Crewing & Pacing the 2022 Hardrock 100 [EXTENDED CUT]

In July of 2022, we drove to Silverton, Colorado to join our friends at the Hardrock 100, a 102 mile race with over 33,000 of elevation gain in a remote region of the San Juan Mountains.
Our friends Dana and Ken from Vancouver were running the race, and with our friends Jackie and Jeff, we'd be supporting them both and helping to crew Ken and to take turns pacing him through the final half of the race.
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[@JeffPelletier]

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[@hibiru6868]

It's inspirational to see all the "older" runners that finished. They may not have been close to the leaders, but they won the race against the mountains.

[@ohhhknoxville]

Ok but, is no one talking about how AAMAAZZINGGGGGGG and how inspirational Ken is?? He pushed through all these miles and made it look easy! He’s hard as a rock and made it through the end. AMAZING job Ken (if you ever see this) and holy cow you all are built like iron man!! Good job everyone!!!

[@audreelafreniere2258]

Indeed! We want to be like Ken when we grow up.

[@CCFASadventure]

I cannot thank you enough for capturing my finish with my family. I was the next to the last finisher and with fluid in my lungs through the back half, it was a full on push for 36 hours.

[@JeffPelletier]

My pleasure! That’s my favourite moment of the film actually. Way to get it done 👏

[@msgdedadvnture]

I think I've watched this specific film about 6 times now. Never gets old. Hope to find myself in Silverton to experience this event eventually. Phenomenal work.

[@dbk81]

30:40, legit had tears in my eyes for Dana, those that know, know the moment that between you and your ultimate goal is immense pain/struggle, but you still move forward. Funny how those memories fade away at the finish line. ❤

[@Bassgesicht]

Beeing someone who discovered trail running only recently, the love & respect within that community always amazes me. So much positivity in that sport

[@lukedominick7742]

One of my favorite Jeff Pelletier films

[@tyjohnsrud]

Dana leaving that last aid station is what it's all about. 👏👏👏

[@jtonic5155]

35 mins in, Little Giant Basin.............................Center of the universe! Excellent Work Jeff, Captured perfectly.

[@buckmanriver]

I liked how this film showcased the folks finishing right before the cut off.

[@nickjarvis3614]

You've outdone yourself, once again, Jeff. This is the BEST video footage I've seen from the Hardrock course yet. So clear and beautiful. It was like being there in person, minus the altitude. Can't wait for the next one!

[@andyaitch3038]

Dana's feet! Yowza! Dana and Ken are a couple of legends, such a great film.

[@sherwinmoscow9455]

What a cool video. The community support is just unbelievable. Well done to Jeff and Audrey.

[@dreejz]

"We need a cheer" "uhhh no." 🤣

[@mitchalone]

I don‘t know why, but this brought me to tears! Thanks for sharing this awesome experience! And congratulations to all the finishers!

[@joefaifer]

You and me both

[@kirival117]

What an animal! The pickup to run at mile 95ish up on the last pass was badass!

[@jimc3891]

The hike up to Grant Swamp is so different with the burn scar early on. So many spectators at the pass. Not so long ago few to none made the hike up. The climb up the side they descended is an experience as well as the climb up Oscar’s in the distance. Actually the entire course is an amazing journey as anyone fortunate enough to have made it knows so gratefully well. 09’ Hardrocker.

[@SubtleForces]

You do know the 150 bad dad jokes have to be in the next newsletter, right? So many inspiring people: Your friend's ability to see the beauty and donut through this tough race, those amazing front-runners running down the gully, the pacers, the crews, the dogs, the cheerleaders, the kid which knows presence matters more than word or 47:50 and 47:57 finishers as Jornet watches. Though, it's hard to beat the cool of Audrée casually pumping up camping equipment at altitude with a smile while reaching for a drink...Except for being the filmographer capturing it

[@Noone-ve7jf]

«Im from Alaska and this is chilling me out» best comment ever

[@sterlingsimmons8309]

It looks like more than anything, these people are fueled by positivity. Themselves and everyone around them. I think that's what keeps them going.

[@a-jay1203]

This channel is therapeutic🧘🏽‍♂️

[@silverdesk72]

Amazing film. It’s the best Hardrock film I’ve ever seen. Congratulations. Great storytelling.

[@mikew6840]

Stunning scenery and filming, thanks for taking us along. What an amazing community you are a part of 🤩!

[@JeffPelletier]

Thank you!

[@PeteRubish]

This footage is the real deal! We can really envision ourselves there, thank you!

[@seth5321]

This was just what I needed to see as I’m in final preparations for my first 100mi in two weeks! Super inspiring as always!

[@zarahhofer5038]

What a wonderful film Jeff! You’ve really captured the heart and feeling of what goes into be of these races and the incredible people that participate in them. I worked with ken a number of years ago and it was so cool to see him achieve this incredible goal! Truly inspirational!!🙌

[@afewmominutes]

Great perspective to watch, awesome video Jeff. Glad you released the extended cut, this was great

[@nordicview4837]

Thank you so much for this wonderful video! So heartwarming, so inspiring, so beautiful! 🙌🏼 Such an exceptional community, nature and people you are with. And I loved to see a race from the perspective of the crew.

[@heatherhepplewhite7885]

Great to see the full video! I love seeing the whole story, including the crewing and the running-it takes a village!

[@krewjones]

Baller footage from one of the best mountain ranges

[@thomasbowling3146]

You really captured some beautiful moments at Hardrock & great scenery! Congrats to your runners, Ken & Dana! They are tough as nails! I love this event & wish you well in getting in yourself!

[@frankfarmer3048]

Outstanding work there, capturing the Hardrock 100. I felt like I was right there with you all.

[@joefaifer]

This is beyond inspirational. Looking at the joy, the pain, the journey, the ups, the downs. What a video to inspire myself and others to get out and run these trails. See you all in a race soon enough!

[@severiner7168]

Wow what a beautiful place! Loved the conviviality of the race too. Off to see where it is on the map...

[@HilaryAnn]

This was so awesome Jeff! Fun reliving our Ophir Pass adventures, and you captured the beauty (and difficulty) of Hardrock so well. Really enjoyed this one :)

[@CR-ew9gl]

Amazing job by both runners, thanks Jeff for sharing the experience with us

[@trueredred859]

Awesome video,true kinship,runner,pacer,family and supporters plus crew ❤❤

[@lizusedon9237]

As always an amazing film to watch! You really feel you are part of it and sharing the excitement and toughness of it. The location and scenery has me lost for words! What a truly beautiful place on Earth it is. The event itself looks so supportive and food looks amazing. I love the way the people are so supportive too! I hope we can watch you & Audree compete in Hardrock in 2023! Good luck!🙌🙌

[@luduong]

Thank you for taking us on this adventure!

[@brownfycatcher]

Hey Jeff, what a fantastic series again. I've never wanted to do a multi-stage race, but I can definitely see the attraction after watching this and your Namibia series. Although I thought your Namibia documentaries were awesome, I have more of a connection with this series. I was very lucky to be invited out to Georgia to speak at a wildlife festival about 10 years ago. I stayed with a local family in a village in the hills above Batumi (organised by Batumi Raptor Count/Birdlife Georgia) during the height of the Honey Buzzard migration. I also visited Tiblisii and camped in the High Caucasus, we hiked up from near Kasbegi. So it was fantastic to see some of the areas I had been to, featured in your films. I think due to serious mental health issues, my travelling days are most likely over. So I am content running my local trails and fells here in the Lake District (UK) and entering an ultra or two 😁. I look forward to continuing to travel vicariously through your top level videos. Thank you for what you do, it does help me and inspire me a lot. Keep up the fantastic work 👍

[@steinwand1]

Beautiful video. Made me dream. Thanks!

[@amanda-ray]

We love this area in Colorado (we are from New Mexico). Ophir Pass is where we got engaged, and then we got married in Silverton! We have done the Imogene Pass run for 2 years now and it's been hard but super fun-definitely recommend! We had some friends volunteer/run in the Hard Rock as well. So glad you had a great time!

[@sirsm0ke583]

I can feel the energy through this vid. Nice done!

[@josiebones1]

I loved this! You really captured the community and individual effort that is the heart of these events! I can't wait to attend one myself!

[@brittanykopke6133]

I’m putting good lottery vibes out there for you two!!

[@gabriellebargas8632]

Amazing video! Thank you for sharing

[@paulhoulden]

Great film mate, opened my eyes to running in America! also that tradition of the last hour is actually an amazing idea!

[@andrewinpompey]

Great video, really captures a sense of what it was like

[@ceciliadove7433]

Beautiful work on documenting your friends' race experiences! Fingers crossed you and Audree get in next year!

[@berkahmbf749]

Nice video my friend and thank you for sharing👍👍

[@DavidMackenziekong]

Great Job Man! It's really expensive about the race and the athletes. Beautiful man!

[@SuperMentalMicky]

Thanks!

[@JeffPelletier]

Thanks Mike!

[@spacemanspiff01]

This was a fun little doc and I’m glad KZbin put it in my feed. One of the best parts was trying to see how many times I cameoed somewhere in the background: 4 times, twice prominently. I think we met out there and chatted for a minute or two. I was the guy out there shooting on slide film. Think I got a few frames of your friends. Will have to send them over to you and you can pass them on to them.

[@JeffPelletier]

That would be great! That’s rad that you still shoot on slide film, btw.

[@thezz199]

Thank you for this and beautiful editing. I've been wanting to support/volunteer so this was a great perspective.

[@johnmiller5630]

Great video with absolutely stunning scenery👏🏻👏🏻

[@SiriusScientist]

What a great video!

[@VascoDanielNunes-hq8iw]

The true experience❤

[@kwd-2023]

Oh man Dana's feet at 29:15 that tells the whole story of how hard this is.

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

That metal plaque at the top of Grant Swamp pass, I was caught up there, just a few weeks before when you were there, in gale force winds. I had to lay down just below that plaque holding on to that rock for dear life for 20 minutes until the winds died down enough I could escape off the mountain. Good times. I can't believe I didn't find out about that last section you paced into silverton... what a world class piece of a scenery.

[@carolcarol3938]

I was wondering what that plaque was for.... whether for someone who lost their life, o a trail marker? Please enlighten me what it was for. I saw the winning leading woman place a small rock at the base of it. Cheers from Australia

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

@@carolcarol3938 I believe it is in memory of a deceased ultra runner

[@carolcarol3938]

@@IdRatherBeHiking thank you

[@mpelletier62]

Video / Documentary like this is why I don't pay 100$ a month for cable :P

[@chadlasater7586]

Another amazing video, Jeff. Keep up the great work! Someday I'll hopefully get to run Hardrock myself!

[@JeffPelletier]

Let me know if you need a pacer when you do! 😉

[@jonasjonasson15]

Yet, another inspiring creation 👍👍

[@ricodelavega4511]

love the video, love audree's wiggling fingers in anticipation at the beginning as you bring her a drink. also, your shorts are too long, audree's are just right. ken, oldie but goodie, dana and him very inspiring.

[@lizusedon9237]

Love your shorts Jeff!❤️😄

[@ricodelavega4511]

@@lizusedon9237 nah, he should take it to seth demoor level shorts, 2 or 3 inch-ers

[@VirtualTrailRunning]

Love it, well done!!

[@pauladams1659]

Amazing video, Jeff. I met you at the pizza joint in Ouray and you were kind enough to chat for a while. I was even more excited to meet Audrea. Good luck in the lottery. See you in Silverton next year. (Can’t wait to see your dual perspective UTMB movie.)

[@nihao4587]

gorgeous scenery, top-notch video-graph and editing, great work Jeff, keep it up

[@JeffPelletier]

🙏

[@RRP3168]

As usual, a great video.

[@ozenfant_ozn]

love your films Jeff!

[@affluentforager5704]

Geezle not an ugly inch in that race! I see why it’s so popular now!

[@Harta23]

Wooo Avesome dear friend hard rock the best SHARING dear friend Nice mountain 🗻🗻🗻🗻 Beautiful mature Take care always friend

[@alex_prizzi]

9:54 ... watching this dude's technical downhill skills. Wow.

[@redscap17]

very inspiring

[@monsterenery765]

Awsome job = well done

[@kristiwiley8413]

amazing video!

[@JeffPelletier]

Thanks Kristi!

[@nicoder6]

excellent

[@imixmag]

Great video as usual. Do you happen to know what shoes Ken was wearing? They seem like Hokas but I'm not sure which one.

[@JeffPelletier]

Thanks! I think they were Speedgoats.

Harika bir video süpersiniz... Türkiye den selamlar

[@afitcouchpotato5444]

On the subject of running I have to ask you Jeff in any of the race you’ve martialed/ran have you ever had any close calls against wildlife? Nevertheless you’re awesome I love watching these videos keep up the hard work!

[@fexsebastien]

I always ask myself what kind of pace you guys have when running /pacing these crazy races.... :)

[@pavelivanov8147]

Jeff, thanks a lot for the video! Loved watching it! While doing that I also realized that Audree wears a type of hat that I was looking around for for quite some time (the one that is seen e.g. at 13:50 mark). Would you mind sharing what brand is that?

[@JeffPelletier]

Thanks! Audrée tells me that’s her Arc’teryx Sinsola hat.

[@pavelivanov8147]

@@JeffPelletier Thanks a lot!

[@michael7324]

Courtney (Big shorts) Dauwalter. Love her.

[@this.7]

what a great content, hi from Malaysia, is there any qualification term and conditions to run hard rock 100 miles, like point to run utmb, i looking forward to run there if possible, i’ve done 100 miles and 100k trail in Malaysia. Thank You

[@JeffPelletier]

It's very difficult to get in to Hardrock. First you need to run one of just a few qualifying races, and then you can enter a lottery which is very difficult to win.

[@wingtaylor9175]

Just took my Hardrock FOMO to 11…. Thanks?

[@graceb2404]

3:00 Courtney Daulwalter? omg

[@ladycapricorn1289]

I thought it was in Hong Kong.hehe..i saw your name in a HK page..

[@afitcouchpotato5444]

Beautiful footage, what did you shoot most of this on? And what was the grip you used?

[@JeffPelletier]

Thanks! Most of the aid station scenes were filmed on a Sony a6600. The grip is from SmallRig, along with their camera cage. All of the running footage was filmed on a GoPro Hero 10.

[@joeyhuer01]

Not sure if anyone asked... what camera did you use?

[@JeffPelletier]

Most of the aid station footage was shot on a Sony a6600 mirrorless camera, the rest on the GoPro Hero 10. A few shots from the Insta360 One X2.

[@joeyhuer01]

@@JeffPelletier thank you

[@carolcarol3938]

@@JeffPelletier Hi, just wanted to congratulate you on a wonderful video. Do you know what that very large wooden house/lodge like building was at around 37.02 please? Cheers from Australia

[@Noone-ve7jf]

Name of the song at 34:00 ?

[@jtonic5155]

Copper Horse by Kylie Dailey..................This version is without lyrics which is pretty cool. Jeff where can you get instrumental version?

[@goodtoBfit]

Pacing is so overrated. You wanna finish a hundred, do it without pacers and without help at aid stations, run solo and deal with all the problems yourself. That's what running a hundred is all about. Then you can truly say "I finished 100 miles". I, myself, have 26 consecutive 100 mile races finished under my belt including UTMB, not one DNF, and never used a pacer. Never will. What's the point of saying "I finished" when in reality, you couldn't have done it without all the people that supported you along the way? Not a great achievement at all, if you ask me.

[@JeffPelletier]

There’s definitely an argument to be made for an against the use of pacers. I’ve had them for a couple of my 100’s, but never for a 200. But to say that running UTMB without a pacer is running it “alone” is a bit of an overstatement - that’s the most crowded event I’ve ever done 😉 I’m curious if your 100’s have all been in Europe, or were some of those in North America? And you don’t take aid from the volunteers at Aid stations at all, you run completely self-supported?

[@goodtoBfit]

@@JeffPelletier I've ran all of my races in North America and Canada, with the exception of UTMB. No help was given to me except when at aid station, grabbing food from the table or refilling my own water bottle, obviously, but I did not have a crew waiting on stand by at every stop ready to hand me whatever I needed or change my socks for that matter. I have finished some of the hardest races out there, like Fat Dog 120 and Ouray 100, which, btw, is much harder that HR100 and has an xtra 2k of elevation gain and loss. For me, a solo finish means just that, finishing a race myself, no crew no pacers. Victory is so much sweeter that way and it should be since YOU are the one who deserves all the credit for finishing the race. If you got as far as signing up for a hundred, might as well keep your crew and your pacers away from it and see if you really are as good as you claim to be. That's the way I see it, please feel free to disagree with me.

[@goodtoBfit]

@@JeffPelletier true, UTMB was crowded and you always had a few guys beside you or running by at all times. You cannot avoid that. I personally prefer smaller races where you don't see anyone for hours at the time. I also prefer mountain races and point to point, where the scenery changes and terrain is never the same. Might give TOR a shot again in 2023, all of my previous attempts of getting in were unsuccessful unfortunately

[@jassaljs]

Just wow! 🦾

[@dbk81]

Man, is there anything better than golden hour finishers. 🥲❤