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Most outdoor challenges sound difficult until you actually compare them to riding 100 miles across mountains, heat, rocks, dust, and darkness. Now all of a sudden, your weekend casual hike doesn’t sound too dramatic, right?

The 39-year-old American was pacing a mile group at a Sir Walter Miler pop-up event on Tuesday when she reportedly collapsed and needed CPR.

Megan Kimmel, the Colorado-born skyrunner who broke a 37-year-old Pikes Peak Marathon record and won races on three continents, has died at the age of 45. The International Skyrunning Federation announced her death on Instagram on June 15, 2026. No cause of death has been made public.