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Eli and Tabor Hemming are having a banner year in the short-course trail running world, but the Golden Trail World Series finals might be their ultimate test

Eli and Tabor Hemming are having a banner year in the short-course trail running world, but the Golden Trail World Series finals might be their ultimate test

The 23-year-old American trail runner from Salt Lake City sits atop the standings of the seven-race Golden Trail World Series as the two-day final event gets underway on October 19 in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy. In just her second year as a professional trail runner and her third year racing competitively, Laukli has been a nearly unbeatable force on some of the world's most iconic "sub-ultra" mountain races in the U.S. and Europe.Laukli won the 42K (26.2-mile) Mont...

Other highlights at the Pikes Peak Ascent included American Sophia Laukli being crowned the world’s top mountain runner. Here's what you need to know.

For years, the primary option for collegiate distance runners with experience in cross country and 5,000- and 10,000-meter racing on the track was to immerse in high-mileage training after graduation and try to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon. The latest to do so is newly minted Brooks trail running team member Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau, a recent Stanford graduate from Sunnyvale, California, who was a strong cross country runner for the Cardinal with a 13:39 personal best for 5,000 m...

As far as sports go, trail running still isn't Sophia Laukli's first love, but it's becoming a very close second. The 23-year-old American trail runner is also an elite-level professional Nordic skier who recently moved to Norway to pursue skiing at the highest level. Most recently, Laukli outran a stellar international field to win the 50th edition of the Sierre-Zinal 31K (19.2-mile) mountain race on August 12 in Switzerland.

Sophia Laukli and Philemon Kiriago claimed the crowns at the 50th edition of the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup race

Established elites and exciting new talent will clash when the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup heads to Switzerland for Sierre-Zinal on Saturday

A deep elite field will be charging through the mountains to Zinal this weekend

World champions dominate in Malonno