CONWAY — Corey Dowe’s suitcase was a little heavier when she returned home from Thailand this week. The extra weight? A bronze medal she helped Team USA secure at the inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championship in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Sunday in the up/down mountain race that closed out the championships.

Dowe, 29, health teacher at Kennett Middle School, finished 23rd overall and was the third American to cross the finish line in a world-class field of 66 runners from across the globe. It was Dowe’s debut on the world stage for Team USA, and the North Conway resident proved she belonged.

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