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Relay Running Team Completes Colorado Trail In 3 Days

DURANGO, Colo. (CBS4) - Five Durango residents set a record time in finishing the Colorado Trail over the weekend.

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The Durango Herald reports the team ran the 485 mile trail that runs from Golden to Durango in three days, 15 hours and 54 minutes.

They completed the trail in a relay, running in shifts while the rest drove along in a car.

There is no official record of times set on the trail, but the previously recognized running record was eight days and 30 minutes.

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