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Strength and Smoke: Aliza Lapierre’s Pre-2026 Hardrock 100 Interview

A video interview with Aliza Lapierre before the 2026 Hardrock 100.

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Coming back for her second go at the event, Aliza Lapierre arrives to the 2026 Hardrock 100 with hopes of better air quality than last year. In the following interview, Aliza talks about being an asthmatic and her worries about the current wildfire smoke, her time in Silverton, Colorado, training ahead of the run, and a special encounter with prior women’s course record holder Diana Finkel on the Colorado Trail.

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[Editor’s Note: If you are unable to see the video above, click here to watch it.]

Aliza Lapierre Pre-2026 Hardrock 100 Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

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Meghan Hicks

Meghan Hicks is the Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar. She’s been running since she was 13 years old, and writing and editing about the sport for more than 15 years. She served as iRunFar’s Managing Editor from 2013 through mid-2023, when she stepped into the role of Editor-in-Chief. Aside from iRunFar, Meghan is the Board President of the Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run, has worked in communications and education in several of America’s national parks, was a contributing editor for Trail Runner magazine, and served as a columnist at Marathon & Beyond. She’s the co-author of Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running with Bryon Powell. She won the 2013 Marathon des Sables, finished on the podium of the Hardrock 100 Mile in 2021, and has previously set fastest known times on the Nolan’s 14 mountain running route in 2016 and 2020. Based part-time in Moab, Utah and Silverton, Colorado, Meghan also enjoys reading, biking, backpacking, and watching sunsets.