Kilian Jornet of Spain and Courtney Dauwalter of Colorado set new course records at the Hardrock 100 endurance race in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado, finishing in 21:36:24 and 26:44:36 respectively. They broke the previous records held by Francois D’Haene (21:45:50, 2021) and Diana Finkel (27:18:24, 2009). The race is considered one of the toughest endurance competitions in the world at 102 miles long over difficult terrain and at a high elevation.
In the men’s race, François d’Haene, last year’s winner and the previous course record holder, finished only 15 minutes behind Jornet, in 21:51:21. Rounding out the men’s podium is Dakota Jones, in 23:09:19.
In the women’s event, Canada’s Stephanie Case finished second in 33:52:40. Hannah Green of Silverton, Colorado was third, in 34:26:39.
Jornet had not made an appearance at Hardrock since 2017, when he won the race for the fourth consecutive year, despite falling and dislocating his shoulder around the 40-mile mark.
Dauwalter had failed to finish last year’s Hardrock 100 because of stomach issues. Going into the event, she said she had tweaked her nutrition strategy and it clearly paid off.
The course was run in a clockwise direction this year – it alternates each year – packing 33,000 feet of elevation through the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, starting and finishing in Silverton.
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