Episode 40 - Hardrock Hopefuls

Send us a textJoin Chris and Dan as they sit down with three incredible guests, Cordis Hall, Emily Hawgood, and Sarah Ostaszewski, for a deep dive into all things Hardrock.Each of them has thrown their name into the hat for this year’s Hardrock 100 lottery, and we talk hopes, history, preparation, and what the race means to them.Make sure to tune in Live for the Hardrock Hundred Lottery presented by Altra this Saturday starting at 10:30am Mountain Time! 

Send us a textEveryone, please welcome on, Trail Work Coordinator Trevor Peterson! Trevor has been in this role for a few years now and helps put on all of the great trail work we do to make sure the Hardrock course is in tip top shape. Chris and Dan with Trevor about everything form his beginnings into ultra-running to what he looks forward to most every year about the weekend! 

Send us a textPlease join Dan and Chris as they welcome on Tommy Stockton and David Coblentz. David and Tom both sit on the lottery subcommittee and share a bit with us about how the Hardrock qualifiers are selected and how the lottery is implemented. We take a deep dive into all the math and statistics into what makes the lottery happen!

Send us a textPlease join Chris and Dan as they welcome on David and Amaya Coblentz! David ran his 13th Hardrock this past summer and everyone involved in this episode paced David for some period of time. Please join us as we discuss everything from David's first Hardrock to his most recent finish. It truly is a family affair!

Send us a textChris and Dan sit down with Hardrock legend Betsy Nye, a 20-time finisher whose story embodies the spirit of the Hardrock Hundred. We dive into her first steps into the run, what keeps her coming back year after year, and how her journey has truly become a family affair. This summer, Betsy returned to Silverton after a year of recovery from major surgery to claim her 20th finish and she shares it all with us!

Send us a textWe’re back! After a well-earned break to recover from Hardrock, Dan and Chris sit down with none other than Dale Garland, the legendary Run Director of the Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run. We dive into the highs, lows, and unforgettable moments from this year’s run around the San Juans!And this is just the start—there’s plenty more exciting content coming your way. Be sure to follow, like, and subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next!

Send us a textPlease join Chris and Dan as they welcome on a true power couple in the sport. Katie has won Western States, UTMB and countless other events and now she is taking on the Hardrock course. Germain is also taking on the Hardrock course tomorrow morning and has an impressive running resume, placing third overall at UTMB in 2023 and 2nd at Diagonale des Fous. We talk about training regiment, their time in the United States and how they are approaching the run. Don't miss this one! 

Send us a textPlease join Chris and Dan as they welcome on the 2024 Hardrock champion Ludovic "Ludo" Pommeret! Ludo set a course record in the clockwise direction in 2024 breaking Killian Jornet's record. We talk about everything from his training, how he likes being in the San Juans and his favorite (or least favorite) parts of the Hardrock course. 

Send us a textPlease join Chris and Dan, as they learn A LOT on this episode. As we are rapidly approaching race day, or maybe on your drive down to ole Silverton town, give this one a listen. Terry Wallace grew up in Los Alamos, NM (at 7000 feet in the Jemez Mountains). So you could say he was raised on a diet of mountain life and adventures. During his formative years, his father (a chemist at Los Alamos National Laboratory) took Terry on nearly weekly trips to the San Juans for mineral collection and general exploration of the mining sites through which Hardrock runs today. Terry was on the geoscience faculty at the University of Arizona for twenty years and then spent almost 15 years at the Los Alamos National Laboratory ultimately rising to serve as Lab Director in 2018.  He is internationally recognized for his expertise in silver minerals which can be traced to his love of the San Juans Mountains near Silverton.

Send us a textPlease join us as Chris and Dan as they welcome on 30th running coordinator, Kayla Ferguson. They talk about all of the great activities that will be surrounding the event this year including the Hall of Fame inductions that will be happening! Tune in and get ready for an exciting Hardrock week!