Kilian Jornet Post-2010 Western States 100 Interview
June 28, 2010 by Bryon Powell · 11 Comments
Kilian shares his take on his third place finish at the 2010 Western States 100. For 78 miles, he ran essentially tied for the lead with Anton Krupicka before cramping and falling back to finish in 16:04:49 just ahead of Nick Clark. Kilian shares some of the mistakes he made (not carrying enough water, not enough heat training, and spending too much time in aid stations) and how he might correct them at the upcoming Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc … and next year at Western States. ;-)
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Bryon Powell is the Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar.com, which he founded five years ago. Also the author of Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, he's quickly approaching 10 years as an ultrarunner and 20 years as a trail runner. These days he calls Park City, Utah and its trails home.
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100% Class Act, Kilian Jornet.
I’m definitely a fan after this interview.
He IS a really nice guy! Pulling for 80 miles without water in the heat and stopped just when he fall down because of cramping… I will still put my voice in his favor next time ;-) Although Tony and Geoff were amazing…
Very interesting interview. But my view on the questions and answers is he just did not know how to run, hydrate and eat…something his salomon handlers should have told him to do…Maybe if he comes back next year him,anton and geoff can have another battle..
Wow. He comes back with this education … yoiks!
No kidding, George. Can you imagine someone imploding to a 16 hour Western States!
So incredibly humble and so much respect for his fellow competitors. One of the nicest guys out there. Great interview.
UTMB needs to arrange for Tony to be there this year!
I talked with Tony about UTMB and it doesn’t fit with his work schedule. While I’d love to see a rematch of Kilain, Geoff, and Anton around Mont Blanc, I’d love to see a healthy Tony make another go at Carpenter’s Leadville record.
Great interview with Kilian, Bryon. Very interesting to hear what he said about stopping versus going through aid stations. Funny, if you didn’t know who he was you might be inclined to think this was his first rodeo – NOT. Very kul. Watch out next year!