When ultrarunner Matt Carpenter set the course record in the Leadville 100 back in 2005, it wasn't by mere minutes. With a finish time of 15:42:59, he was the first runner since the race's inception in 1983 to complete the course in under 17 hours. Perhaps it's no surprise, then, that he held onto his record for 19 years.
All that changed on Saturday when Boulder running coach David Roche, 36, donned his best trail running shoes and finally smashed the record, making it to the finish line of the legendary high altitude race in 15:26:34.
