SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, January 08—A late-race runaway by Alicia Monson at the USATF XC Championships definitively quieted any debate about who the nation’s top overland woman is.
The eagerly-awaited showdown at Mission Bay Park between Monson and Weini Kelati delivered in a big way for fans, as the two ascendent stars battled hammer and tongs for much of the way before Monson made a move before 8K that ultimately gave the Wisconsin alum her first national title.
