MANITOU SPRINGS, Colorado — At today’s running of the 11th Annual WMRA World Long Distance Challenge at the Pikes Peak Ascent, Team USA led the way with a one-two-three sweep in the women’s division for a combined finish of 7:49:49 with Allie McLaughlin posting one of the fastest times on record at 2:33:42. Teammate Morgan Arritola (third place at the 2012 World Mountain Running Championships) finished second, and this year’s Mount Washington Road Race winner Shannon Payne finished third.

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