Bryon Powell of iRunFar interviews Frenchman Julien Chorier prior to the 2011 Hardrock 100.
Frenchman Julien Chorier (Salomon) talked with us about his first trip to the United States, his training, and previewing the Hardrock course. For those who don’t know Julien, he’s won the CCC, finished third at UTMB, and won the Grand Raid de la Reunion. He is a very experienced mountain ultrarunner who, from what we’ve learned, is more likely to run his own smart, tough race rather than to try and win from the gun.
[Sorry about the audio, we filmed this under an awning during some rain.]
Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for more than 15 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, 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.
