Hardtalk by the Hardrock 100 Endurance Run – Details, episodes & analysis

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WE ARE BACK and boy do we have a lot on the schedule for you this year. With this first episode of "Season 2" we are hitting the ground running and recapping the 2024 running of the Hardrock 100 Endurance Run. Chris, Dan and Dale sit around and talk about the highs (and some of the lows) of this year's Hardrock and what we are looking forward to heading into the year. Join us for an episode that is lacking in the pointless ups and downs. 

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We felt like Hardrock week should get kicked off with a little bit entertainment for the journey either digitally or physically down to the ole San Juan Mountains.  Our next guest on the podcast doesn't need much of an introduction, a legend in the sport and a great member of the ultrarunning community. Everyone, please join Chris and Dan as they welcome on the always lovely, Courtney Dauwalter!

Episode 19 will mark the end of Season 1 of the Hardtalk Podcast. We will be back in August with more riveting tales and hopefully some good ones from this year as well. Enjoy!

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Hardtalk hosts Dan and Chris (who don't have nicknames) sit down with two absolute legends in Hardrock lore. Please welcome on Karl "Speedgoat" Meltzer who is a 5 time winner of the Hardrock 100 Endurance Run as well as well as countless other hundreds and we also welcome back on the show Jeff "Bronco Billy" Browning to the show. These two are old friends that have a lot of chemistry and tell us about all the great times they have had out on the course. 

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Please join us as we talk with the Hardrock founder, Gordon Hardman. Gordon had the crazy idea of putting together a loop in the San Juan mountains before he got the merry group of founders together. Please join Chris and Dan as they talk with Gordon about the founding of Hardrock and what it has turned into today!

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oin us as Hardtalk Hosts Chris and Dan bring on the run directors of two of the most iconic races in the United States, Craig Thornley and Dale Garland. Craig is the run director for the iconic Western States Endurance Run  and Dale is the run director of the one and only Hardrock 100 Endurance Run. We sit down with Craig and Dale to discuss the intricacies of conducting the lotteries, the influence both of these events have on the sport, the future of diversity and inclusion in the sport as well as the elite field of their respective runs. 

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On this Pre-Lottery Episode please join us as we welcome on Cal, Abby and Craig. All three of them are hoping to get their first chance at the Hardrock 100 course. All three are qualified, have a wide range of tickets and have put in the lottery for the 2024 running. Chris and Dan sit down and talk about what this race means to them, and what they are excited about going into the lottery. 

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Join us on this episode of Hardtalk as Chris and Dan get into what keeps bringing Frosty back to Hardrock, Silverton and the always beautiful San Juan Mountains. We discuss everything from pacing duties to her own wins of the Hardrock 100 Endurance Run. We also talk to Frosty about her own childrens book and the SisuGirls program which is about empowering young women in the outdoors. 

http://www.annafrosty.org/sisu-adventure

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You'll have to pardon our Photoshop skills and settle on having a very detailed explanation of the Hardrock 100 Lottery with Blake Wood. Blake has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Berkeley along with being an amazing ultra runner in his own right, so you know that this is going to be a very detailed explanation.... 

Chris and Dan sat down with Blake for a great and detailed conversation about how the lottery is conducted as well as how it has changed over the years. From the humble beginnings of how the lottery started to how it has evolved into what it is today, we also dove into some speculation about what happens to the lottery in the future! 

Remember, the lottery closes on November 12th, so get your name in!

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Ready for another episode of the Hardtalk podcast? This one features Krissy Moehl! A legend in the sport with more wins at big events than a mere ram with 4 hooves can count. Please join Dan and Chris as they sit down with Krissy to talk about Hardrock, running, her dog PD, and more!

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Please join us in welcoming onto the show Nancy and Rick Hamilton! Nancy and Rick both ran the first edition of the Hardrock 100 Endurance Run and Nancy was the first female winner of Hardrock, as well as one of the first female finishers of the renowned Barkley.  They  moved to Ouray after falling in love with the San Juan Mountains and lived there for over 30 years! Please join us as we talk about all things Hardrock with Nancy and Rick!