Jim Walmsley going for Kilian Jornet's Hardrock 100 Record, by himself July 22nd

WhyRegisterHere? wrote:

Jornet is an entirely different class of athlete than Walmsley. That a couple of posters think otherwise is deluded. Walmsley is a nice, American mountain guy who makes a lot of youtube videos to monetize himself. Jornet has been destroying mountains and courses everywhere on the planet for quite a few years now, and is a world-class competitor in multiple disciplines.

Jornet FTW by a lot.

your wrong the one who makes a lot of youtube videos is Sage Canada the american Hero!!!

I don’t think it’s even an argument that Jornet has had a better career than Walmsley. Put them head to head now though and Walmsley beats Jornet

Now? Last year when Kilian destroyed Jim wasn't recent enough for you?

How do you know he didn’t finish the run? Garmin servers went down and I haven’t seen any type of official update since then. Do you have some kind of insider information?

Dumb post.

Kilian has beaten Jim in every single head to head. Jornet isn't over the hill or anything either, last year he won every race he entered and set many course records and personal beats. In previous years he spent more time focusing on climbing and skiing than running, but now that he has focused his training he is faster than ever. He beats Jim every time on a mountain or trail ultra, and would also take him on a flat road marathon if he trained for one.

EdisonCityRunner wrote:

How do you know he didn’t finish the run? Garmin servers went down and I haven’t seen any type of official update since then. Do you have some kind of insider information?

On twitter/instagram.

Dropped at mile 75 with stomach issues. Couldn't keep food down. Being alone in the dark on high alpine backcountry not being able to keep food down is just too risky. And as big of a hater I am that was the right decision.

EdisonCityRunner wrote:

How do you know he didn’t finish the run? Garmin servers went down and I haven’t seen any type of official update since then. Do you have some kind of insider information?

+1. Until I see it I won't believe it. He was smashing KJ at 70.8!!!!!! Jim is a beast!!!!!

nonon wrote:

Dumb post.

Kilian has beaten Jim in every single head to head. Jornet isn't over the hill or anything either, last year he won every race he entered and set many course records and personal beats. In previous years he spent more time focusing on climbing and skiing than running, but now that he has focused his training he is faster than ever. He beats Jim every time on a mountain or trail ultra, and would also take him on a flat road marathon if he trained for one.

Agreed. We are seeing the best Jornet we have ever seen now that he is doing more focused high intensity running work. (3x5k in 15:00 was one of his workouts).

Keep in mind, Kilian is 32. Jim is 30.

They are essentially the same age. And my personal belief is Jim has much more miles on his body doing all those absurd 175 mile weeks. Kilian used to take of from running every winter for a couple months. That is a great way to elongate your career.

You guys sure are inept at using the internet aren't you?

True, and Kilian was never a track guy either. He was competing in mountain sports his whole life and at the elite level for almost 10 years before Walmsley even started racing ultras. They’re actually very different runners and, while fun to compare, it’s like the MJ vs LeBron argument. Jim is a pretty good dude on a personal level IMO and I love the way he races. He blows up sometimes, sure, but it’s really exciting to follow. Idk why people have to get so personal on this stuff. They’re both incredible talents, why can’t we just enjoy the show? Damn.

I garee. The biggest problem is that Jim has a lot of ignorant and deluded fans. No issues with Jim as a runner or a person from me.

Piano_Man87 wrote:

Awesome!

Too bad it won't shut up the haters cause it's not a legit race.

Go Jim!!!!!

Its not a race at all.

Agreed, from what I understand, Hard Rock can be very dangerous at night and sometimes the trail isn't the easiest to follow.

I wish that whoever starts a thread gets to moderate it.

this isn't about Jim vs Kilian

it's about Jim doing a time trial, in different conditions but the same course. Conditions could be better or worse, it doesn't matter. Will we look at his strava segments when Garmin servers come back? Of course. And we will speculate.

My thought is that this was a test run for Jim for a future Hardrock attempt. He's got Leadville to do as well, as I'm sure he's sick of hearing about Matt Carpenter's record.

and please...this is not the pace to discuss Everest.

Does Garmin being down for maintenance have anything to do with lack of movement/updates?

WhyRegisterHere? wrote:

Walmsley is a nice, American mountain guy who makes a lot of youtube videos to monetize himself.

I think you're confusing him with Sage.

I don't follow Jim or ultra running at all, but it seems that he's a 50 mile or so guy, not a greater than 50 mile guy.

This is Jim Kiler wrote:

I don't follow Jim or ultra running at all, but it seems that he's a 50 mile or so guy, not a greater than 50 mile guy.

Most people in the ultra community will say to be good at 100 milers and stuff you really gotta blow up a few times. Its rare you run an amazing 100 miler on your first time.

Did Jim have fun? If so that’s all that matters.