On Saturday, August 19th at 4:00 am, Corrine Malcolm will begin the 35th Annual Leadville 100. “The legendary ‘Race Across The Sky’ 100-mile run is where it all started back in 1983. This is it. The race where legends are created and limits are tested. One hundred miles of extreme Colorado Rockies terrain — from elevations of 9,200 to 12,600 feet. You will give the mountain respect, and earn respect from all.” “The course is a 50-mile (80 km) out-and-back dogleg, starting at 10,200 feet (3,100 m). The centerpiece of the course is the climb up to Hope Pass at 12,620 feet (3,850 m), encountered on both the outbound trek and on the return.”

“Race co-founder Kenneth Chlouber, an avid marathon runner, conceived of the race as a way to make Leadville famous and bring visitors during a period of economic downturn. When he told the local hospital administrator about his idea he was told, ‘You’re crazy! You’ll kill someone!’ Chlouber responded, ‘Well, then we will be famous, won’t we?'”

“Leadville is one of the four 100-milers in the United States that make up the ‘Western Slam,’ completing four western 100-mile (160 km) events: the Leadville 100, the Western States 100 in northern California, the Wasatch Front 100 in Utah, and the Angeles Crest 100 in southern California. Leadville is also part of the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning (the Vermont 100, Western States 100, Leadville and the Wasatch Front 100…)…”

“Leadville was the venue for the American debut of the Tarahumara runners of Mexico. In 1992 the Tarahumara first showed up to run outside their native environs…” In 1994, the then 25-year old “…Tarahumara runner Juan Herrera won in a record time of 17:30. His mark stood for 8 years until broken by Chad Ricklefs in 2002 (17:23), then again by Paul DeWitt in 2004 and finally by current record holder Matt Carpenter’s performance in 2005.” Ann Trason is the women’s record holder, earning the time 18:06 in 1994, and 2nd overall to Herrera.

The Leaville 100 will be Malcolm’s debut at the 100-mile distance, having previously focused on the 1/2 to 100k distances. Her first and only 100k was the Gorge Waterfalls 100k in Cascade Locks, OR, where she took 4th. Other notable performances include The Broken Arrow Skyrace Vertical K (7th), Yakima Skyline Rim 50k (2nd), Chuckanut 50k (7th), Crystal Mountain Sky Marathon (1st), Run the Rut 50k (6th), Cayuga Trails 50 Miler (1st), and on.

Malcolm is bib #503. Live tracking will be available HERE! Kick ass Corrine!!