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Meet Colorado’s ultrarunning, Coors-chugging, self-described “rave twink”
When you go through his TikTok account, Michael Mitchell could be held up as an example of what happens when you spend too much time at high altitude. The videos show him carrying his slim, tan figure and wholesome, golden haircut up steep trails as fast as most of us walk a sidewalk in downtown […]
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Cyclist dies in crash during Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race
A cyclist died while competing in the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race Saturday. Details of the death have not been released, but several racers said the man died during a descent, possibly from injuries sustained in a high-speed crash or a medical incident that occurred while he was pedaling. “The entire Leadville family is […]
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Chris McDougall takes another run at extreme athletics, this time running with burros
Hal Walter was on a sprint toward a steep trail above Georgetown a few summers ago when he lost control of his running partner, a mammoth burro named Full Tilt Boogie. “The burro started stampeding, going faster than I could go. I had to wrap the rope around my hips and go into a full-body […]