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Sabrina Stanley crushed the competition in 2018 at the Hardrock 100 en route to a victory. She will be tested again in 2019.<\/span>Terrance Siemon\/Adventure Pro file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Hardrock 100 ultramarathon held its lottery on Saturday to select runners to fill out its field of 145.<\/p>\n

The race had 1,916 runners apply from 46 states and 50 foreign countries this year, which is slightly down from the roughly 2,200 applicants in 2019. The ages of the applicants ranged from 19 to 73, and the largest group was 40 to 49 years old, or 43% of the total.<\/p>\n

New this year is a gender-equity provision, guaranteeing the percentage of women in the field at least equals the percentage of women who applied. So, since 345 women applied, representing 18% , 27 women were selected to participate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought the gender equity worked out well,\u201d said race director Dale Garland. \u201cThe lottery is designed for gender equity and also to make it accessible to new runners and people who have been here before. Both are important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because of COVID-19, international runners who were chosen for the previous year\u2019s event but were unable to travel in 2021 gained an automatic entry for the 2022 race, which includes 16 men and two women.<\/p>\n

Automatic entry goes to last year\u2019s winners \u2013 Sabrina Stanley, a two-time champ, and Francois D\u2019Haene, who set a course record last year. D\u2019Haene also won the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc last year in Chamonix, France.<\/p>\n

Garland also got to choose six entries, which are kept secret. He said, however, that his picks this year are elite runners, some runners who have provided service for the event and two with good storylines.<\/p>\n

After that, 119 runners were selected in the lottery. To be eligible for the lottery, the athletes had to complete one of 30 qualifiers around the world that are all at least 100 miles long.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really happy with it,\u201d Garland said this year\u2019s field of athletes. \u201cThere\u2019s some interesting competitive story lines, some competitive longevity story lines, and we\u2019re seeing some people who have run in 10 or 15 Hardrocks.<\/p>\n

Killian Jornet, a four-time Hardrock champion, will race again this year. Aur\u00e9lien Dunand-Pallaz, who finished second at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc last year, also is expected to compete for the title.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s race, Courtney Dauwalter, an Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc winner in 2019 and 2021, will challenge Stanley. \u201cIt will be an interesting dynamic to have those two run,\u201d Garland said.<\/p>\n

Darcy Piceu, an eight-time Hardrock finisher with three wins, also will be in contention, as will Meghan Hicks, a top-three finisher from last year who lives in Silverton, like Stanley.<\/p>\n

Neal Matosky of Durango and Durango High School graduate Dakota Jones also will compete.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see (Jones) in the top 10,\u201d Garland said.<\/p>\n

The race takes place July 15-17. It will start at 6 a.m. on July 15, and the runners will have 48 hours to complete the race. It will start at Silverton and go to Telluride first this year, then Ouray, close to Lake City and finish in Silverton. The first race was held in 1992 and this will be the 27th running of the event. Snow and fires caused a few to be canceled.<\/p>\n

Volunteers are needed for the event. For information, visit hardrock100.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An earlier version of this story misspelled Neal Matosky\u2019s first name.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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