Ultra running legend Anton Krupicka has signed up for the Leadville 100, 2021 in Leadville, Colorado. Krupicka told Becki Lynn Lassley yesterday, in an Instagram Live interview, that he would be running the August 21st event. Krupicka has run the Leadville 100, 5 times and has won the event twice. The last Leadville 100 that Krupicka ran, however, was 9 years ago. The ultra running community has been anxiously waiting for Krupicka to return to ultra running. The last ultra marathon that Krupicka ran was the Transgrancanaria 125km in 2016, in which he came in 6th place.
Krupicka told Becki Lyn Lassley that he has been has been increasing his running mileage lately. He ran the 44 mile, Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim route, at the end of January. He’s also done 20 mile training runs, three weeks in a row.
Anton Krupicka is known for his outdoor chic style, donning long hair and a beard and running most of his races without a shirt. Krupicka might be best known for his showdown with ultra running stars Kilian Jornet, Geoff Roes and Hal Koerner at the 2010, Western States 100. This race was documented in the amazing film, Unbreakable.
I’ve been a fan of Krupicka’s ever since I watched Unbreakable, a few years ago. I’m excited that he is running again and hope that he takes the field by storm at this year’s Leadville 100. it appears that I’m not the only one excited by Krupicka’s potential return to ultra running. Ultra Running Memes, a favourite Instagram account among trail runners shared the post below, earlier today.
