Leadville Race Series
The LT100 is one of six races presented under the Leadville Trail 100 banner. The Trail 100 10K is an open event the week before the main Trail 100 race, comprising the first and last portions of the full Trail 100 course.
In 1994 the Leadville Trail 100 MTB mountain bike race was added. This USA Cycling-sanctioned race is held on a course that roughly parallels the LT100 run course, with some sections in common. It is held the same weekend as the 10K, and has attracted cyclists including Dave Wiens, Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis. In 2010 Levi Leipheimer won the Leadville Trail 100 MTB in a record time of 6:16:37, breaking the previous course record of 6:28:50 set in 2009 by Armstrong.
The Silver Rush MTB race is a USAC-sanctioned 50-mile (80 km) mountain bike race through the mining districts east of Leadville in late July. The Silver Rush 50 run is a 50-mile trail run introduced in 2008. The Silver Rush Trail Run race follows the same route as the MTB course. The event occurs the day after the MTB event. Competitors who complete both Silver Rush events are recognized with a Silver Queen or Silver King award.
The Leadville Trail Marathon, a 26.2-mile (42.2 km) marathon through the mining districts east of Leadville, is held in July each year. The midpoint of the course is at Mosquito Pass, with an altitude of 13,185 feet (4,019 m). In 2006 a “heavy” half marathon event of 15 miles was added, which is run on the same day and also goes to the top of Mosquito Pass.
A competitor who officially finishes the Trail 100 Run, Trail 100 MTB, the Marathon, the Silver Rush bike or run, and the 10K is called a "Leadman" or "Leadwoman", a title which nods to the Ironman Triathlon. Charles Bybee currently holds the most Leadman titles, with 5 years of finishing all events (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012).
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