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The Pikes Peak Marathon is known for it's high-altitude challenge with runners ascending to the peak's 14,115-foot summit before returning to Manitou Springs. But the warm August sun took it;s toll on everyone, including women's winner Anita Ortiz

Marc Lauenstein may be from Switzerland, but he knows full well the history of the Pikes Peak Marathon. He’s heard all about it from his wife and mother-in-law.

With only one more rocky switchback to go on Saturday, Allie McLaughlin looked up. There was nothing more to see than the finish line banner, a giant blue sky and a cheering crowd. She threw one last surge into her tired legs and won the 2014 Pikes Peak Ascent and the World Mountain Running…