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Riding Across the Sky: Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race Report

By nolimitsadminPosted on January 6, 2025Posted in Race ReportsTagged altitudetraining, enduranceathlete, endurancecoach, endurancesport, leadville100, leadville100mtb, mountainbike, mountainbiking, nolimitsendurance, nolimitsendurancecoaching, RaceReport

By Coach Sophie Evans The Leadville 100, aka “The Race Across the Sky”, is a grueling mountain bike race that covers 104 miles of rugged terrain, with a peak altitude of 12,600 feet, and around 12,000 feet of elevation gain. Despite picking up mountain biking later in life, in the non-mountainous regions of[…]

Running Towards Uncertainty: Leadville 100

By saltyrunrPosted on September 14, 2017Posted in Race Reports, RacingTagged grandslam, leadville, leadville100, leadvilleultramarathon, runsteepgethigh, ultramarathon, ultrarunning

“One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.” ~ Henry Ford This summer, I embarked on an attempt to complete the Grand Slam of Ultra Running: 1) Western States 100, 2) Vermont 100, 3) Leadville 100, and 4) Wasatch 100. I made it 40 miles into[…]