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Drew Holmen, 31, was the top American finisher at the 2023 Trail Long section of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships held on June 8 in Innsbruck-Stubai Valley.
Running a course more suited to mountain goats, Holmen ran 52.8 miles in 10:06:58 covering 19,905 feet of elevation. Drew averaged 14:59.24 per mile.
The race was won by Benjamin Roubiol of France who crossed the finish line in 9:52:59. Holmen was one minute behind the fourth-place finisher.
Stubai Valley is spectacular, a mecca for mountain runners and hikers. It is surrounded by 80 glaciers and 109 mountain peaks with an altitude of more than 10,000 feet.
Growing up in Grand Marais, Drew was a multisport athlete who played baseball, hockey and dabbled in cross country running. He admits to “hating” cross country but somewhere down the road he was bitten by the “running bug”.
Following graduating Cook County High School in 2010, Drew attended Carleton College. After receiving his degree in biology, Holmen spent five years in San Francisco before landing in Boulder, Colorado, where he currently lives and trains. While he runs professionally for Nike, Holmen also works for a tech company based in San Francisco, where he is Chief of Staff. Balancing a full-time job and preparing for ultra-marathons, Holmen does the bulk of his running, typically 70-80 miles per week, in the mornings before work.
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