Kilian Jornet Pre-2010 Western States 100 Interview

iRunFar’s Bryon Powell interviews Kilian Jornet ahead of the 2010 Western States 100.

By on June 24, 2010 | Comments

We caught up with Kilian Jornet two days before the Western States 100. Kilian talks about his desire to run Western States 100, winning the ski mountaineering world championships (he was humble about it), and his training for Western States. He also give advice to beginning (and all) ultramarathoners. Here you go!

Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for more than 15 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.