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Putting on a Show: Jimmy Elam’s Pre-2026 Hardrock 100 Interview

A video interview with Jimmy Elam before the 2026 Hardrock 100.

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Jimmy Elam arrives at the 2026 Hardrock 100 with a decade of experience running mountainous ultras. In the following interview, Jimmy talks about how the trails around Silverton, Colorado — where the race takes place — are different from other mountains, being a lifelong runner, racing the 2025 Mammoth 200 Mile, coming to live and train in Silverton for the month of June, and how he hopes the men put on a good show.

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Jimmy Elam Pre-2026 Hardrock 100 Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

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Eszter Horanyi

Eszter Horanyi identifies as a Runner Under Duress, in that she’ll run if it gets her deep into the mountains or canyons faster than walking would, but she’ll most likely complain about it. A retired long-distance bike racer, she turned to running around 2014 and has a bad habit of saying yes to terribly awesome/awesomely terrible ideas on foot. The longer and more absurd the mission, the better. This running philosophy has led to an unsupported FKT on Nolan’s 14 and many long and wonderful days out in the mountains with friends.