2025 Entrants & Wait Lists
Congratulations to all of this year's entrants - we look forward to seeing you in Silverton this coming July!
To everyone else - thank you for applying, and we hope to see you on the start line soon!
Hardrock 2025 Official Print
The art selection committee has selected the attached photo as the official photo of the 2025 Hardrock. It was submitted by South African photographer Marzelle van der Merwe who wrote:
Watching the Salomon film, Kroger's Canteen, in 2015 is quite literally the reason I started trail running! Last year I had the opportunity to visit the San Juans for the first time during Hardrock and it was such a meaningful few weeks camping under the stars and running with friends. The day before Hardrock I ran from Cunningham Gulch towards Maggie Gulch, I noticed the three granite peaks in the distance and immediately knew I wanted to return to this section of the trail during Hardrock. I waited for over an hour to line the runners up on the horizon against the peaks, and was lucky to have the shadows play along with my intentions!
Tommyknocker Tales - March 2025
Check out RD Dale's monthly missive to this year's entrants, with topics including:
- Snow Report
- Zoom Sessions
- Happy Hours
- Say hello to Ouray
and more!
NITECORE - New Outdoor Lighting Partner
Driven by the philosophy of “Keep Innovating”, Nitecore has led the industry with 18 years of innovation. NITECORE has collaborated with prestigious global trail races, including HK100, Hong Kong TransLantau™ by UTMB, ULTRA-TRAIL® VILLAGE 2024 organized by UTMB, and Amazean Jungle Thailand by UTMB. NITECORE also supports top trail running ambassadors, including Katie Schide (2024 UTMB Champion), Joaquin Lopez (2024 UTMB 3rd place), Jiasheng Shen (2023 UTMB CCC 2nd place), and Fuzhao Xiang (2023 UTMB 4th place), etc.
Specializing in outdoor lighting, NITECORE has introduced a range of lightweight trail running gear, including headlamps and carbon fiber power banks, which meet the mandatory gear requirements of many trail races and have gained widespread popularity within the trail running community.
NITECORE chose to collaborate with the Hardrock 100 because of its immense recognition and influence within the global trail running community. As a leading global lighting brand, we aim to showcase our innovative products to more passionate trail runners and enthusiasts. Through this partnership, we also look forward to expanding our brand’s reach in the North American market.
March Snow Report
With the arrival of March we are about 2/3rds of the way through the snow season and it’s looking like the 2024-2025 will be below average - not terrible, but still disappointing. The February snowfall in the San Juans was below average and as result the snowpack on the Hardrock course is only at 70% of the historical average (see the figure below). In Silverton, the February snowfall was about 24” (compared to the average of 30”) and the total seasonal snowfall of 78.7”, more than 10" below the average of 90”. On the bright side, we’ve had more seasonal snow than last year when March 1st saw a seasonal total of only 64” in Silverton. But it’s still looking like a dry spring, so fire concerns are becoming a reality. Silverton typically gets 30” of snow in March, so we’ll see if the current trend changes.
2025 Service Requirement
The 2025 Lottery Service Requirement Form is now available for download on OpenSplitTime. To download the form, visit the lottery link and follow instructions you find there.
CONGRATULATIONS to 2024's Joel Zucker Memorial Scholarship winners!
This year we are supporting 13 Continuing Education students each receiving $3,000, for a total distribution of $39,000.
The following 13 students will each receive $3,000:
Continuing Education:
- Daniela Acosta
- Raja Braford-Lefebvre
- Katelyn Cunningham
- Emelie deKay
- Paton Edwards
- Ian Hall
- Miranda Hall
- Bennett Levine
- Jaden McNeese
- Belen Roof
- Caroline Thompson
- Kharis Weller
- Molly Wright
In the past 25 years, we have awarded a total of 151 scholarships totaling $327,050 in memory of Joel Zucker who passed away in 1998 after completing his third Hardrock Hundred run. Joel was a university librarian who loved running in the San Juan Mountains and we established this scholarship in his memory to support local students who are continuing their education.
Hardrock 100 At a Glance
100-mile run with 33,197 feet of climb and 33,197 feet of descent for a total elevation change of 66,394 feet with an average elevation of 11,186 feet - low point 7,680 feet (Ouray) and high point 14,048 feet (Handies Peak).
We acknowledge the land the Hardrock 100 traverses is the ancestral homeland of the Ute, Puebloan and Diné people. Information about this land is often told from dominant perspectives, without full recognition of the original land stewards. We invite others to join us in this acknowledgment to heal, renew and reaffirm the First Nations’ history and continued presence in Colorado and pay tribute to these traditional homelands and its people.
All or part of this operation is conducted on Public Lands under special permit from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service.
