Hardrock 100

Hardrock 100 est un ultra-trail organisé chaque année en juillet dans le Colorado, aux États-Unis. Il se dispute sur un parcours en boucle long de 100,5 miles avec pour point de départ et d’arrivée la localité de Silverton, dans le comté de San Juan. La première édition a eu lieu en 1992. Celles de 1995 et 2002 ont été annulées, respectivement à cause de la neige et de feux de forêts.

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The Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run is an ultramarathon of 100.5 miles in length, plus 33,050 feet of climb and 33,050 feet of descent for a total elevation change of 66,100 feet, at an average elevation of over 11,000 feet. The race is held on a loop course on 4WD roads, dirt trails, and cross country in Southern Colorado’s San Juan Range, USA. Event Description 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. Entrants must travel above 12,000 feet (3,700 m) of elevation a total of 13 times, with the highest point on the course being the 14,048′ summit of Handies Peak. The race has been held in early July of each year beginning in 1992, except for 1995 (too much snow) and 2002 (nearby forest fires). Each year’s race is run in the opposite direction of the previous year’s event (2015 was run in the counter-clockwise direction, 2016 will be clockwise). In order to complete the event, instead of crossing a finish line, runners are required to ‘kiss the Hardrock’, a picture of a ram’s head painted on a large block of stone mining debris. This course offers a graduate level challenge for endurance runs. The course is designed to provide extreme challenges in altitude, steepness, and remoteness. Mountaineering, wilderness survival and wilderness navigation skills are as important in this event as your endurance.