Our Mission is to increase women’s participation and opportunity in trail running and hiking through inspiration, education and empowerment.
2025 marks the 8th annual Women of Hardrock Discussion Panel & Community Social, presented by The North Face. Panel host Gina Lucrezi created this event in 2017 with the intent to bring more awareness and celebration to the women athletes of the Hardrock 100. Sharing one’s background and experiences has the ability to inspire, educate, and empower others. It has the power to bridge the gap in relatability, showing people what is possible and and what is achievable (both on and off the trail).
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Confirmed panelists below. List updated as participants confirm.
Every female participant of the 2025 Hardrock 100 has been contacted and invited to participate as a panelist.
Gina has always been feisty and determined, so when it came to advocating for women’s rights and equity in the outdoors she was bound to make progress. As the Founder of Trail Sisters, Gina’s goal is to grow participation and opportunity in women’s trail running. Gina is also the Race Director for Lake Sonoma 50 Mile, Marathon, and the Trail Sisters Half Marathon, Vice President of Chaffee County Search & Rescue-North, and was recently elected as County Commissioner for Chaffee County, Colorado.
Hailing from Silverton, Colorado, and Moab, Utah, Meghan is the editor-in-chief of the running publication iRunFar, the volunteer President of the Hardrock Board of Directors, and a four-time Hardrock finisher. Meghan’s professional passion is helping to amplify the stories of the people and landscapes of our sport. When it comes to Hardrock, Meghan’s passions lie in helping to maintain the health and well-being of the nonprofit event in an increasingly commercial sport, helping to grow the presence of women and other underrepresented groups in the event’s community, and helping the event to become an advocate for the delicate natural environment through which it travels.
Denise Klatt is from Hanover, Germany. She works as a scientist in biomedical research at Boston Children's Hospital. Denise began trail and ultrarunning a few years ago after falling in love with hiking and alpinism in the European Alps. For Denise, running an ultra trail marathon is a fantastic way to challenge herself physically and to explore new parts of the country.
Shelby is a mom of 3, military spouse and physician assistant. Originally from Colorado but currently living and training in North Carolina. She is so excited to join the Hardrock Family!
Katie really enjoys running. She grew up in Maine but currently lives in the Maritime Alps of southern France with her partner Germain.
Becky is the least experienced of the mature women on the panel. She started ultra running at 50 and I hated it. Almost 2 years later, Becky put some effort into learning to run and really started to enjoy it. Her first 100 was IMTUF. She was told about Hardrock at the pub after the race. Becky entered the lottery and got in with 1 ticket! This is her 4th year at Hardrock
As an ultra runner from Vermont, Aliza finds peace and a sense of belonging while running in the mountains. Aliza's passion began by exploring her home state on her own two feet fueled by maple syrup, curiosity and the beauty of nature. Over the years Aliza has continually strived to redefine what she is capable of while trying to inspire others to go beyond their perceived limits.
Ilaria is 33 years old and is from Milan, Italy. She practices cross country skiing and, since 2019, also trail running. Ilaria loves 100 miler races because she needs many hours before feeling good and also because she has the opportunity to spend more time around the mountains compared to shorter races.
Katharina is 29 years old and a part-time scientist, part-time elite runner living in Zurich, Switzerland. She's been running on trails since 2016 and simply loves being outside in the mountains all day and to challenge herself. This will be Katharina's second Hardrock and she's beyond excited to meet all the amazing women who will crush the race this year!
Sarah is a writer who lives in Telluride. She covered the sport of trail and ultra for Trail Runner for many years and writes a column for Ultrarunning magazine, and she publishes a weekly newsletter at sarahrunning.substack.com that frequently addresses aging and running through midlife. She is the mother of two kids now in their mid-20s. This is her first Hardrock, and she has been in the lottery since 2015 and volunteered for Hardrock in many prior years.
Hilary is a professional creative in the trail running world, and she wears a lot of hats — from being a photographer, filmmaker, podcast host, and creative. She’s also the co-founder of the Here For the Women’s Race movement, out of which the non-profit organization the Women’s Trail Running Fund was created. She’s passionate about finding ways to get more women involved in trail running, whether on the start line or in media. She’s been trying to get into Hardrock since 2016, and is so excited to finally be here.
Ann is 61 yrs old and this is her first Hardrock after applying since 2015. Ann has a husband, 5 adult children and currently 5 grandchildren between ages 6 and the youngest now 2 weeks old. She started running in her early 40s after moving from Belgium to California US.
Junko is an ultra runner, ultra running coach (Boundless), and a personal trainer/strength trainer (Junko Mountain Training). She is a 10x Leadville 100 RUN finisher, 3x Lead Challenge finisher, and has 25 hundred miles finishers (including international races: UTMB, Mt Fuji, Ultra Fiord). Junko has 2x two hundred miles finisher (Tor Des Geant) and is a Grand slam of Ultra running finisher in 2015, and 2x cancer survivor.
Stephanie Case is a human rights lawyer, ultrarunner and new mom to her eight-month old daughter Pepper. She ran Hardrock in 2022 and has served on the board of directors since the beginning of 2024, currently leading the diversity, equity and inclusion committee.
Uxue has always been involved in athletics, since the years at track and field, to orienteering races and adventure races, to finally joining trail and ultra running. Uxue also enjoys cycling and skiing. She's been waiting years for this American adventure. Let's go!
Shannon is an ultra runner, wife of an ultra runner, and dog mama from Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is grateful and humbled to be running the 2025 Hardrock 100!
Je suis Manon Bohard , 33 ans originaire du Haut Doubs dans le massif du Jura en France. Je suis diététicienne nutritionniste de métier, je fais du trail depuis 2017 et je fais du sport depuis toujours ( ski , vélo , course à pied , randonnée ).
Être une femme , sportive , ambitieuse avec la soif d apprendre et l’envie de se dépasser n’a jamais été un problème pour moi car cela fait partie de mon éducation. L’ultra est venue dans ma vie par le biais de mon père qui pratique depuis plus de 10 ans et excelle dans le domaine. La place de la femme dans le sport et dans l’ultra est encore à construire , développer , promouvoir en rassurant les femmes sur leurs incroyables capacités et autour de toutes et tous pour permettre aux femmes de prendre du temps pour elle et se fixer des objectifs , peu importe soient ils. L’ultra et le sport est un moyen incroyable de se connaître et développer tous un tas de valeurs et nous permettre de nous exprimer en toute liberté et faire avancer les croyances et stéréotypes sociétales !
I'm Manon Bohard, 33 years old, originally from Haut Doubs in the Jura Mountains in France. I'm a dietitian and nutritionist by profession. I've been trail running since 2017 and have always been involved in sports (skiing, cycling, running, hiking).
Being a sporty, ambitious woman with a thirst for learning and the desire to surpass myself has never been a problem for me because it's part of my upbringing. Ultra running came into my life through my father, who has been practicing for over 10 years and excels in the field. The place of women in sport and in ultra running still needs to be built, developed, and promoted by reassuring women of their incredible abilities and by working with everyone to allow women to take time for themselves and set goals, whatever they may be. Ultra and sport are an incredible way to get to know each other and develop a whole host of values, allowing us to express ourselves freely and pushing forward societal beliefs and stereotypes!
Marcy Beard is an ultrarunner, orienteer, FKTer, adventure racer, engineer, and a bit of an explorer. She and her husband John live in a travel trailer, and they tend to stay in Tucson in the winter and roam around in cooler places in the summer. Marcy's first Hardrock was in 2011 and she's attempting to finish it again 14 years later.
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