Kilian Jornet Just Won The Hardrock 100 Race In CO With a Dislocated Shoulder

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SILVERTON, CO - JULY 15: Kilian Jornet #1 of Spain runs to the finish of the Hardrock 100 endurance run through the San Juan Mountains on July 15, 2017, in Silverton, Colorado. Jornet won the event for the fourth straight time, completing the 100.5-mile loop course that starts and ends in Silverton. (Photo by Daniel Petty/The Denver Post)

Spaniard Kilian Jornet, who just summited Mt. Everest in 17 hours in May 2017 without supplemental oxygen, just won the Hardrock 100 race with a dislocated shoulder.

On mile 13 of this race, Kilian fell while descending a snowfield and dislocated his shoulder.  He got up, popped the shoulder back in place himself, and kept running.  He ended up winning the 100.5-mile race.  His time was just over 24 hours.

The Hardrock 100 is one of the toughest races anywhere.  The race involves 66,000-vertical-feet of elevation change in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado on technical terrain, snow, rocks, dirt road, high altitudes, and rough weather.

Kilian has now won this race 4 times.

“I’m very happy to have won, especially because I really didn’t think I could finish today because my shoulder was hurting a lot but in the end I managed to carry on and cross the finish line. That aside, I felt good throughout the race, although it’s been without question really tough. I had to race hard against Mike and Joe but that’s what I like about these races.” – Kilian Jornet, today

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