The Hardrock 100 is a brutally hard, but equally beautiful 100 mile mountain run in the rugged San Juan mountains of southwest Colorado. The course has approximately 34,000 feet of ascent and 34,000 feet of descent at an average elevation of 11,186 feet and a high point of 14,048 feet (Handies Peak). The run starts and ends in Silverton, Colorado and travels through the towns of Telluride, Ouray, and the ghost town of Sherman, crossing thirteen major passes in the 12,000' to 13,000' range.
Although the course is marked, it is minimally flagged and runners often lose time to going off course. The race is also notable for its numerous stream and river crossings, made even more frequent this year due to the heavy snow pack.
Joe Grant has a good race report and first hand experience of his 6th place run at this year's race over at his wonderful blog.
The race was won by French Salomon athlete Julien Chorier and, as per usual, Salomon has a nice video showing the terrain and some of the competition. This race has quickly climbed my bucket list.
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