![]() ![]() He’s been challenged by the altitude, lightning storms, a dislocated shoulder and, yes, of course, doing a tequila shot at the Kroger’s Canteen aid station every year, but still won Hardrock four consecutive times from 2014–17-including a tie for the win with Colorado’s Jason Schlarb in 2016. Good enough is an understatement for Jornet. But I think it’s a bit more of a question mark whether I’m smart enough or good enough to do that yet.” “I feel like if I run consistently and run to the best of my potential, I could do quite well. Francois and Kilian-those are the two best in the world, without a doubt,” says Jones, who placed second in 2011 and third in 2012. The Hardrock 100 course boasts 66,000 feet in total elevation change and a high point of 14,058 feet. But the back-of-the-pack finishers trying to make the 48-hour cutoff will return a full day later after seeing the sun rise for a third time. Whoever the winner is will very likely return to kiss the famous rock before 5 A.M. ![]() ![]() local time on July 15 adjacent to the Silverton Middle-High School. RELATED: Kilian Jornet Cofounds New Brand, NNormalĪlso in the men’s field are five-time finisher and 2018 winner Jeff Browning, 50, of Flagstaff, Arizona, 2011 runner-up Dakota Jones, 31, who grew up in Durango and but lives in Bozeman, Montana, and fellow ultra stalwarts Luke Nelson, 41, of Livingston, Montana, Daniel Jung, 38, of Naturns, Italy, Nick Coury, 34, of Scottsdale, Arizona, and John Kelly, 37, an American who lives in England. They’re both savvy ultrarunning legends who know what it takes to run hard on arduous terrain for hours on end and it would be hard to imagine them not finishing in the top two spots on the slightly more runnable clockwise direction of the race this year. Jornet will face stiff competition from the very accomplished Francois D’Haene, the 36-year-old Frenchman who won last year’s race in a new record time. “It’s the people that make it special and this race has a very special atmosphere because of that.” François D’Haene and Kilian Jornet, ultrarunning legends who know what it takes to run hard on arduous terrain for hours on end, will go head to head at the Hardrock 100. “Of course we are racing and we are pushing, but it’s much more about the community than it is about racing,” he says. But what brought him back after a five-year hiatus isn’t just the opportunity to race but the chance to spend more time and experiences with the Hardrock community of people-current and former runners, race organizers, volunteers, aid station crews, local merchants and various other race supporters. Jornet, a 34-year-old endurance athlete from the Catalan region of Spain, is considered by many to be the best ultra-distance runner of his generation. Both the men’s and women’s course records should be in play, and relatively deep fields on both sides ensure the fight for podium positions will be exciting. While the field is relatively small compared with other internationally competitive events like Western States or UTMB, this year’s field is attracting lots of attention, including Jornet and Courtney Dauwalter, both considered to be the best athletes in the sport. The four-time Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run winner is back in this tiny historic mining town for more of the grueling course that boasts 66,000 feet in total elevation change, a high point of 14,058 feet of sea level on top of Handies Peak and an average elevation above 11,186 feet as it makes a massive, 102.5-mile loop through the historic mining towns of Silverton, Telluride, Ouray, and Lake City. Kilian Jornet is back in Silverton, Colorado, to compete in what many consider the world’s hardest 100-mile trail-running race. ![]()
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