Life Time Fitness, Inc. released the schedule and began accepting registrations for the 2012 Leadville Race Series, which hosts thousands of racers annually on foot and mountain bike in some of the World’s most scenic and challenging endurance events. With a schedule that begins in June and concludes in September, endurance athletes from around the world will make the pilgrimage to the historic mining town of Leadville, Colorado with the single goal to finish a “Race Across the Sky” event.
The 2012 Leadville Race Series events include:
- Leadville Trail Marathon June 30
- Leadville Trail Heavy Half Marathon June 30
- Leadville Silver Rush 50 MTB Race July 14
- Leadville Silver Rush 50 Trail Run July 15
- Leadville Trail 100 MTB Race August 11
- Leadville 10K Run August 12
- Leadville Trail 100 Run August 18-19
- 24 Hours of Leadville (MTB/Run) September 1-2
Endurance athletes also may register to be a part of the Leadman division, in which participants must complete five of the Leadville Race Series events: the Leadville Trail Marathon, Leadville Silver Rush 50 MTB or Run, Leadville Trail 100 MTB, Leadville Trail 10K Run and the Leadville Trial 100 Run. Registrants must cover the combined 284.4 miles of racing within designated cut-off times (66 hours total for those who opted for the Silver Rush Run and 60 hours total for the Silver Rush MTB). In 2011, 25 participants achieved Leadman status out of 68 starters. Leadman division registrants are able to bypass the lottery system that otherwise determine entry into the sought after Leadville Trail 100 MTB.
