Eli and Tabor Hemming are having a banner year in the short-course trail running world, but the Golden Trail World Series finals might be their ultimate test
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.
In 1993, Matt Carpenter ran the 13.3-mile, 7,800-foot Pikes Peak Ascent so fast, race directors started offering large financial incentives to anyone who could beat his time. For 30 years, no one came close. The.