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Something Completely Different: Tom Evans’ Pre-2026 Hardrock 100 Interview

A video interview with Tom Evans before the 2026 Hardrock 100.

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Tom Evans from the U.K. comes to the 2026 Hardrock 100 excited to race and experience the history of the trails. In the following interview, Tom talks about his training leading up to the race, learning about the history of the trails and race, having fun in Silverton, Colorado, with his crew, and what he thinks it’ll take to be successful on the day.

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Tom Evans Pre-2026 Hardrock 100 Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

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.