Leadville: An Opera House, a 100-Mile Run, and a Lot of Wrestling

If you want to survive the zombie apocalypse, your best bet is Leadville, Colorado.  2 miles up in the mountains, too high for the zombies to reach, with 67 deserted mines around to hide in, and a fishery so you won't starve.

If it's not a zombie apocalypse, I don't recommend Leadville.  It's an old mining town, with some ornate homes built by mining barons, but it's so high up that physical exertion is difficult.

And there's nothing much to do there except exert yourself: camping, hiking, fishing, hunting, biking, and running. 





Every August it hosts the Leadville Trail 100, a 100-mile race up and down the mountains, including the 12,500-foot Hope Pass (scaled twice on the route). . And you thought a regular 23-mile marathon was gruelling.

 Professional distance runner Matt Carpenter is currently the record holder, finishing in 15 hours and 42 minutes (that's more than 6 miles an hour).

















Lake County High School has a wrestling team.






















The historic Tabor Opera House features live performances, but it seems to be mostly musicians, not theater.

So back to wrestling.















Occasionally broken up by a swim meet.
























And working out at the Crossfit.

If you can take the high altitude.