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.
Special thanks for Flora for making our coverage of the Western States 100 possible!
Thanks also to Inov-8 for their support of our Western States coverage.
[Last updated 8/2/16]
General Overview Articles
- Nebraska’s Kaci Licktieg cruises to women’s victory in the 2016 Western States 100 Endurance Run (Auburn Journal)
- 20-year-old Andrew Miller wins the 2016 Western States 100 Endurance Run (Auburn Journal)
- Watch: Western States Leader Takes a Swim, Then a Wrong Turn (Runner’s World)
- Costly mistake opens door for youngest ever winner at Western States 100 (Canadian Running)
- Western States Race Report with AJW and Bethany Patterson – audio (Trail Runner Nation)
- Trail Live S03E01 with guest Geoff Roes – video (Journey Film)
- Guts, Glory, Community: Athlete Stories from Squaw to Auburn (Strava blog) [Added 7/8]
Photo Galleries and Video
- Video of podium women and men finishing
- Ultra-Trail World Tour video highlights
- Gary Wang’s Smugmug gallery
- Salomon Running’s Facebook photos
- Jordi Saragossa’s photo post (focused on the crewing of Tòfol Castanyer)
- Two sets of Paul Nelson’s photos on Facebook (1 and 2)
- Found on 49: The Story of Jim Walmsley (short trailer)
Interviews and Profiles
- Meghan Arbogast’s iRunFar video interview
- Jeff Browning’s iRunFar video interview
- Jesse Haynes’s iRunFar video interview
- Didrik Hermansen’s iRunFar video interview
- Kaci Lickteig’s iRunFar video interview
- Kaci Lickteig’s finish-line interview
- Kaci Lickteig – How Kaci Lickteig Won Western States (Trail Runner mag) [Added 7/6]
- Kaci Lickteig – Omaha woman wins 100-mile race; burping helped, she said (LiveWellNebraska)
- Kaci Lickteig – How Kaci Lickteig Won Western States While Training on Concrete (Outside Online) [Added 7/27]
- Andrew Miller’s iRunFar video interview
- Andrew Miller’s finish-line interview
- Andrew Miller – This 20-Year-Old Had the Best Summer Break Ever (Runner’s World) [Added 7/27]
- Amy Sproston’s iRunFar video interview
- Amy Sproston text interview (Julbo) [Added 7/5]
- Jim Walmsley’s iRunFar video interview
- Jim Walmsley audio interview (Ultrarunner Podcast)
- Jim Walmsley audio interview (Trail Runner Nation)
- Jim Walmsley’s Insane Day at Western States (Outside Online) [Added 7/27]
- Devon Yanko’s iRunFar video interview
Race Reports
Women
- 1. Kaci Lickteig [Added 7/4]
- 3. Devon Yanko (and crew report by Lauren Fleshman)
- 6. Meghan Arbogast [Added 7/26]
- 7. Bethany Patterson [Added 7/3]
- 11. Sally McRae
- DNF. Aliza Lapierre [Added 7/26]
Men
- 1. Andrew Miller
- 3. Jeff Browning [Added 7/5]
- 6. Ian Sharman [Added 7/6]
- 9. Chris DeNucci [Added 7/26]
- 10. Jesse Haynes [Added 8/2]
- 11. Sage Canaday (video)
Call for Comments
Please share any other great resources you’ve found about the race.
Women’s Top Ten
- Kaci Lickteig (Nike) — 17:57:59 (pre-race, finish-line, and post-race interviews)
- Amy Sproston (Montrail) — 18:54:44 (post-race interview)
- Devon Yanko (Oiselle) — 19:10:08 (pre-race and post-race interviews)
- Amanda Basham (Nike) — 20:11:39
- Alissa St Laurent (Salomon) — 20:27:11
- Meghan Arbogast (Altra) — 20:30:11 (post-race interview)
- Bethany Patterson (Nathan) — 20:40:42 (pre-race Taproom interview)
- Maggie Guterl (Nathan) — 20:50:07
- Jodee Adams-Moore (7 Hills) — 20:54:54
- Erika Lindland — 21:07:40
Men’s Top Ten
- Andrew Miller (Salomon) — 15:39:36 (finish-line and post-race interviews)
- Didrik Hermansen (ASICS) — 16:16:08 (post-race interview)
- Jeff Browning (Patagonia) — 16:30:40 (post-race interview)
- Thomas Lorblanchet (Altra) — 16:39:55 (pre-race interview)
- Paul Giblin (Nathan) — 16:53:20
- Ian Sharman (Altra) — 16:55:11
- Chris Mocko — 17:01:47
- Kyle Pietari (Altra) — 17:05:01
- Christopher DeNucci (Hoka One One) — 17:07:57
- Jesse Haynes (Patagonia) — 17:12:30 (post-race interview)