568\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8.5135135135135\">\n<p><strong>Runners bolt over the starting line in Manitou Springs, Colo. during the 64th Pikes Peak Ascent on Aug. 24, 2019.<\/strong><br \/>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-11-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com | Kim Dobson makes her way to the finish line of the Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday, Aug. 24 in Manitou Springs, Colo. Dobson, 36, of Eagle, Colo. was the first woman to cross the finish with a time of time 2:41:42.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.3663967611336\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12.753036437247\">\n<p><strong>Kim Dobson makes her way to the finish line of the Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday, Aug. 24 in Manitou Springs, Colo. Dobson, 36, of Eagle, Colo. was the first woman to cross the finish with a time of time 2:41:42.<\/strong><br \/>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-11-1024x683.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-12-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-12-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com | Kim Dobson makes her way to the finish line of the Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday, Aug. 24 in Manitou Springs, Colo. Dobson, 36, of Eagle, Colo. was the first woman to cross the finish with a time of time 2:41:42.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.3663967611336\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12.753036437247\">\n<p><strong>Kim Dobson makes her way to the finish line of the Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday, Aug. 24 in Manitou Springs, Colo. Dobson, 36, of Eagle, Colo. was the first woman to cross the finish with a time of time 2:41:42.<\/strong><br \/>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-12-1024x683.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-10-683x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com | Record holder Kim Dobson of Eagle, Colo. is the first woman to cross the finish line at the Pikes Peak Ascent half marathon on Saturday, Aug. 24 with a time of 2:41:42. This was Dobson's 7th time competing in the race.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.050980392157\">\n<p><strong>Record holder Kim Dobson of Eagle, Colo. is the first woman to cross the finish line at the Pikes Peak Ascent half marathon on Saturday, Aug. 24 with a time of 2:41:42. This was Dobson\u2019s 7th time competing in the race.<\/strong><br \/>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-10-683x1024.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-7-819x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com | Runners face an uphill battle as they run up Ruxton Avenue in Manitou Springs, Colo. to continue the Pikes Peak Ascent on Aug. 24, 2019.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.43567251461988\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8.7134502923977\">\n<p><strong>Runners face an uphill battle as they run up Ruxton Avenue in Manitou Springs, Colo. to continue the Pikes Peak Ascent on Aug. 24, 2019.<\/strong><br \/>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-7-819x1024.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-6-682x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com | Starting at a base elevation of 6300 feet with a vertical gain of 7,815, Kim Dobson runs up Ruxton Avenue in Manitous Springs, Colo. to continue the 2019 Pikes Peak Ascent half-marathon race on Saturday, Aug. 24.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.91093117408907\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11.842105263158\">\n<p><strong>Starting at a base elevation of 6300 feet with a vertical gain of 7,815, Kim Dobson runs up Ruxton Avenue in Manitous Springs, Colo. to continue the 2019 Pikes Peak Ascent half-marathon race on Saturday, Aug. 24.<\/strong><br \/>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-6-682x1024.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-5-819x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com | Joseph Gray, 35, of Colorado Springs, starts the Pikes Peak Ascent ahead of the pack on Aug. 24, 2019. (Liz Copan \/ Summit Daily News)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.43491124260355\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.437869822485\">\n<p><strong>Joseph Gray, 35, of Colorado Springs, starts the Pikes Peak Ascent ahead of the pack on Aug. 24, 2019. (Liz Copan \/ Summit Daily News)<\/strong><br \/>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-5-819x1024.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-4-683x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com | Joseph Gray of Colorado Springs, Colo. speeds ahead of the competition in the early stages of the Pikes Peak Ascent on Aug. 24, 2019 in Manitou Springs,\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.7058823529412\">\n<p><strong>Joseph Gray of Colorado Springs, Colo. speeds ahead of the competition in the early stages of the Pikes Peak Ascent on Aug. 24, 2019 in Manitou Springs,<\/strong><br \/>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/PikesPeak-SDN-082919-4-683x1024.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/breckenridge-local-laura-rowe-provides-glimpse-into-pikes-peak-ascent-half-marathon\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/breckenridge-local-laura-rowe-provides-glimpse-into-pikes-peak-ascent-half-marathon\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>FRISCO \u2014 Seven months after she gave birth to her second child, Laura Rowe, of Breckenridge, powered through to finish Saturday\u2019s Pikes Peak Ascent half-marathon.<\/p>\n<p>In her fifth year running the Ascent, Rowe said there are those \u201cWhy am I doing this?\u201d moments throughout each race. This year, Rowe, 32, said she hit that wall of sorts just over the halfway point of the 13.1-mile, 7,815-foot elevation gain race to 14,050 feet, just 65 feet short of Pikes Peak\u2019s iconic summit.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her struggles from miles 7 to 9, Rowe bounced back around mile 10 to power past other struggling runners and finish with a time of four hours, 18 minutes and six seconds.<\/p>\n<p>It may not have been as fast of a time as Rowe\u2019s previous Ascents, but the Breckenridge resident is proud she was able to finish the grueling race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s totally worth it,\u201d Rowe said. \u201cThere is really no other feeling of crossing that finish line. And it\u2019s such a long race. They don\u2019t allow headphones or anything. So everything that goes through your head, it\u2019s a really nice, alone thought process. There are things you\u2019re thinking about, like how you\u2019re grateful for your health when you\u2019re doing it. And then when you\u2019re not feeling so good, it\u2019s \u2018Uh oh, what am I doing?\u2019 But just that sense of accomplishment is like no other after this race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rowe said the key to finishing the race safely is to keep your focus in each moment and to not let yourself get inside your own head too much. Little conversations with fellow racers help the arduous run while climbing from the start at Manitou Springs City Hall up the steep grade that averages 11%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2019 Pikes Peak Ascent FULL TRAIL GUIDE: Manitou Springs, CO - GoPro HERO 7 Black\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CYNqzpuL4es?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Rowe said she prepared for the race beginning back in June by running with her stroller, pushing her 3-year-old, Zoey, and 7-month-old, Camden, on the Summit County recpath. Zoey even ran in the town of Frisco\u2019s Mountain Goat Trail Run Series this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Rowe also spent extensive time running trails surrounding her home on Peak 7 in Breckenridge.<\/p>\n<p>Using her experience from past races, Rowe knew to get out from the start fast to find an ideal position heading into the narrow switchbacks near the start of the race. After a lull in energy at an aid station halfway through the race, Rowe continued on, facing racing conditions that were different than in past years.<\/p>\n<p>With construction at the summit of Pikes Peak, no friends, family or spectators were allowed up high. Normally, runners can hear the sound of the crowd miles away from the top, Rowe said. The energy of the finish and the motivation to see family and friends can help runners like her through the finish. Without that variable this year, though, Rowe and other runners\u2019 race to the finish was that much harder.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, though, all that matters is that she finished one of the country\u2019s hardest races once again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great runner\u2019s high,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pikes Peak Ascent Race 2019 | PR Butter!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/06Y08S9Vwb0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PIKES PEAK MARATHON RACE LIVE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yE2HlW0ZcEI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/breckenridge-local-laura-rowe-provides-glimpse-into-pikes-peak-ascent-half-marathon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura Rowe, 32, of Breckenridge feels the heat during the early stages of the Pikes Peak Ascent in Manitou Springs, Colo. on Aug. 24, 2019. Rowe finished 24th in her age group, with a time of 4:18:04.Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com Laura Rowe makes her way up the final stretch of the Pikes Peak Ascent on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-798999","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-19 19:16:13","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=798999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798999\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=798999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=798999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=798999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}