Overview

• Flower ran 17:58:19 to shatter Ann Trason’s 1994 women’s course record of 18:06:24 by over eight minutes
• Her first attempt at the 100-mile distance saw her finish second overall in the Race Across the Sky ultramarathon
• The Leadville Trail 100 features two ascents of 12,600-foot Hope Pass and roughly 14,400 feet of climbing at elevations above 9,200 feet
• Boulder’s David Roche won the overall race and reset the men’s course record to 15:12:30
• Flower, a Colorado Springs ER doctor and former Olympic Trials runner, used a late surge past Justin Grunewald and a final pacer in Gil Allgood to secure her record