In this packed Leadville 100 recap, Payson chats with 4th-place finisher Torbjørn Røed about his journey to the Grand Prix and their sprint finish last weekend. Then, he talks to Cecily Decker (aka Diesel Decker), who saw her months-long preparation for the race pay off when she took third place on the day and the top spot in the Grand Prix standings. Later, he chats with Emily Fagan, a middle school math and English teacher from North Carolina who took home the “Last Ass Over the Pass” trophy when she crossed the line with mere seconds to spare before the 12-hour cut-off. But first, Payson delves into the points standings and discusses some of his main takeaways from this year’s event.

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:03:35) Listener voice memos

(00:07:27) Points analysis

(00:14:50) U23 program

(00:20:13) Three major takeaways

(00:37:11) Torbjørn Røed

(01:03:23) Cecily Decker

(01:24:41) Emily Fagan

(02:01:59) Sign-off

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