In an interview after the race, Bradley told iRunFar that she moved to Boulder at the suggestion of Timothy Olson, another local ultra champion. Then on Saturday morning, Bradley and King will lead a free “How to Trail Run” clinic at Chautauqua Park ( /e/salomon-slab-pop-up-shop-at-boulder-running-co-tickets-36912006806). Joining Bradley will be fellow Salomon athletes Max King, University of Colorado alum Rickey Gates and Francois D’haene, perhaps the top ultrarunner in the world right now. The French-based company is putting on S/Lab “pop-ups” around the country in honor of its 70th anniversary. Friday, she will be at the Boulder Running Company, 2775 Pearl St., talking about her victory and career during a free party put on by her shoe sponsor, Salomon. It is among the most important and prestigious 100 milers in the world.īradley, who had established herself as a top ultrarunner in 2016, crushed the 2017 Western States field that included past winner and Olympic marathoner Magdalena Boulet. The workout neared 15 miles, part of her training for the Western States Endurance Run, which goes from Squaw Valley to Auburn, Calif.

Bradley slowed down enough to match my up-tempo pace, and explained that she had just finished repeats up and over Poorman’s Road from Four Mile Canyon, six times. Just cooling down now.”Īnd what a workout it was.

“Doing a workout?” I asked, able to still speak clearly despite nearing my anaerobic threshold. I was moving along at what seemed like a solid pace, when Bradley, a teacher and University of California Santa Barbara graduate, came flying past. I last bumped into Cat Bradley, the newest trail and ultra star in Boulder, on an early summer run down the Boulder Creek Path.

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