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 page as well as our Western States results and commentary article.
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[Last Updated: February 20, 2018]
General Overview Articles
- Boulet Wins 100-Mile Debut; Krar Repeats at Western States (RunningTimes.com)
- Krar, Boulet Win Western States 100-Mile Titles (Sac Bee)
2015 Western States Results (The North Face)[Broken link to Neverstopexploring blog post from June 29, 2015 removed]- Western States 100 – Strength and Endurance at the Fore (Auburn Journal)
Photo Galleries and Video
- Video of the podium women and men finishing
- Competitor.com Photo Gallery (Matt Trappe’s photos)
- Grand Trail’s Facebook Gallery (Alexis Berg’s photos) [Added 6/30 – 1:20 pm]
- Salomon Running’s Facebook Gallery
- Gary Wang’s SmugMug Gallery [Updated 2/20/18]
Interviews and Profiles
- Magdalena Boulet iRunFar video interview
- Magdalena Boulet finish-line interview
- Jared Hazen iRunFar video interview
- Jared Hazen — Blazin’ Hazen: Local Man Takes 3rd in Nation’s Top Endurance Race (Titusville Herald)
- Stephanie Howe iRunFar video interview
- Rob Krar iRunFar video interview
- Rob Krar finish-line interview
- Aliza Lapierre — Williston Woman Finishes Fourth In 100-Mile California Endurance Run (Vermont Public Radio) [Added 6/30 – 11:30 am]
- Kaci Lickteig iRunFar video interview
- Erika Lindland iRunFar video interview
- Sally McRae (LATimes.com)
- Gunhild Swanson iRunFar video interview
- Gunhild Swanson — With Just Seconds to Spare, 70-Year Old Finishes 100-Mile Endurance Run (NPR) [Added 6/30 – 11:50 am]
- Gunhild Swanson — 70-Year-Old Woman Steals the Western States Show (RunnersWorld.com)
- Gunhild Swanson — Swanson Sets Women’s Mark in Western States Endurance Run (Spokesman-Review)
- Seth Swanson iRunFar video interview
- Paul Terranova iRunFar video interview
Race Reports
Women
- 1. Magdalena Boulet [Added 7/6 – 5:15 pm]
- 2. Kaci Lickteig [Added 7/3 – 9:00 am]
- 3. Stephanie Howe [Added 7/1 – 4:10 pm]
6. Nicole Studer [Added 7/5 – 12:00 pm][broken link removed]- 7. Sally McRae [Added 7/5 – 12:00 pm]
- 8. Caroline Boller [Added 6/30 – 9:00 pm]
- 9. Erika Lindland [Added 7/3 – 9:00 am]
- Meghan Arbogast [Added 7/19 – 10:30 pm]
Gina Lucrezi [Added 7/1 – 12:40 pm][broken link removed]- DNF. Michele Yates [Added 7/1 – 8:10 pm]
Men
- 4. Gediminas Grinius (pacer report – in German) [Added 10/9]
- 8. David Laney [Added 7/1 – 10:30 am]
- 10. Paul Terranova [Added 7/5 – 7:00 pm]
12. Seth Kelly [Added 7/5 – 9:30 pm][broken link removed]- 14. François D’haene (in French) [Added 6/30 – 11:30 am]
- DNF. Alex Varner [Added 7/2 – 2:20 pm]
Call for Comments
Please let us know about any other great resources you’ve found about the race.
Women’s Top Ten
- Magdalena Boulet (Hoka One One) — 19:05:21 (pre-race, finish-line, and post-race interviews)
- Kaci Lickteig (Nike) — 19:20:31 (post-race interview)
- Stephanie Howe (The North Face) — 19:32:58 (pre-race and post-race interviews)
- Aliza Lapierre (Salomon) — 19:43:22 (pre-race interview)
- Emma Roca (Hoka One One) — 20:12:00 (pre-race interview)
- Nicole Studer (Altra) — 20:19:56
- Sally McRae (Nike) — 20:27:33
- Caroline Boller (Nike) — 21:44:11
- Erika Lindland — 21:47:25 (post-race interview)
- Nikki Kimball (Hoka One One) — 22:01:55
Men’s Top Ten
- Rob Krar (The North Face) — 14:48:59 (pre-race, finish-line, and post-race interviews)
- Seth Swanson (The North Face) — 15:17:28 (pre-race and post-race interviews)
- Jared Hazen (Drymax) — 15:37:55 (post-race interview)
- Gediminas Grinius (Inov-8) — 15:40:55
- Thomas Lorblanchet (Altra) — 15:56:32
- Julien Chorier (Hoka One One) — 16:34:43
- Ian Sharman (Altra) — 16:44:27
- David Laney (Nike) — 17:01:37
- Andrew Tuckey (The North Face) — 17:19:17
- Paul Terranova (Hoka One One) — 17:43:17 (post-race interview)