By Rebecca Rusch You don’t need a lottery slot handed to you. You can earn your space in that corral and still race on August 9. Well, you are reading this message with disappointment because you were not selected for…
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…
These two brothers, with a bucket list and buckle dreams, took Ken’s "dig deep" admonition to new depths over the course of 12 hours. But Chris, who has type 1 diabetes, crashed in the final seconds of their desperate push…
By Dave Wiens When you commit to an event like the Leadville Trail 100 MTB, you’re not just committing to that distance on that course on that day in August. You are also committing to an even more daunting (but…
The Leadville Race Series features some absolutely incredible imagery and evokes many kinds of emotions in participants and supporters alike. Now it's your chance to relive those moments by downloading one of our new Leadville desktop wallpapers. Check out the…