By Rob Hodgetts, CNN Photography by Summits of My Life / Sebastien Montaz-Rossett. Who do you think will be at the front of the men’s field over there? I’m happy for that. But even here, at Pikes Peak, it’s a race that has a huge history, but I think, yeah, it’s about the personal challenge of every runner and this connection of being close to the mountains. Yngvild Kaspersen Post-2019 Pikes Peak Marathon Interview, Ultramarathon Training: A Guide to Everything, Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons, Rémi Bonnet Pre-2019 Pikes Peak Marathon Interview, Eli Gordón Pre-2019 Pikes Peak Marathon Interview, Kilian Jornet Pre-2019 Pikes Peak Marathon Interview. Incredible achievement to win by 12 minutes. By: Kilian Jornet 30 October, 2019 6 December, 2019 Opinion , People & History 2 Comments on Nirmal Purja’s 14x8x7 and the limit of Altitude Tourism 189 days is the time it took Nirmal Purja “Nims” and his team to climb the 14 principal summits above 8000 meters. In the winter of 2019, Kilian Jornet had a very different challenge: he wanted to test himself and f View story. iRunFar: It’s probably like that at Zegama, as well. iRunFar: So, obviously you know the front of the sport as well as anyone. iRunFar: And you know at that point that Carpenter’s time is untouchable. Jornet: Yeah, it’s so stressing. This documentary follows Jornet through an intense 10-day tour of 10 cities around the world, allowing the public to see, for the first time, everything that goes on around the professional athlete, and revealing his lesser-known, uninhibited side. We are all experiencing the same thing. That’s some years, huh? Kilian Jornet vient de réaliser une incroyable performance à Sierre Zinal en ce week-end du 11 août 2019, une performance pour rappeler à quel point l’Homme est Hors-Norme. Tell me: How have you seen trail running change in the last decade? Well, keep enjoying it, Kilian. iRunFar: You didn’t get the record today, but you ran the fastest time since 1996. Jornet: Yeah, Sage Canaday did an amazing race, he was having a good day. Kilian Jornet: Feeling good. Jornet: Yeah, I’m very happy. Yeah, I think it’s mostly that. Yeah, because on the uphill I knew there were strong guys behind. Well, congratulations on a great win here, and on a terrific time. It was a few days short of a decade ago. It’s a place Emelie and I really like coming to. Probably the most important thing is that now we have a daughter, Maj. We want our daughter to be raised so that she loves what we also love. Sa mère est directrice d’une école primaire rurale et entraîneur au Centre technique de ski de montagne de Catalogne, en catalan : Centre de Tecnificació d'Esquí de Muntanya de Catalunya soit en abrégé CTEMC. Dans … Continuer la lecture de « Tout pour apprendre » The day after that I climbed to 7,500 m in the couloir left of the Geneva spur to get acclimatized and went down to C2. We had to open up a track with the snow up to our knees. When you go to races that have the same ambience. But, yeah, there’s so many more events. There’s so many more people who are racing. The trail running star withdrew 10 hours into ‘Phantasm 24’ with chest pain and dizziness. Avec un temps de de 2 h 25'35'', il bat le record de près de 4', vieux de 2003. Surrounded by the mountains and people who are his inspiration, in 'Path to Everest', the mountain athlete Kilian Jornet reveals his most intimate fears, contradictions and passions. I will be there cheering and assisting her. I wasn’t feeling that good. Thanks for covering this and doing the interviews today. That’s crazy. View all posts by Bryon Powell. Jornet: Yeah, I knew that if I was going to be there [at the finals], I would have to qualify. Jornet: Yeah, by far. Kilian Jornet naît le 27 octobre 1987 à Sabadell en Catalogne. The next day we took down our tent and went down to Goraksherp. iRunFar: Maybe because they have the history, they can stay true to the history? Jornet: A lot. They will be fighting strong behind, and they can catch you fast. Cricket and trail running – what a weekend. In the end it wasn’t possible to finish any of the projects for different reasons, but I truly enjoyed the mountains in spite of the bad weather. Like I said, the legs weren’t that good and already in Barr Camp I saw today wasn’t about going very fast and it was mostly about trying to win the race. Even though I wasn’t able to make it to the summit, the experience of a very light expedition, of being alone on the mountain, and being able to check out some cool possibilities was truly exciting and powerful. This is exactly why we want to share this way of life and these experiences with our daughter. Then, Xavier Thévenard is always good there, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he wins. I think it’s great that most of the races, they are open. Jornet: Yeah! iRunFar: Nice, that’s excellent. Can you give an example? I only take what I can carry from home. From the moment we arrived to the Khumbu valley in the first week of September we had bad weather with no sunshine and precipitation every day. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. “Are Kilian Jornet’s Speed Records Too Good to Be True?,” Outside, July 12, 2018. iRunFar: You’ll do that. Even when it’s raining, I’m still out in the mountains, and it’s what I choose. I haven’t really read who’s there, but I think I will be a good shot for Americans to win UTMB, I think with Tim Tollefson and Zach Miller there. Kilian Jornet in Nepal – Autumn 2019. iRunFar: Did you wake up this morning, or when you did a warm-up, did you feel all right? KILIAN JORNET AND JUDITH WYDER WIN GOLDEN TRAIL WORLD SERIES TITLES WITH VICTORIES AT ANNAPURNA TRAIL MARATHON. And behind me, Marc Lauenstein, he’s an outstanding downhiller. Jornet: Thank you very much. But for sure, I will follow, yes. Jornet: Yeah, older races. Not go so crazy? I choose to run the mountains because it’s what I love; it’s my passion. Or do you think it will be more personal? But now, yeah, I’m more like, “Oh, I want to do that race.” It’s a great one, it has a great ambience. Are you going to go? Anyway, I was happy with the run. Welcome back to Colorado. 1.2m Followers, 713 Following, 2,148 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Kilian Jornet (@kilianjornet) At 7,400 m, given the large amount of snow and layers due to an avalanche, I decided to go towards the southeast spur since it is rockier and better protected during an avalanche. Congrats Kilian! “Trail running has changed since then”; indeed it has, Kilian, but I’m happy to see that you’re still running more kilometers and having more fun. Directed by Sèbastien Montaz-Rosset, Josep Serra Mateu. Kilian è cresciuto in un rifugio a 2.000 metri di altitudine sui Pirenei, e questo ha determinato la sua vita. He had so many great times at this race. iRunFar: You got to the top in what, 2:09? Già in tenera età ha sviluppato straordinarie capacità di resistenza e di adattamento. iRunFar: Bryon Powell of iRunFar here with Kilian Jornet after his win at the 2019 Pikes Peak Marathon.Congratulations. Nous allons revenir sur ses principaux résultats en essayant de vous proposer un top 12 de ses plus belles performances depuis le début de sa carrière. Jornet: Well, not really. Kilian Jornet ran one of the fastest Pikes Peak Marathon times in decades to earn his second title at the race. iRunFar: You’ll follow that race a little bit? Not in person, maybe. NEPAL – Kilian Jornet and Judith Wyder are the 2019 Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) champions after both won the Grand Final race at the Annapurna Trail Marathon on Friday in Nepal.. For Kilian, it was business as usual.The Team Salomon athlete from … Am 8. und 9. Kilian Jornet, 2019 Pikes Peak Marathon Champion, Interview Transcript. iRunFar: And how have you changed in the last decade? The greatest adventures can … La edición XVIII, bajo un duro y fuerte calor de junio, ha hecho vibrar y poner la piel de gallina una vez más a todo el mundo. Maj was able to discover the mountains and the local culture. The acclimatization didn’t go as planned. Keep up the great work! iRunFar: Feeling good. But, yeah, it will be exciting because I think at least a few guys that are up there–Pau Capell also has been preparing well. The famous mountain runner did continuous loops of a track in Norway in an attempt to set a … I mean, you ran one of the fastest times ever here, but not quite the fastest. Female Menstrual Cycle and Ultra Performance, Ultimate Direction Ultralight Tee and Hydro Short. Jornet: Actually, I’m going to Chamonix because Emelie Forsberg is racing there next week. That is something that is rare in many sports, and it’s here. Modesto e riservato, è riconosciuto da tutti come il miglior trail runner in assoluto, su tutte le distanze, dal Vertical Kilometer all'ultramaratona, passando per la maratona. Jornet: Yeah, I knew since the start. With Kilian Jornet, Sèbastien Montaz-Rosset, Jordi Canals, Jordi Tosas. © 2018 Kilian Jornet. Kilian Jornet: 'It's like meditation. While Jornet, 31, was considered the favorite heading into the fifth race in the 2019 World Mountain Running Association World Cup series, he faced … iRunFar: So, presumably you qualify for the finals in the Golden Trail Series in the fall. Jornet: Yeah, winning Pikes Peak was on that list. Jornet: Yeah, that will be my next race, actually. Anything under 3:30, it’s… yeah. iRunFar: Awesome. Like every year, we went to Nepal, but this time Maj went with us. Does that make you want to come back? Kilian Jornet Pre-2019 Pikes Peak Marathon Interview Transcript. iRunFar: And when there’s more than a few of them, one of them can have that special day. Innerhalb von 24 Stunden schafft er 23.486 Höhnemeter im Aufstieg, das sind gleich um 2500 Hm mehr als die Bestmarke von Lars Erik Skjervheim (20.939 Höhenmeter) vom Mai 2018.Schon im März 2007 gelang dem Bad Gasteiner Ekkehard Dörschlag mit 17.476 m eine … Kilian Jornet has dropped out of his 24-hour running record due to dizziness. In the warm-up, the legs were heavy but sometimes it happens like that and then you start. A big 60 m serac hanging 1,000 m above the icefall that looked like it could collapse at any moment and the amount of snow were the main reasons all 3 expeditions decided to abandon the climb in late September/early October. During this time we took some trips with my friend Andrzej Bargiel and his brother and shared some great moments and meals and we talked with other climbers who were at EBC with different goals: Garrett Madison, Bargiel’s team and the @polskihimalaizmzimowy guys! I knew that the Matt Carpenter record is something that happens like once in a century. Between now and then, will you spend most of your time in Chamonix, or go back home to Norway? Having spent nearly 20 years as an ultrarunner and three decades as a trail runner, he's also written Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and co-wrote Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running. iRunFar: Do you think you’ll do some more projects in that? Jornet: I think it’s great that many events keep the same spirit. Cardio was good, but the legs were a bit heavy. A Long Day Out. The next day we reached C2 in the same conditions. Cleaning up the base camp and all the logistics. I feel closely connected to the mountain and it’s very difficult to have this feeling in other climbing styles, or with different logistics, or during other seasons. There was a very unstable layer, so before reaching The Balcony, at around 8,300 m, I turned around and went back down. Go to next page for details on Kilian Jornet Burgada’s net worth and earnings. It’s still a long downhill and a lot of things can happen. From a very early age, he developed extraordinary endurance and adaptation abilities. I was in Khumbu last month, spending time with my family, training, and climbing. We met out at Tahoe Rim Trail in 2009. iRunFar: Bryon Powell of iRunFar here with Kilian Jornet before the 2019 Pikes Peak Marathon.How are you, Kilian? Especially in years like this, the competition is always exciting. Jornet: Yeah, I will follow somehow. It’s more like friends going out, having fun, trying to give their best, but with this special connection between humans and nature that is…. I couldn’t decide what was more exciting this morning, clicking backwards and forwards between Kilian at the PPM and Ben Stokes winning the equalizing test at the ashes. Now, racing is a good way to train and to keep motivated, but probably now my motivation is climbing and mountaineering things, so for sure that has changed. In terms of running, I think I’m still improving. L’athlète reviendra (en français) sur son parcours et la passion qui le pousse à partir en montagne jour après jour, une occasion unique de partager un moment avec « l’ultra-terrestre ». iRunFar: So, you’ve added a race to your schedule. Was this on that list? Jornet: Even at new events, when people start new events, if it’s about that. It’s much more stressing crewing than when you are racing. iRunFar: You anticipated my question! He calls Silverton, Colorado and Moab, Utah home. We have the choice and can choose to run or to ski or to work or do these studies. Running Ridges. Yeah, I want to come back to this race; it’s beautiful. Jornet:Yeah! Yeah, I love everyday when I wake up in the morning, look out my window and it’s beautiful. After some hours of resting, at midnight between October 3rd and 4th I started climbing from C2. Come along and run some ridges around the dramatic mountains of Åndalsnes, Norway. Kilian Jornet competes during the second miles of the Pikes Peak Marathon on Aug. 25, 2019, in Manitou Springs. Posted on September 9, 2019 by talkultra. I thought I would qualify, but you never know. iRunFar: What sort of races? Jornet: Well, for sure I think Hardrock 100 is one of the races that, I think, exemplifies this the most. I love it. Some others, I need to publish because it’s how I make a living, too, but, yeah, every year I do a lot of those and that’s probably what keeps me motivated to go out every day. You can have cramps at the end. You can go in the start and be a world champion and be in the same race as someone who is going to finish in double or triple your time. I think I didn’t race today. Nepal offers a unique possibility since the villages are close to the mountains. I feel more like an animal trying to climb. Kilian Jornet returns to Nepal, little news is available of what Kilian plans but the Nepalese/ south side will most likely be the Catalan’s objective. It's beautiful to feel that small." In the following interview, Kilian talks about when he knew Matt Carpenter’s record wasn’t in play today, why he kept racing hard, and where else he’ll race this season along with sharing his perspective on how the sport and he have changed over the past decade. It has been, well, since 2012, which is a long way. It’s a place I love to come and yeah, it’s so nice, racing mountains around here. The power-hiking racer in the video is Nadir Maguet, 26, from Italy, who is a world-class athlete in ski mountaineering (skimo) and mountain running. And thanks irunfar for the awesome coverage. That’s a question I never understand. During the last days of the month, I was able to do a light attempt up to around 8,300 m using a variation of the route to the summit of Everest that Polish mountain climbers took in the 1980s before I had to turn back due to avalanche conditions. Especially this year, we have been crewing and racing, one race each. Jornet: Yeah, yeah, probably. Ne ratez pas les deux seules conférences que Kilian Jornet tiendra cette année, le samedi 27 juillet à Lausanne, à 16h00 et 20h00. — kilian jornet (@kilianj) July 21, 2019 The form is more like power hiking, but still the runner at the front of the pack is making significant gains on the steep uphill. It doesn’t require the logistics of a complex expedition system (tents, porters, cooks...). Kilian Jornet: Thank you very much. By over 10 minutes not the fastest. View story. Doing it in a single push is an extremely powerful experience for me. The Ultimate Guide to Ultramarathon Training! It’s even more exciting than racing because you’re there and you see people and you want to share. Updated 1104 GMT (1904 HKT) January 3, 2019 L’Espagnol Kilian Jornet a remporté pour la septième fois la course suisse Sierre Zinal (31 km et 2200 m D+). You can also subscribe without commenting. Congratulations. One of the best, for sure. Bryon Powell is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar.com. Kilian grew up in a refuge, 2,000 meters above sea level in the Pyrenees mountains, which shaped his life. I couldn’t climb very fast, but I’m very happy to do the run I did. The explosion, I think social media had a big impact on that, because social media started taking off around 2008/2009. On September 30th Carlos Llerandi and I left Goraksherp and climbed to C1 in very deep snow conditions. So, it’s something we take for granted many times. All rights reserved. Hopefully, I come back in shorter time, yeah. iRunFar: Bryon Powell of iRunFar here with Kilian Jornet after his win at the 2019 Pikes Peak Marathon. Even though I wasn’t successful in any of my climbing goals, I was able to try out some exciting and positive ideas that I had in mind. Maj was able to discover the mountains and the local culture. The last kilometers were hot, so if you were just relaxing then the gap is closing fast, especially because it was a big pack of guys just behind. Jornet: I felt all right. Kilian Jornet Burgada is a member of famous people who are known for being a Runner, celebrities who are 33 years old, was born in October, in the year 1987. iRunFar: From a young child until now, that hasn’t changed. But now you’re cheering on Emilie and helping her. The Pikes Peak Marathon 2019 edition is now in the books here in Colorado, on the 64th running of this incredible high altitude mountain race. When I reached the slopes between the South Col and The Balcony I saw that  the conditions weren’t any better. Kílian Jornet a une sœur de deux ans sa cadette, Naila Jornet, qui fera aussi de la comp… Now I’m heading back to the lower mountains with plenty of ideas and motivation for the future! Il est le fils d'Eduard Jornet et de Núria Burgada. Februar 2019 gelingt dem Spanier Kilian Jornet eine neue Bestmarke bei vertikalen Steigmetern mit Skitourenski. Next weekend is UTMB. iRunFar: You didn’t get the record today, but you ran the fastest time since 1996. iRunFar: In that situation do you… maybe not relax, but take your foot off the gas pedal a little bit on the ascent? iRunFar: You used to have a list of the accomplishments that you might want to achieve. Unfortunately for his competitors on the mountain running scene, Kilian Jornet has decided to take the sport seriously for once. Son père est guide de montagne et a été gardien du refuge de Cap del Rec dans la Cerdagnecatalane. iRunFar: Yeah, and Ricardo Mejia’s time was amazing. For more on how the race shaped up and for more interviews, check out our results article. I recover slower now, I drink less beer. Daniel Petty, The Denver Post … Carlos was the only other person there on C2. C’était sans aucun doute, un des événements les plus attendus de ce début de saison en trail : le retour de Kilian Jornet … UTMB 2019: Pau Capell wins – aggressive tactics pay off as he becomes first non-French winner since Kilian Jornet The Spanish runners wins despite … Jornet: I have done that like years ago. Even though the goal is harder to achieve, what I get out of it is much more intense and positive for me. The weather was quite challenging with lots of snow and precipitation. Now, I’ll do a little relaxing, more climbing than running. Yeah, it will be exciting. That’s something that’s so cool. Yeah, I think that’s something that is cool and it’s…. iRunFar:Kilian, I have to ask you a bonus question. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. It was special being alone on the mountain. Reprinted in Best American Sports Writing , 2019, edited by Charles P. Pierce and Glenn Stout. iRunFar: I’ve seen you at UTMB at La Fouly and you’re excited just to cheer. Kílian Jornet Burgada is a Spanish professional sky runner, trail runner, ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. A lot has changed since I climbed Everest in 2017. Like, we are so lucky to be born in a place where we have the choice to do whatever we want. Jornet: Well, I want to do some personal projects. You can duplicate the number of events, like 100 miles and short races and participants. For Kilian Jornet, the world's greatest mountain athlete, the arrival of his thirties coincided with the best and worst year of his life. I think motivation has changed a lot for sure, because in 2009/2010, I really wanted to do well in some events, perform well in races. This is why we planned a very different holiday this year. Kilian Jornet Burgada is a professional runner from Åndalsnes, Møre og Romsdal, Noruega Résultat Zegama 2019, Kilian Jornet pour un 9eme succès dans la folie Basque. Nice interview — you guys have developed good chemistry over that decade. The weather was finally looking good in the first week of October (in September we only had 3-4 days of sunshine), so I decided to give a try. I climbed to 8,000 m in deep and unstable snow and then I decided to turn towards the normal route, crossing right, to see if the conditions had improved. I’m happier, in a way, that it keeps the same spirit–especially here in the U.S. more than some races in Europe. By staying in a lodge in Goraksherp and carrying all we needed to climb (and stay overnight on the mountain), this expedition was closer to the experience and climbing style I have back home in Norway or in the Alps. That’s why we were mostly only able to go up to 6,000 m on small summits. I was in Khumbu last month, spending time with my family, training, and climbing. We’ve been there several times, we’re fascinated by the lifestyle, and the terrain is unique. Jornet: I don’t know. Humble and reserved, he is now recognized by all as the best trail runner ever, across all distances, from the Vertical Kilometer to the ultramarathon, not forgetting the marathon. Trail running has changed since then, huh? Zegama, even Sierre-Zinal, most of the races they keep this spirit. Kilian Jornet, Scotland. I had certain climbing projects in mind, depending on the conditions and the weather. I don’t know if I’ll be in the field or if I’ll be following on your Twitter. All eyes will be on Hønefoss, a small region of Norway just 45-minutes from Oslo come Saturday 17th October.