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Leadville’s 2026 podiums
TUM reported Macdonald and Hickory’s wins, separate men’s and women’s podiums and several runners’ progress through the race.
Athlete
McKendree Hickory
Runner
McKendree Hickory is an ultrarunner from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Life Time’s 2026 account describes her first Life Time Leadville Trail 100 Run after a fifth-place finish in the Leadville Marathon.
- Based in
- Steamboat Springs, ColoradoSource
8 TUM reports · Published coverage below
Publication history
Coverage over time
8 editorial issues
Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.
Jul 2024Peak 3Nov 2026
Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 1; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 1; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 1; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 2; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 3; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 0.
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Leadville’s alternate course preview
TUM described the fire-related alternate course, Sugden’s analysis and pre-race interviews. A preview does not establish who started or finished.
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Aspen’s 50K records and women’s marathon sweep
Third overall in the marathon’s all-women podium, separate from the 50K records.
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An earlier record and the race director
TUM cited Hickory’s prior High Lonesome women’s record as the 2025 benchmark.
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The early 2025 High Lonesome records
TUM cited her 2024 High Lonesome women’s record as the earlier benchmark; no career-first distance inference.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 19, 2025
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Daniels and Hickory win Behind the Rocks 50K
Women’s winner in 4:42:29.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 28, 2025
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Hickory writes about losing her home to a fire
Shared the loss of her Steamboat home to a fire and gratitude for community support; TUM recalled her 2024 High Lonesome 100 win.
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High Lonesome’s 2024 podiums and fourth places
TUM reported McKendree Hickory as women’s winner at High Lonesome 100 in 2024, without giving a finish time.
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Original public source · Aug 24, 2026
Life Time’s original running-race report
Life Time’s 2026 account of her first Leadville Trail 100 Run, following her Leadville Marathon fifth place.
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Connections
Named in 2026 result coverage
Leadville Trail 100
TUM reported Macdonald and Hickory’s wins, separate men’s and women’s podiums and several runners’ progress through the race.
SourceMarathon third overall
Aspen Backcountry Marathon
Third overall in the marathon’s all-women podium, separate from the 50K records.
SourceWon women’s 50K · 4:42:29
Behind the Rocks
Matt Daniels won in a reported course-record 3:29:27, ahead of Anthony Costales. The source tentatively reported Bryan Kerl and Adam Merry tied for third. McKendree Hickory led the women ahead of Corinne Shalvoy and Mara Scallon.
SourceRecalled as the 2024 High Lonesome 100 winner
High Lonesome
McKendree Hickory shared the loss of her Steamboat home to a fire and thanked the community for its support. TUM introduced her as the 2024 High Lonesome 100 winner.
SourceSources & notes
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Public background sources checked October 27, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.
TUM names Hickory as2024HighLonesome100winner; LifeTime’s2026Leadville release describes a first attempt at the100-mile distance. Preserve that disagreement and the narrower first-Leadville wording; do not claim a debut across all hundred-mile races.
- Life Time Published August 24, 2026, 08:03 ET · Checked Oct 27, 2026
Public background & sources Checked October 27, 2026
Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.
This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 27, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-08-24
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-08-21
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-08-03
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-07-25
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-07-19
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-03-28
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2024-10-08
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2024-07-22
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- Public source linked by TUMhighlonesome100.com · linked in 2026-07-17
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