I finished the Swiss Alps 100 in 29:03, 13th place in the most competitive year of the race to date. It was all I had hoped for and then some.
The Hardrock 100 has the famous tagline: “Wild and Tough”. I’m giving the Swiss Alps 100, a Hardrock qualifier, the tagline “Scenic and Savage.” I had a hard time finding a good comparison between Swiss Alps and UTMB, but I definitely believe Swiss Alps runs tougher and slower. Even with a 50 hour cutoff, over half the field DNFed.
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