By Dave Wiens Is it time to awaken your bike from a long winter’s sleep? Dave takes us through the process of prepping your machine for spring trails – and fills us in on a lesser-known secret for Leadville success. …
This father-daughter duo has been on their Leadville journey for seven years, reminding each other to hydrate, eat watermelon, keep pedaling – and to never forget how meaningful it is to cross that finish line. How many years have you…
2009 Leadville Trail 100 Run champion Timmy Parr returns to the race for the third time this year. We talked with him about his recent move to Leadville, setting “extreme” goals and his love of the ultrarunning journey. What instigated…
By Brooke Schohl, MS, RD Your training is picking up speed, you have your eye on your “A” race and you can’t wait to check off those lofty 2014 goals. Eating well the majority of the time (leaving room for occasional…
By Timmy Parr, 2009 LT100 Run champion with a time of 17.27:23 and 2013 10K champ/course record holder with 35:23 “Snow.” I repeated the word slowly drawing it out, “Snooow.” My 11-month-old daughter Katrina pointed outside at the white falling…
Not everyone can take on the Leadville Trail 100 Run, but Joel Anderson has every intention of doing so – especially after all he’s been through to get his shot at the race. After months of training for the 2013 event,…
By Rebecca Rusch The Silver Rush 50 MTB is half the distance of the Leadville Trail 100 MTB, but you’ll put in more effort per mile. Here’s what to expect – and to watch for – out on course. The…
By Emily Booth For some runners and ultra-runners, it’s a challenge to consider doing anything but running, but there are physical and mental benefits to incorporating other activities this time of the year. In early January, I stepped off the…
Leadman record holder and coach Travis Macy shares five key Leadville Race Series training tips. A recent trip to Leadville for a snowshoe race reminded me of just why I love the town and its races so much. When I…
By Trish Coffman A big bowl of popcorn is a given this time of year, when so many of us are hunkering down with Netflix next to the fire (after a hard training effort, of course). But instead of the…