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| Leadville Trail Marathon USA CO Leadville Marathon July lt100@chaffee.net http://www.leadvilletrail100.com "It was nearly 150 years ago when placer gold was first discovered in California Gulch. Soon after the town of Oro City sprung up near present-day Leadville, however, it would be another 15 years before the great silver rush was on. By 1880, Leadville was one of the world's largest silver camps, with a population of over 40,000. Literally thousands of people flocked to Leadville for their chance at the great American dream and to become one of those incredible rags to riches Leadville stories.It's in that same spirit that the Leadville Trail 100 was born. At the race's inception, Leadville was experiencing another bust cycle after the closing of the Climax Molybdenum Mine resulted in nearly 3,000 miners losing their jobs.LT100 founder Ken Chlouber was one of those miners and conceived ""The Race Across the Sky"" as a way to make Leadville famous and bring in visitors during a period of economic downturn. In the beginning, there was just one foot race; 45 racers lined up at 6th and Harrison to take on the challenge. Only ten racers finished." |
