Somewhere between the Flatirons and the finish tape at races like Western States and UTMB, a pattern started to emerge. The names crossing lines and standing on boxes — again and again — had something in common beyond raw talent. They came from Boulder. They ran for the Buffaloes.
Boulder's Pipeline: How the CU Buffaloes Became a Trail Running Factory
A generation of elite trail runners didn't emerge from thin air — they came from the same stretch of Colorado foothills, wearing the same black and gold. Here's how the University of Colorado's cross-country program quietly built a pipeline to the podiums of the sport's biggest races.
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