The 2025 Laborious rock 100 is the primary time France’s Manon Bohard Cailler is lining up for the occasion, and he or she says that the course holds lots of the components that French mountain runners search for. Within the following interview, Manon talks about getting acclimated to the realm and the way the excessive elevation makes pacing difficult, her intentions for consuming and consuming all through the run, and attending to have her dad, Patrick Bohardas her pacer.
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Manon Bohard Cailler Pre-2025 Hardrock 100 Interview Transcript
IranFar: Meghan Hicks of iRunFar. I’m with Manon Bohard Cailler. It’s a few days earlier than the 2025 Laborious rock 100. Hello, Manon.
Manon Bohard Cailler: Hi there, Meghan.
IranFar: I suppose I obtained your identify form of proper.
Bohard Cailler: It’s okay. Manon Bohard Cailler. It’s it.
IranFar: Very good to fulfill you. Welcome to Silverton. That is my residence and that is iRunFar’s headquarters.
Bohard Cailler: Me too. Actually wonderful to complete your first Hardrock, there may be one on two right here, I feel, right here for you.
IranFar: Yeah, a few Hardrocks for me.
Bohard Cailler: I hope I shall be one other finisher for this yr. Sure.
IranFar: You may be.
Bohard Cailler: I hope. I’ve been right here for 2 weeks. So the altitude, the acclimatization is sweet, the physique is nice. So, I’ve ready my thoughts, and mentally to participate on this unbelievable journey.
IranFar: Proper. So that you’ve been right here for 2 weeks, you mentioned you’ve been acclimating to the altitude. Speak about that altitude for a bit bit as a result of a lot of this race takes place at 4,000 meters, which in the event you have been within the Alps, you’ll be unable to run. You’d be on glaciers or climbing. Speak about what it’s like so that you can come right here and be operating at these excessive altitudes.
Bohard Cailler: I’m actually positively shocked by my capability to have feeling in altitude. However sure, whenever you climb at 4,000 meters, it’s difficult. The tempo doesn’t actually up, however the feeling, it’s extremely troublesome. Perhaps take breaks, perhaps air flow loads, drink loads right here, and eat extra as a result of we’ve got extra wants, energetic wants in altitude.
So, I feel I’ve all of the parameters to be high-quality in the course of the race. However I’m scared in regards to the one, two, three, I feel 15 or 16 climbs, and eight tops with—
IranFar: 4,000 meters.
Bohard Cailler: 4,000 meters. It’s unbelievable. So, I simply wish to be on my tempo, on my race, and have a extremely sluggish begin to assimilate all of the tops, and all of the parameters, consuming, altitude. And it’s an extremely, so it’s, for the physique, it’s so—
IranFar: Lengthy…
Bohard Cailler: Lengthy and with variability, cardiac variability, muscle. Perhaps whenever you run in excessive altitudes, perhaps you protect your muscle tissue. So perhaps I’ve shock after 100 kilometers. I don’t know. However I’m excited and I’m shocked. Then curiosity about my physique, and wish to make the race in good talents.
IranFar: Wonderful.
Bohard Cailler: Sure.
IranFar: You will need to trust although, as a result of you’ve a lot expertise at huge mountainous races. You have been the Diagonal of madmen winner final yr. You’ve got received Madeira (Island Extremely-Path)you’ve received TDS. Additionally, your loved ones, your father is well-known for his mountain operating and you’ve got been operating with him because you have been a toddler. So you should trust bringing all that have, though there are new issues right here.
Bohard Cailler: I don’t know if I’ve plenty of expertise as a result of in extremely path, 100 miles, it’s simply my third. So I’m, once more, an newbie, I feel. However sure, my feeling about this type of endurance. It’s unbelievable. I like it. I’ve actually good capability when there’s a arduous climb and lengthy down. So I feel it’s my profile, however with altitude, with all the parameters I inform about simply earlier than, I don’t know. However I feel it’s a first expertise and I hope perhaps if there may be one other chance, to produce other experiences of this type of run. Sure.
IranFar: I’m at all times very as a result of French mountain runners and extremely mountain runners love Hardrock. They join the lottery after which they arrive right here. The French extremely athletes appear to have a lot curiosity. Are you able to assist to elucidate a bit bit, in France, how do individuals take into consideration Hardrock? Why is there this draw for individuals such as you to return to right here?
Bohard Cailler: Perhaps in France and in Europe, the path takes an enormous exponential (development.) Even when feminine, we’re not sufficient at first of the extremely, perhaps it’ll be modified, I hope. However in France we like this type of environment, with wild and, austere?
IranFar: Austere?
Bohard Cailler: Austere environments. Whenever you, after two, three, 4, 5 hours, whenever you return to civilization with atmosphere, good emotions, optimistic emotions, like right here whenever you go to Silverton, it’s a metropolis. However for a very long time you’re alone with the character, with wild, and your thoughts, and your self. I feel we seek for this type of journey. We take this race like an journey.
In France, we wish to participate at American races, American goals, like Hardrock or Western (States). We observe plenty of this type of race for lot of issues. We love this Hardrock. My pal is basically jealous, my pal, my household actually. We study this in my household. My father (entered the lottery), plenty of (occasions). So sure, it’s actually a privilege to be right here for this, for operating this race. Sure.
IranFar: You talked about your father, Patrick Bohard. He’s a well-known icon of French path operating. He has utilized for the Hardrock many occasions himself. He’s right here to tempo you.
Bohard Cailler: Sure, as a result of I instructed him, put (in) the ticket, plenty of (occasions). We went to Colorado once I was younger as a household to go climbing and uncover the nation. So it’s regular and it’s a probability, fortunate for me to have my father tempo me, observe me, assist me throughout this race together with his expertise as a result of I’m constructing my expertise. However he has plenty of expertise about this, from Tor of giants. It’s perhaps it’s feeling, it’s like the identical…
IranFar: Comparable emotions.
Bohard Cailler: Comparable emotions and related world. So I feel it’s a good assist, mentally and bodily, and the journey, with out him, it’s not the identical. My husband made the crew. So it’s a household journey for me throughout this vacation and race. We uncover tradition, sport, uncover Durango, uncover all of the locations round Silverton. It’s vital for us too.
IranFar: I like it. Better of luck making your first lap within the Hardrock 100 and benefit from the household journey.
Bohard Cailler: Yeah, thanks, Meghan. Want me a bit little bit of luck as a result of I feel luck, it’s vital for extremely. There is part of luck.
IranFar: Some confidence and a bit little bit of luck.
Bohard Cailler: Okay, cool.
IranFar: Thanks.
