About half of all runners who enter the Leadville Trail 100 don't finish. What stands between them and a finisher's belt buckle? Sandy Monahan. In this episode of Human Race, we follow Sandy as she dashes runners' dreams by enforcing the event's very strict cut off schedule. As she breaks countless timing chips in two, there are tears, hugs, and only the occasional death threat. And yet, Sandy keeps coming back. And so do the runners. There's something special about Leadville.This episode of Human Race is brought to you by Brooks. Sign up for the Brooks Big Endorsement and become a sponsored athlete at www.BrooksAthlete.com/rw.

Episode Credits:

Host: Rachel Swaby

Producers: Willow Belden, Rachel Swaby

Editor: Audrey Quinn, David Weinberg

Thanks to Amanda Jamrogiewicz, Tom Kleinman, Caolan MacMahon, Jon Perz, and Scott Schaunaman

Theme music: Danny Cocke

Human Race editor-in-chief: David WilleyAdditional Listening:Producer Willow Belden has a podcast called Out There. Here are two episodes she thinks Human Race listeners will like:Episode 11: Failure in SuccessEpisode 17: High on FailureFollow us on Twitter (@rwaudio) and Facebook (Runner's World Audio).

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