Laurel recounts the craziest race her husband, Mike, ever participated in: A pack burro race up Mosquito Pass and back during a Leadville Boom Days weekend. He raced with a rent-an-ass from Curtis Imrie (RIP) and met the legendary Ken Chlouber for the first time as well. This is a crazy-ass story with some poignant moments.
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Show Notes with Links:
- Link to my piece with some great photos: Everybody Loves A Donkey Tale Colorado Central Magazine, January 2006
- Western Pack Burro Ass-ociation
- Trail Runner Magazine article on Curtis Imrie
- My interview with Ken Chlouber
- Born to Run author Christopher McDougall also ran this race
- See the Colorado Central piece for photos!
More Links:
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- Laurel’s Amazon Author page
- https://leadvillelaurel.com/writing-tips/
- https://www.facebook.com/LeadvilleLaurel/
- https://twitter.com/LeadvilleLaurel
- Intro/outro voice by Nick McHargue,
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