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Boulderthon dominated by runners who pivoted from canceled Twin Cities Marathon

With the news of the Twin Cities Marathon’s cancellation due to weather, Boulderthon’s race director, Phil Dumontet, made the quick decision to offer all registrants of the canceled race to register for Boulderthon free of charge on Oct. 8, a week after the scheduled TCM race. Not only did this bring an additional 400 runners to the city of Boulder to complete the race, but also brought the soon-to-be champions of the women’s and men’s marathon to the event.
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Boulder’s Wacker wins XTERRA World Championship; Lipuma second

The 14th XTERRA Trail Run World Championship was the first time individual runners earned a qualifying slot through the inaugural XTERRA Trail Run World Series. XTERRA launched its Trail Run World Series ahead of the 2023 season, spanning five continents with 38 qualifying events in 18 countries.
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Rémi Bonnet smashes Matt Carpenter’s 30-year-old record at Pikes Peak

Everyone thought the record was unbeatable, especially due to the weather conditions and a thick layer of snow that had fallen the day before on the upper reaches of the course route. But, Rémi Bonnet (Salomon/Red Bull, Switzerland) had the resources no one was expecting! 1h58’30 on the clock and the Swiss rounded the very last bends of the legendary Pikes Peak climb. A final burst of acceleration and the stopwatch revealed: 2h00’20, 46 seconds faster than Matt Carpenter’s time.
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