From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Erica Larson
Erica Larson
Erica Larson Baron (born August 11, 1971) is a chemist Olympic Marathon Trials in 2004, which she describes as
at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and a champion her proudest achievement. [1][2]
mountain runner. She has won the Pikes Peak marathon
on five occasions, more than any other woman since the
event’s inception in 1959.[1][2][3]
References
She was raised in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the daugh- [1] ^ "Out of nowhere: Marathon’s winningest woman
ter of two music teachers, before enrolling at Marquette is an unlikely hill climber", Meri-Jo Borzilleri, The
University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After graduating Gazette, August 14, 2005
with a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, she earned her [2] ^ Erica Larson biography, USATF website
doctorate at the University of Kansas aged 27, before [3] List of Pikes Peak marathon winners, Matt
moving to Los Alamos, New Mexico. The city, at over Carpenter, Skyrunner.com
7,000 ft above sea level, offers an extensive network of [4] Pikes Peak race results for Erica Larson,
nearby trails which Larson frequents while training.[1] Skyrunner.com
On August 28, 2005, she married fellow scientist and run- [5] "Larson changes her mind, decides to race after
ner Miles Baron, who won the Bandelier marathon in all", Meri-Jo Borzilleri, The Gazette, August 14, 2005
New Mexico for three straight years until the race was
cancelled in 2005.[1]
After participating in the Pikes Peak ascent in 1994
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and 1998, Larson won the "up and down" marathon at • "The Pros Exposed", Scott Drum, Trailrunner,
her first attempt in 1999, and repeated this result in each November 2005
of the following three years. She was runner-up to Angela • Pikes Peak marathon, official site
Mudge in 2003, but regained the top step on the podium Persondata
with her fifth win overall in 2004, when the Scottish run- Name Larson, Erica
ner did not return to defend her title. Her preparations
Alternative names
for the 50th-anniversary marathon in 2005 were cur-
tailed by a calf muscle injury and strep throat, but she re- Short description
versed her earlier decision to withdraw, saying "I’d be re- Date of birth August 11, 1971
ally bummed out if I didn’t run it this year". Despite her Place of birth
health issues she still managed to finish third.[4][5]
She is also a two-time winner of the Leadville Date of death
Marathon, and finished 34th at the U.S. Women’s Place of death
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• Mountain runners
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