The Western States Endurance Run isn’t so much a race as it is torture, spooled out slowly and sadistically over 100 miles. It’s a test of willpower, fortitude and pain tolerance more than a measure ...

Shoe choice is perhaps one of the most discussed topics at any ultramarathon, especially one like the Western States 100, a race with unique characteristics that make it different from nearly any ...

Elite mountaineer and champion ultrarunner, Kilian Jornet, returned to the extreme Western States 100 this year for the first time since 2011, when he won the race with a time of 15:34:24. The race, ...

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Spanish ski mountaineer and ultra runner Kilian Jornet is on the move again, following so many astonishing records. Jornet holds the fastest known time speed record for the ascent and descent of the ...

Greetings from Palisades Tahoe, California! We’re here at the 2025 Western States 100 to bring you behind-the-scenes coverage of the 52nd running of this historic race. At 5 a.m. PT on June 28, 369 ...

Kaci Lickteig competes in the Western States 100. The Omaha woman placed 12th in the 100-mile race. Kaci Lickteig couldn’t believe it when she crossed the finish line at the Western States 100. The ...

Loren Newman, a 2005 Napa High School graduate, finished 22nd overall at the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run June 28-29. It’s the “world’s oldest 100-mile trail race,” according to the event’s ...

The Western States Endurance Run is a 100-mile ultramarathon held in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The race receives thousands of applicants, but only a few hundred are selected and even fewer finish.