Well Kilian Jornet smashed the record this past weekend ... 5k+ and 3022' ... in under 42 minutes. A spectacular achievement, but for shear excitement you can not beat the 2014 record setting race.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHKCsSs1ToQ&sns=em
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