Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run
July 11-13, 1997

The sixth edition of the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run will start at 6:00 am, Friday July 11, 1997, in Silverton, Colorado. This year, the course will be run clockwise - a big loop through the San Juan Mountains of beautiful southwest Colorado: Silverton - Ophir - Telluride - Ouray - Sherman (Lake City) - Silverton, 101.3 miles, 33,000' total elevation gain, 11,186' average elevation, low point 7,680' at Ouray, high point 14,048' at Handies Peak.

1996 RESULTS!

A brief synopsis: Overall winner: Rick Trujillo, 30:44:17. First female: Betsy Kalmeyer, 40:43:13. There were 91 starters, 42 finishers within 48 hours - 46% finish rate. Relatively warm, some rain, no serious injuries. A big success and a fun time for all!

What's New 10/16/96

Interested in the entry requirements? Didn't get in this year's event? There are lots of things you can do to help out!

Photos from the 1996 running
1997 Hardrock Hundred entry form, in Word 2.0 and ascii text formats
Course Description, with photos and a course profile
1996 Runners Information Manual
Aid Stations, Facilities, Access, and Cut offs
Course Maps
Results from previous years
Run reports from previous years
List of 1996 entrants
Hardrock FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Load graphic image of Colorado snopack level

Course Description

Course Director John Cappis' detailed description of the Hardrock course, with photos, is split into sections corresponding to the topo map images below. For those with slower links, the entire text (no images) is also available (note: this is still the counterclockwise direction, as run in 1996. The 1997 version is coming...:

Section 1: Silverton-Pole Creek Pass Aid Station
Section 2: Pole Creek Pass Aid Station-Engineer Aide Station
Section 3: Engineer Aid Station-Ouray
Section 4: Ouray-Telluride
Section 5: Telluride-Silverton
Entire course, text only
Course profile

Course Maps

Map images taken from the Trails Illustrated map #141: "Silverton, Telluride, Ouray, and Lake City", courtesy of Trails Illustrated. The handwritten "A"s on the map denote the aid stations.

Map 1: Silverton-Telluride (777kb)
Map 2: Telluride-Ouray (357kb)
Map 3: Ouray-Engineer Pass (226kb)
Map 4: Engineer Pass-Pole Creek Pass (507kb)
Map 5: Pole Creek Pass-Silverton (441kb)

Reports from Previous Years


1994 - Blake P. Wood (same direction as 1997)
Good advice from Ulli Kamm, a three time finisher.
1996 - Joel Zucker
1996 - Brian Scott's account of pacing Joel Zucker

This page last altered on 12/12/96 by Blake P. Wood, bwood@lanl.gov
This page administered by Stan Jensen, stanj@sgi.com

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