We thought we’d make it easy for all you Western States 100 fans out there by collecting some of the best race coverage from around the web, including articles, photos, videos, interviews, and first-person race reports. We’ll be updating this page as we – both iRunFar and you – identify additional resources. Please feel free to leave a comment noting such resources and your thoughts on the race.
We’ve included the men’s and women’s top 10 at the bottom of this page for those of you who want to find out quickly how the top runners did.
If you’re looking for more on the race, check out our dedicated Western States 100 coverage page. as well as our Western States results and commentary article.
Thanks again to Injinji for making our coverage of the 2013 Western States 100 possible!
General Overview Articles
- Auburn Journal – Olson Blazes through Heat to Repeat in Western States 100
- Auburn Journal – Pam Smith Rebounds to Win Cougar Trophy at Western States
- Tahoe Daily Times – Oregon Runner Defends Western States 100 Title
- Western States Official Press Release
- Michael Lebowitz on iRF – It’s All Tribal: The 2013 Grand Slam of Ultrarunning
The North Face – Timothy Olson Wins Western States 100 for Second Year in a Row[broken link to Never Stop Exploring blog removed]- Running Times – A Shared Run in the Hot Sun (Adam Chase on pacing Aliza Lapierre)
- Cebu Daily News (Philipines) – Western States Endurance Run
Photo Galleries and Video
- Salomon Running (Facebook) – Are You Ready?, The Elite: Chasing 15 Hours, and Chasing 30 (Hours)
- Drymax Socks (Facebook) – From the Escarpment and In Foresthill
- Michigan Bluff Photography (Facebook)
- Luis Escobar (Facebook)
- Glenn Tachiyama (huge gallery)
Brad and Lori Clayton[broken link removed]- Auburn Journal – Day 1 and Day 2 photos
- Tonya Perme (Facebook) – Duncan Canyon, Foresthill, and Finish
Interviews and Profiles
- Timothy Olson iRunFar video interview
- Timothy Olson (and Rob Krar) finish line interview
- Pam Smith iRunFar video interview
- Pam Smith finish line interview
- Nikki Kimball iRunFar video interview
- Rob Krar iRunFar video interview
- Amy Sproston iRunFar video interview
- Mike Morton iRunFar video interview
- BBC News – Scot Caroline McKay Finishes 100-Mile Endurance Run
Race Reports
Men
- Timothy Olson – 1st – A Worthwhile Struggle
- Rob Krar – 2nd – Crewing for Krar (crew report)
- Mike Morton – 3rd – Race Report
- Ian Sharman – 4th – Western States 2013 and the Start of the Grand Slam
- Dylan Bowman – 5th – Western States 100
- Nick Clark – 6th – Western States 2013 and the First Leg of the Grand Slam
- Jesse Haynes – 7th – Western States 100
- Paul Terranova – 8th – Get It Son!!
- Yassine Diboun – 9th – Western States 100 – The Road to the Top Ten
- Adrian Lazar Adler – 13th – Race Report: Western States Endurance Run
- Andy Jones-Wilkins – 14th – Western States: Much More Than Just a Race
- Joe Uhan – DNF – Bending the Map – 2013 Western States 100
- Jacob Rydman – DNF – 2013 Western States 100 – Broken
- Bryon Powell – DNF – Western States Race Report
Women
- Pam Smith – 1st – Western States Race Report
- Amy Sproston – 3rd – WS 2013: F(th)ree from Fate (F8)
- Meghan Arbogast – 4th – Western States 100 2013
- Aliza Lapierre – 6th – A True Test
- Emily Harrison – 7th – I Don’t Think I Can Do This Any Longer (by Ian Torrence)
- Denise Bourassa – 8th – 2013 Western States 100 aka, “The Dance”
- Leila Degrave – 9th – Western 100: Leila DeGrave (Q&A on Inov-8 Blog)
- Caroline McKay – 17th (1st international) – Western States: Surviving the Sauna
- Jennifer Benna – DNF – 50 Shades of Self-Sabotage and One Ugly Ponytail. My 2013 Western States 100 DNF
Call for Comments
Please let us know about any other great resources you’ve found about the race.
Last Updated: 2/20/18
Men’s Top Ten
- Timothy Olson (The North Face) – 15:17:27 (pre-race, finish line, and post-race interviews)
- Rob Krar – 15:22:05 (pre-race, finish line, and post-race interviews)
- Mike Morton (Allied Van Lines) – 15:45:21 (masters course record) (pre-race and post-race interviews)
- Ian Sharman (SCOTT Sports) – 16:20:25
- Dylan Bowman (Pearl Izumi) – 16:32:18 (pre-race interview)
- Nick Clark (Pearl Izumi) – 16:56:23 (pre-race interview)
- Jesse Haynes (INKnBURN) – 17:44:36
- Paul Terranova – 17:56:29
- Yassine Diboun (Inov-8) – 18:44:02
- Karl Meltzer (Hoka One One) – 18:51:55
Women’s Top Ten
- Pam Smith (La Sportiva) – 18:37:21 (finish line and post-race interviews)
- Nikki Kimball (The North Face) – 19:21:43 (post-race interview)
- Amy Sproston (Montrail) – 19:25:11 (pre-race and post-race interviews)
- Meghan Arbogast (SCOTT Sports) – 19:30:50
- Rory Bosio (The North Face) – 19:52:09 (pre-race interview)
- Aliza Lapierre (Salomon) – 20:04:46 (pre-race interview)
- Emily Harrison (AdiUltra) – 20:28:40 (pre-race interview)
- Denise Bourassa (Patagonia) – 21:44:37
- Leila Degrave (Inov-8) – 21:59:26
- Abby McQueeney Penamonte – 22:36:29