The Hardrock 100 is an ultramarathon of 100.5 miles in length, with the first edition taking place in 1992.
It’s a “salute to the toughness and perseverance of the Hardrock miners who lived and worked in the area”.
It starts and finishes in Silverton, Colorado and features 33,197 feet of climb and exactly the same amount of descent given the looped nature of the course, with the direction switching each year.
In 2026 it will be run will be in a clockwise direction.
There are 147 prized places each year and the respective fields are headed by some of ultrarunning’s biggest names – Courtney Dauwalter tops the women’s field while 2024 and 2025 Hardrock champion Ludovic Pommeret will likely be vying for the men’s title with Tom Evans, who has already won both Western States and UTMB.
Follow LIVE
It all gets under way at 6am local time on Friday 10 July, which is 8am Eastern Time, 1pm in the UK and 2pm CET.
There are various ways to follow the race unfold including live GPS tracking and live aid station splits.
There will be a live broadcast throughout too which will be streamed on YouTube via the excellent Mountain Outpost team which is embedded below – note the four different sections which should cover all the podium finishers.
Hardrock 100 Endurance Run
start list
The full start lists are here.
Standout on the women’s side is the GOAT Courtney Dauwalter, the winner in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and back after missing last year when she saw Katie Schide take her anti-clockwise record on what was her debut!
For the men, it’s that Ludovic Pommeret vs Tom Evans battle which leaps out – and the two have been training together recently, with French veteran Pommeret, who is seeking a third straight win, good enough to pass on some of his expertise to the reigning UTMB winner who is making his debut.
Click here to read a fascinating deep dive into Evans’ preparation here courtesy of his coach Scott Johnson and lots of TrainingPeaks data.
Notable runners
Route
The Hardrock 100 passes through what organisers describe as “some of the most beautiful and rugged mountains in the world”.
Starting from and finishing at Silverton, the 100.5 miles see the altitude range from 7,700 to 14,048 feet which can mean that snow is an issue in some years.
The clockwise course features 33,000 feet of elevation at an average of 11,000 feet above sea level so altitude is a huge issue. Handies Peak, at 14,048 feet is the course’s high point and comes around two third of the way in this year.
Four legs link Telluride, Ouray, Lake City and Silverton areas in that order this year and there are 14 aid stations en route.
Runners are warned to steer clear of elk in the high meadows, especially if they are with their young while black bears and mountain lions may also be encountered.
And of course everyone is mindful of the fact that the Gold Mountain Fire is currently burning outside Ouray but as things stand the race should not be impacted.
Previous winners and course records
The fastest Hardrock 100 times for the clockwise route (so applicable this year) were both set in 2024 by Ludovic Pommeret (21:33:06) and the GOAT Courtney Dauwalter (26:11:47).
The counter-clockwise records are held by François D’Haene (21:45:50 from 2021) and Katie Schide (25:50:23 from 2025).
Recent winners:
2015: Men: Kilian Jornet (ESP) – 23:28:10, Women: Anna Frost (NZL) – 28:22:56
2016: Men: Kilian Jornet (ESP) and Jason Schlarb (USA) – 22:58:28, Women: Anna Frost (NZL) – 29:02:03
2017- Men: Kilian Jornet (ESP) – 24:32:19, Women: Caroline Chaverot (FRA) – 28:31:50
2018– Men: Kilian Jornet (ESP) – 24:08:04, Women: Sabrina Stanley (USA) – 28:45:51
2019- Race did not occur due to weather
2020- race did not occur due to COVID
2021- Men: Francois D’Haene (FRA) – 21:45:50, Women: Kaytlyn Gerbin (USA) – 28:31:48
2022- Men: Kilian Jornet (ESP) – 21:36:24, Women: Courtney Dauwalter (USA) – 26:44:36
2023- Men: Aurelian Dunand-Pallaz (FRA) 23:00:07, Women: Courtney Dauwalter (USA) – 26:14:08
2024- Men: Ludovic Pommeret (FRA) 21:33:06, Women: Courtney Dauwalter (USA) – 26:11:47
2025- Men: Ludovic Pommeret (FRA) 22:21:53, Women: Katie Schide (USA) – 25:50:23
Past winners
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