For a remote 100 mile race with a 48 hour cut off that could see you facing extreme weather conditions you want the right gear. The Hardrock 100 takes runners to over 14,000 feet altitude and the weather is unpredictable in the Rocky Mountains. Gear choices are personal, but here is what I took along…
I was dead scared of running the Leadville Trail 100, or more precisely, of failing spectacularly. At 30 hours, it’s a tight cut-off for a high-altitude race, which contributes to only about half of participants finishing each year. As I stepped out of the bus on the town’s wide main road, lined by old-time Saloons,…