The 23-year-old American trail runner from Salt Lake City sits atop the standings of the seven-race Golden Trail World Series as the two-day final event gets underway on October 19 in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy. In just her second year as a professional trail runner and her third year racing competitively, Laukli has been a nearly unbeatable force on some of the world's most iconic "sub-ultra" mountain races in the U.S. and Europe.Laukli won the 42K (26.2-mile) Mont Blanc Marathon on June 25 in Chamonix, France, then placed a close second in the 22K (13.6-mile) DoloMyths Race on July 15 in Canazei, Italy.
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Great Britain’s Scout Adkin and Joe Steward opened the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup Finalissima at Sky Gran Canaria with victories in the uphill race on Friday