Oddly enough, only about 31% of the starters at the 20 hardrock 100 failed to finish, arguably the hardest 100 on earth that can be considered a real race. Hardrock 100 virtual challenge july 18 september 7, 2020. Sunday in silverton, 126 runners completed the 100. Refer to the most recent runners manual for a full, accurate, and detailed course description. The race is dedicated to the memory of the miners who settled in the area and who built the mining trails on which much of the race is run. Hardrock 100 goes virtual to support mountain communities. The hardrock hundred endurance run cant catch a break. The hardrock 100 is the centerpiece of the rocky mountain slam, which a runner completes if they finish hardrock plus three of four other races in the rocky.
Hardrock 100 pushes back against claims of unfair lottery. Hardrock disqualification splits ultra community canadian running. Kilian jornet, 2014 hardrock 100 champion, interview. Jul 17, 2014 bad ideas and armchair ultra running flow so freely over the phone. About 1,200 people applied for hardrock this year, a 50 percent. Jul 15, 2014 top ultra trail runners gathered in silverton, colorado, last weekend to take on the glory and suffering of the hardrock 100, considered one of the hardest trail races in the world. Hardrock 100 lottery lawsuit good points or sour grapes. Accumulate 100 miles with at least 33,000 feet of vertical gain. Accumulate 100 miles with no elevation requirement, specifically designed for those who live in areas where finding big hills may prove. Jun 10, 2019 for the third time in its history dating back to 1992, the hardrock hundred mile endurance run has been canceled. Hardrock 100 by the numbers adventure pro magazine. We are a big team of volunteers who worked a couple hundred hours total to bring you our hardrock 100 coverage.
Maprogresss runner tracking of the 2018 hardrock 100. Hardrock 100 in silverton is tough to finish, tough to get. Less than half of the runners that started the 20 leadville 100 finish. For the third year in a row, diana finkel, 42, a fourtime hardrock champion from south fork, colo. For the second year in a row, no runner will kiss the rock with the race now cancel. Tips for finishing the hardrock 100 from previous finishers of the race. Hardrock 100 start line a victory for canadian trail runner. Friday, over eight of the courses mountain passes. Run results past and present hardrock 100 hardrock.
The finish is in silverton, the same location as the start. Veterans of the hardrock 100 mile endurance run in colorados ragged san juan mountains are a different breed. Hardrock 100 canceled for second time in as many years. Hardrock 100 at a glance 100mile run with 33,050 feet of climb and 33,050 feet of descent for a total elevation change of 66,100 feet with an average elevation of 11,186 feet low point 7,680 feet ouray and high point 14,048 feet handies peak. Hardrock 100 watch jim walmsley attempt the hardrock 100. By john prohira hardrock 100 web site jack jewels photos some are below editors note. Record number 126 finish the hardrock 100 durango herald. There are now dozens of ultra runners who have a good working knowledge of the course. For full details about the hardrock hundred endurance run lottery and to confirm that you qualify we encourage you to visit the hardrock hundred endurance run website. Its lottery involves a rather convoluted system of allocating its small number of entries to a large number of aspirants145 spots for 1,966 applicants in 2016. The race is held on a loop course on 4wd roads, dirt trails, and cross country in southern colorados san juan range, usa. The 2018 hardrock 100 begins in downtown silverton, colorado at 6 a.
Kilian jornet wins hardrock 100, shatters course record. Jul 12, 2014 kilian jornet crosses the finish line at the 100. Hardrock 100 ultramarathon canceled for third time in history. Jul 09, 2014 and then once you get into trail running or ultradistance running, then the 100 mile distance is the race you want to finish. Jul 12, 2014 kilian jornet set a new course record during the 2014 hardrock 100 by running 22. Kilian jornet, 2014 hardrock 100 champion, finishline. Hardrock 100 endurance run silverton, co 100 miler. The hardrock500 is a project that involves the purchase of two products. Dec 06, 2016 the hardrock 100 has wrongfully deprived qualified runners of an entry by violating their own rules and allowing a race directors son to run the race, even though he was not properly qualified. Adam campbell had an extra challenge at the colorado 100miler.
I took a beer from course spectators at the 2015 hardrock. Select from premium hardrock 100 endurance run of the highest quality. Kilian jornet tackling colorados hardrock 100 podiumrunner. Since the 2019 field rolled over to 2020, no additional dnss will be credited for 2020.
The sun sets over the grouse gulch aid station at mile 58. Jul 08, 2014 on july 11, 2014, 141 lucky lottery winners will tow the line at one of the most demanding 100 mile endurance runs in the world, the hardrock 100. The happy, hungry, weary, weathered faces of the hardrock 100. Check out the maprogress for more information and a demonstration of their webbased interface to follow runner progress and run flow. Jul 14, 2017 campbells name is one avid runners would expect to see in a field that draws as elite of runners as the hardrock, a 100. Jun 10, 2019 the hardrock hundred was canceled monday after race organizers decided that historic snowfall made the course too dangerous to run a stacked field was set to take on the popular ultramarathon.
This race began as a tribute to the toughest of the tough miners that worked in this highaltitude, picturesque paradise of western colorado. He had been running for nearly 18 hours, since 6 a. The hardrock hundred mile endurance run is an ultramarathon 100. The race is held on a loop course on 4wd roads, dirt trails, and cross country in southern colorado s san juan range, usa. We recommend a microsemi an1819 board running a pair of vrf2933s at 60v. No one was surprised to see kilian, julien chorier, adam campbell, timothy olson, dakota jones, sebastien chaigneau, or joe grant out in front. All runners are expected to have read the runners manual in its entirety. Jul 23, 2014 if you look at the 2014 hr runners manual and look at pages 59 60, every runner listed has finished this run at least 5x and several of them more than 15x.
Clockwise course description 2018 course counterclockwise course description 2017 course. It is our goal to provide you a safe, wellorganized and spectacular running experience. The hardrock 100 connects or passes near the old mining towns of silverton, lake city, ouray, telluride and ophir. First organized in 1992, soon after the sunnyside mine shut down, the event honors the regions mining history and its fragile highalpine environment by taking participants on a loop course through silverton, telluride, ouray, and a host of ghost towns and. Campbell finished third at hardrock in both 2014 and 2015, and returned to. Most are not famous outside of the hardrock family, but they deserve our utmost respect for managing all the aspects of a successful finish year after year. Aug, 2014 records have now been set each of the three years ive run hardrock jurek in 2007, skaggs in 2008, and now jornet in 2014, and its just cool having been in the same event as these guys. The race punishes athletes with mountain passes, summiting a 14,000foot peak and more than 33,000 feet of total climbingequal to climbing everest from sea level except that the low point on the hardrock course is over 7,600. If you could give a hardrock runner only one piece of advice, what would it be. Many of them are more than willing to lie about the course details and difficulty taken directly from the 2007 hardrock 100 mile runner s manual. Only those runners who are in the else and veteran lotteries will be allowed to enter the lottery for the 2021 run. The run is a salute to the toughness and perseverance of the hardrock miners who lived and worked in the area. The lottery for the 2021 hardrock hundred endurance run will take place on december 12, 2020. Four legs, linking the lake city, ouray, telluride, and silverton areas.
Hardrock 100 runner nearly struck by lightning on 14,048foot. The 2017 hardrock 100 was run in challenging conditions, which included a severe storm for most of the field on the first day, an injurious fall for spaniard kilian jornet prerace and postrace interviews, and a brief interlude of getting lost by frances caroline chaverot prerace and postrace interviews. Going for 20th finish at hardrock this year, former hardrock winner, nolans 14, second finisher ever of barkley with scandal. Jul 26, 2016 blake at island lake hardrock 100 course 2014 wow, what a full show. Jul 11, 2014 hardrock 100 2014 results summary all entrants as of january 14, 2021 9. The hardrock 100, a rugged 100 mile loop in colorados san juan mountains and one of the countrys classic trail races, is highly sought after by ultrarunners.
With a total elevation gain of approximately 33,000 and an average elevation at near tree line of 11,186, the hardrock 100 peaks out at over 14,000 on handies peak, one of colorados 14ers. The hardrock 100 is not only one of the hardest and most beautiful races in world, its also one of the hardest to get into. Jul 12, 2014 2014 hardrock 100 mens race early in the race, a group of seven favorites ran together up front and just above courserecord pace. Og rank name bib category from status last recorded time of day elapsed. Jul 05, 2014 best performance in 2014 was 5 th at marin ultra challenge 50m. I arrived at the telluride aid station shortly before midnight to pace my friend garett graubins through the final stretch of the hardrock 100 mile endurance run. If he has the form that provided him with 2nd at utmb i. Jul 23, 2018 2018 hardrock 100 articles, race reports, and more. As for the run itself, my main memory is likely the same as many others with plenty of bad weather. Jul 16, 2017 a new record fell at the 2017 hardrock hundred endurance run. Early in the race, a group of seven favorites ran together up front and just above courserecord pace. We have the privilege of being the only running event allowed on the trail system that is not a russell lands event.
Truckee athlete betsy nye, 48, was the third woman to finish the hardrock hundred mile endurance run near silverton, colo. There is a true virtual hardrock 100 in which runners must log 100 miles with at least 33,000 feet of elevation gain. In addition to trail running, you will do some mild rock climbing hands required, wade. That means that runners are required to follow the specified route. Hardrock is a post graduate 100 mile run that has a list of standards it looks for in potential and existent qualifying races. Dec 08, 2016 runners start the 2014 edition of the hardrock 100 in silverton on july 11, 2014. In section 4 of the runners manual, entitled crew and aid station protocol. Trail runner magazine and duct tape sports present this recap of the 2014 hardrock 100 endurance run, a grueling 100 miler in colorados san juan mountains with over 66,000 feet of elevation change. Jornet set a course record time in 22 hours, 41 minutes. Qualified runners who apply for the 2021 hardrock and do not end up.
First rule in the hardrock 100 runners manual you chose to run an ultra, now get it done. Hardrock 100 endurance run photos and premium high res. Nyes time of 36 hours, 46 minutes was good for 28th tie place overall in a race where completing the course before the 48hour cutoff is considered a significant accomplishment. In this finishline interview, a hardrock tradition for the mens and womens winners, he talks about when and how he pushed the pace, how he had fun with the course, the weather he encountered, and more. I would pace luke at bighorn which would be my last long training run, and feeling of my kindness, he would reciprocate a few weeks later at hardrock. Jul 08, 2014 over the years, only four individuals have ever broken 25 hours at hardrock and thats a testament to just how demanding the course and the conditions are that in an era of sub15 and even faster course records on other 100 mile race courses, the 23. Hardrock 100 mile endurance run trail runner magazine. Images from the 2014 hardrock 100 darcy piceu, 39, of boulder, colo. I figured a nice run through the bighorns would ice that piece of cake. Jul 02, 2014 a training run from june 25, 2014 on the hardrock 100 course in the san juan mountains of colorado. No littering you will be running on the russell forest trail system, private land owned by the russell family of alexander city, alabama. The 2014 hardrock hundred endurance run was one for the record books. Both races had perfect weather a rare event is the colorado rockies. May 23, 2020 the hardrock hundred endurance run cant catch a break.
Registration for the lottery will open november 1, 2020 and will close on november 30, 2020. A dns will be credited to all qualified runners who applied to the 2019 hardrock. However, the run does not have to be completed in one effort, as miles can be. Check out the maprogress for more information and a demonstration of their webbased interface to follow runner progress and run flow we have adopted this innovation for a number of reasons. The hardrock hundred endurance run is a famously difficult and beautiful 100 mile trail race held annually in the san juan mountains. Hardrock 100 north texas trail runners host of the frisco. Jul 05, 2016 the hardrock 100 is a mountain run that passes through some of the most beautiful and rugged mountains in the world. Hardrock 100 runner nearly struck by lightning on 14,048. The hardrock website with the 2018 runners manual in three parts all. Its a rugged course with more than 33,000 feet of elevation gain, all at high altitude.
Here is a summary of what we think are the important points. The course alternates each year and 2021 is a 100 mile counterclockwise loop through the back country of the san juan mountains in beautiful southwestern colorado. The hardrock 100 is a mountain run that passes through some of the most beautiful and rugged mountains in the world. Find the perfect hardrock 100 endurance run stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. By oscars pass at mile 22, kilian had shattered the group as he went off the front. No matter, these two rose from those challenges to win via their own commanding. Bad ideas and armchair ultra running flow so freely over the phone. The 2019 edition of the 100 mile ultramarathon was set to begin july 19 and run.
Complete one of three distinct challenges, each inspired by the iconic hardrock 100 course. As races go, the hardrock 100 has anticipation and attention way beyond its. The lottery losers answer to running the hardrock 100. In 20, he finished the rocky mountain slamhardrock, the leadville trail 100, the wasatch front 100 and the bear 100, a grand total of 99,000 feet of elevation gainand, for good measure, threw in a fifth, cascade crest, in washington state. The hardrock 100 has engaged in illegal, unpermitted, reckless, dangerous and destructive trail work. Dec 01, 2005 in hardrocks 59page race manual, statistics show that roughly 50 percent of the starting field complete the race with an average finishing time of more than 41 hours. High elevation long, steep climbs extended distance and time between aid stations severe. Mandatory electronic runner tracking we require that all runners carry a small, hardrockissued gps transmitter during the run. Kilian jornet made his hardrock debut with a new course record against arguably the mos. Veterans of hardrock trail runner magazine hardrock. You must kiss the hardrock upon your successful completion of the run. Hardrock hundred endurance run articles colorado encyclopedia. This manual provides hardrock hundred runners and their crews with. Every december, 152 ultrarunners receive a piece of magnificent news.
If you have any special talents such as emergency medical training, you love to cook in the backcountry, have an amateur radio license, are a good computer operator, or anything else. Veterans of hardrock trail runner magazine hardrock 100mile. Read this, and you might get an idea why the hardrockers are so fanatic. Immediately before the 2014 running, a new environmental. Runner survives lightning strike to get 3rd at hardrock 100.
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