Ultrarunner and Team USA athlete Michelino Sunseri, 33, sprinted down the Grand Teton, chasing a speed record last September — a feat that unexpectedly landed him in federal court for “cutting a switchback,” and ended with a presidential pardon from Donald J. Trump.

On the morning of Sept. 2, 2024, Sunseri ate a Snickers bar, drank a Red Bull and set off to secure the “fastest known time” record from top to bottom of the Grand Teton.

The Grand, the jewel peak in Grand Teton National Park which juts 13,775 feet into the Western Wyoming air, has an elevation gain of around 7,000 feet.

Sunseri, who had lived in Jackson Hole for about five years at that point, had made the climb 44 times in preparation.

On the way up, the athlete hit every pacing target and was “gaining more and more energ

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