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Pre-2011 TNF UTMB with Geoff Roes and Dakota Jones

A Pre-2011 TNF UTMB video interview with Geoff Roes and Dakota Jones.
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Geoff Roes Dakota Jones 2011 UTMB

Geoff Roes and Dakota Jones before the 2011 TNF UTMB.

Geoff Roes remains the man to beat among American 100 milers. (Geoff Roes post-2010 WS 100 interview) Dakota Jones already has an impressive ultra resume, but he would say that he’s yet to ace a 100 miler despite his second place finish at this year’s Hardrock 100. (Dakota Jones post-2011 Hardrock video) Both runners have had a single taste of European racing: Geoff at the rain-cancelled portion of the 2010 The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc and Dakota at the 20-mile Sierre-Zinal in Switzerland a few weeks ago. This weekend they’ll get a second chance to challenge the world’s top trail runners at this year’s UTMB.

In the following interview, Geoff and Dakota discuss their European trail racing experiences, what they’re looking forward to this weekend, the competition, and more.

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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.