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Courtney Dauwalter, 2026 Hardrock 100 Champion, Interview

A video interview with Courtney Dauwalter after her clockwise course record-setting win at the 2026 Hardrock 100.
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In winning the 2026 Hardrock 100, Courtney Dauwalter becomes a four-time champion and a holder of most of the fastest times on this course. In the following interview, Courtney talks about what went right with this performance, how her stomach turned on the long downhill after the course high point, her bad stomach for the rest of the race, and whether she thinks the code is crackable for a perfect Hardrock day.

Read our 2026 Hardrock 100 results article for the full play-by-play on this year’s race.

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

Courtney Dauwalter, 2026 Hardrock 100 Champion, Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

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Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of and Gear Editor at iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for nearly 20 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, Ultrarunning, 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.