#160 - WE ARE ADRIAN MACDONALD, ROOKIE WINNER OF THE LEADVILLE TRAIL 100

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I’m excited to welcome Adrian Macdonald to the Hive. The leaves are now turning in Leadville, but a few weeks ago, Adrian won the Leadville Trail 100. Some of you might be legitimately asking, “Who is Adrian Macdonald?” At Winfield, 50 miles into the race, he was dueling for the lead with Hoka athlete Tyler Andrews, who appeared on WASP episode #129 in May, and Tyler said to me, “Who is this guy? He’s tough.” Adrian wasn’t yet a household name in Leadville, in fact, he’d never run a 100-mile race before. In the race preview articles, he didn’t garner the attention of names like Anton Krupicka, making his return to ultramarathoning after a long hiatus, or multiple time Leadville winner Ian Sharman. Adrian was lumped into the paragraph of “dark horse contenders.” Although he wasn’t without credentials, having placed second in last year’s Austin Rattler 66K and winning the Antelope Island Buffalo Run 50-miler in March in a very respectable time. Adrian ran a bold race at Leadville, especially for a rookie, and crossed the finish line in 16:18, only just more than a half-hour off of Matt Carpenter’s legendary course record, and with a 41-minute cushion ahead of runner-up Matt Flaherty, and 49 minutes over Krupicka. Adrian tells the story here that I hope you’ll enjoy about his impressive Leadville win. For a complete and entertaining rundown of the race, be sure to check out last week’s episode with Cole Chlouber, and also listen next week for our episode with 23-year old women’s winner, Annie Hughes. Also be sure to catch my recap earlier this week on the power play of the American Heroes Run.
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