Buena Vista, Colorado

Race Recap 2026

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Now in it’s 36th year, another great running of the Collegiate Peaks Trail Run (“CPTR) happened on May 2, 2026 !

Running festivities started off Friday afternoon with a great vibe beginning to build as runners, with friends & family in tow, began arriving at the BV Community Center / “Race Central” for packet pickup and Pre-Race Meeting. The vibe and excitement apparent in everyone continued up to, and through, both Distance Start Waves (6:30 / 6:45) Saturday morning – amidst some high energy music and lots of cheers, whoops, and hollers from friends, family, curious local spectators, and race volunteers !

Some 2026 “factoids” –

  • Entrants hailed from 25 of our U.S. states as well as Great Britain and The Netherlands

  • A Start Line Count of 240! – with a Finishers’ Count of 230 !!

  • 71% were First Timers to the CPTR

  • 5% were running their race day distance for the first time competitively !!! 

‍ ‍Thank you choosing our event !!!

While “sandwiched” between Colorado snow systems the days just before and just after after,  Race Weekend weather proved racing-perfect again – with Saturday start-line temps in the low 30’s quickly warming  to high 50s and low 60s by afternoon.  Skies remained blue, mostly cloud-free and with winds behaving quite well, somewhat uncharacteristically, throughout the entire day... 😊

For all results, and to hone in on age group performances, check out our interactive race pages at:

Ultrasignup.com as  well as

EclecticEdgeRacing.com * (https://onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=25484) .

In the 25M Race:

Overall Men’s winners were Connor Pulvidente (30) of Niwot, CO in 3:06:48, Kory Skattum (33) of Longmont, CO in 3:14:48, and Luke Jay (45) of Littleton, CO in 3:19:23. Overall Women’s winners were  Jacquie Mannhard (41) of Boulder, CO in 3:37:26,  Lyndsey Pere (F31), of Basalt, CO in 3:43:01 and Elise Mordos (34), of Boulder, CO in 4:12:42.  Five new 25M Age Group Records set !!

In the 50M Race:

Overall Men’s winners were Austin Gliottone (29) of Fort Collins, CO in 7:12:30, Ryan McAvoy (28) of Broomfield, CO in 8:02:43, Erich Owen (52) of Telluride, CO in 8:17:42.  Overall Women’s winners were Joanna Welle (48) of Lone Tree, CO in 8:28:40, Shanda Demorest (35) of Crestone, CO in 9:05:47 and Emily Coggin (38) of Vail, CO in 9:58:06. There were 5 new age group records set this year, with the Men’s under 20 having a tie for a new record.

For all course records, see our www.collegiatepeakstrailrun.org..

Congratulations to everyone who ran together as the 2026 field of competitors !!

Job Well Done to you ALL !!!

Burke Kaiser  - Race Director – CPTR             

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