2017 Hardrock 100 Mile Mountain Hikeathon

It starts in 90 minutes.

The course.

https://twitter.com/Iparnature/status/885804730332708864

Kilian is definitely the favorite every year.

Jason Schlarb, co-champ from last year, has already dropped. Didnt even get through a 1/2 marathon as I understand it.

Yeah, it's a hike-athon, OP.

33,000' of climbing alone.

95% of the 100 miles is over the 10,000' mark in altitude.

Please let us know what your fastest time is on the course/at the actual race.

If you can just run/walk 13:00/mile pace for the whole thing, you'll become a legend. That is like 40 minute 5K pace. No sweat.

It is very hard covering 100 miles in the mountains. But if we're being honest, a lot of it does involve "power hiking" rather than running. I know the OP was trying to disparage the event, but it is useful to compare mountain ultra-running (with lots of hiking required) from general trail-running like Western States (not much hiking required) from road ultras (no hiking required).

jamoptimist wrote:

If you can just run/walk 13:00/mile pace for the whole thing, you'll become a legend. That is like 40 minute 5K pace. No sweat.

With your teenage logic it´s very easy to climb Mt Everest.

Not Really a Brojo wrote:

33,000' of climbing alone.

95% of the 100 miles is over the 10,000' mark in altitude.

Read what you wrote and tell me how this is not a hiking event.

Killian in second. Karrera leading. Check out the site - you can zoom in on progress of individual runners.

http://hardrock100.com/live.php

What a bummer.

https://twitter.com/iRunFar/status/885971994201731072

I'd like to see the OP keep up with Kilian for even 200m of downhill during the event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozrjlb-Pitw

Quality Posts Only wrote:

I'd like to see the OP keep up with Kilian for even 200m of downhill during the event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozrjlb-Pitw

Is that request with or without dislocating a shoulder?

He waited for Iker at the aid station. He also took his shoes and socks off, crossed a river, put fresh socks on, and then resumed. Completely different class compared to everyone else.

That is cool. Laid back approach from the front of the race is such a good attitude.

I dislocated my shoulder a few years ago on the trails. When I fell, I rolled out of the fall and probably hit a rock or root in just the wrong place dislocating my shoulder. It is basically a sprain of a ligament and is very painful. I ran another 5 miles and had to hold on to the front of my shirt because the jarring of running made my shoulder hurt more.

I hope you idiots realize that the reason we "hike" up the mountains is because it isn't humanly possible to keep running up them. If you compared it to running a flat marathon, it would be like trying to increase your pace 3 minutes/mile in the middle of the race. You do that and you would soon be walking too.

Killian is a freaking BEAST!!

The thing is Killian can run pretty fast too. At the Mont Blanc [trail] marathon last month he was holding his own on the first 11 miles or so (pretty flattish and "runnable"). Covered all surges that guys like Max King and Andy Wacker put down on the downhills at 4:50-4:40/mile pace on the smooth trails. I was holding on for dear life until I basically bonked and fell off the lead pack.

We hit a major climbing part on the course (this event had nearly 10,000' of climbing...most in the second half) around mile 12 and he could easily drop Max King on an uphill. A few "mountain guys" like Stian and Luis Alberto and Joe Gray can flat out "short range" climb better...but it depends if the hill is like 15% or 30% grade.

Get to the top of a mountain followed by a technical downhill and Killian is even faster and much better. Max is great at technical downhills and has improved his uphills (he did get 3rd in this race), but Killian really can move fast in the mountains....running...not powerhiking (which is he fast at as well).

It was a surprise to see because he had spent so much time on Everest recently and on skis most of the winter.

Going down?

Leaders dropping 5,000 ft over the next few miles!!

Killian just got his shoulder retaped at 56 miles. Joe Grant left four minutes ahead. Killian will catch him on the ascent so he will have somebody to run with.

Caroline Chaverot 13 minutes from the leader at mile 56. 102 minutes ahead of 2nd female. Damn!