Here are the results of our 2017 Western States 100 Prediction Contest. We're only posting place-specific rankings through the top three. (For a refresher on the rules, check... Read more »

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... Read more »

The Western States 100 is my favorite weekend of the year. It's homecoming, it’s wildly exciting and emotionally draining. It goes on for a long,... Read more »

Over the past few weeks, I had the privilege of attending two 100-mile races in the American West. First, as a participant, I ran the... Read more »

Hot weather and the snow, mud, and water remnants of a 100-year winter event in California's Sierra Nevada worked together to create difficult racing conditions... Read more »

For the second-straight year, Kyle Pietari ran his way into the top 10 at the Western States 100, but this year he did it on an ankle... Read more »

Jackie Merritt took seventh place at the 2017 Western States 100, representing the top finish by a runner from the USA's East Coast. In our first interview... Read more »

While Mark Hammond has had some previous strong results, he made sure you'll now know who he is by taking third at the Western States 100. In... Read more »

Sabrina Stanley had a breakout performance in taking third at the 2017 Western States 100. In the following interview, Sabrina talks about her running background, how... Read more »

After winning last year's Run Rabbit Run 100 in his 100-mile debut, Alex Nichols ran another strong 100 miler to take second in his Western States 100 debut.... Read more »

Magdalena Boulet took second at the 2017 Western States 100, avenging her DNF last year and following up on her win in 2015. In the following interview,... Read more »

After five attempts, Ryan Sandes will be bringing the Western States 100 champion cougar trophy back to South Africa with him. In the following interview, Ryan talks about... Read more »

After ultrarunning for just over two years, Cat Bradley, who lives in Colorado, has written her name in the sport's history books with a win at... Read more »

Ryan Sandes, Alex Nichols, and Mark Hammond  were there the first, second, and third men at the 2017 Western States 100. These videos show their... Read more »

Cat Bradley, Magdalena Boulet, and Sabrina Stanley were there the first, second, and third women at the 2017 Western States 100. These videos show their... Read more »

Cat Bradley had a breakout win at the 2017 Western States 100. Hear how her race went in this finish-line interview. For more on Bradley's race, watch... Read more »

Ryan Sandes won the 2017 Western States 100 in 16:18 after previously taking second at the race in 2012. Here's his finish-line interview. For more on Ryan Sandes's... Read more »

Having placed third in 2016, Jeff Browning is the top returning runner from last year's Western States 100. In the following interview, Jeff talks about whether... Read more »

YiOu Wang returns to Western States 100 after finishing 13th at last year's race. In the following interview, YiOu talks about what went wrong at last year's race,... Read more »

Despite having finished 20th at last year, Jim Walmsley is the odds-on favorite to win this year's Western States 100. In the following interview, Jim talks about... Read more »

Amy Sproston returns to the 2017 Western States 100 after having finished second place here last year. In this interview, Amy talks about her long break from running... Read more »

Chris Mocko took seventh at Western States 100 last year, and he's back to race faster and, according to him, smarter. In this interview, Chris talks about how... Read more »

Three weeks ago, Camille Herron won the 2017 Comrades Marathon. This weekend, she's doubling down at the 2017 Western States 100. In the following interview, Camille talks... Read more »

Alex Nichols is a couple days away from running his second 100-mile race and his first Western States 100. In this interview, Alex talks about how his... Read more »

Defending Western States 100 champion and three-time finisher Kaci Lickteig is back to race again. In this interview, Kaci talks about how she thrives on the shared positive energy... Read more »

While it always means staying up late on one of the busiest weeks of the entire year, as always here are YOUR Western States 100 group-think... Read more »

Stephanie Violett won and then took third at the Western States 100 in 2014 and 2015 before missing last year's race due to injury. In the following interview,... Read more »

Get to know Elov Olsson of Sweden before this year's Western States 100. Elov got into Western States by way of placing second at the Black Canyon... Read more »

With a wealth of experience, Sweden's Jonas Buud heads to the Western States 100 for his first ultramarathon in the U.S. In the following interview, Jonas talks about... Read more »

2015 Western States 100 champion Magdalena Boulet returns to the 2017 edition following a DNF last year due to illness. In the following interview, Magda talks about her busy... Read more »

The 2017 Western States 100 kicks off at 5 a.m. PDT on Saturday, June 24th in Squaw Valley, California before covering the 100 miles to Auburn. We offer... Read more »

[Author’s Note: This is the final article in my four-part series leading up to this year’s Western States 100. The first two articles are about interesting... Read more »

Welcome to iRunFar's ninth annual Western States 100 prediction contest! Drymax, Altra, GU Energy, Julbo, along with artist Maggie Tides have all contributed great prizes. As in the past few years, we'll have... Read more »

Well, well, well, here we are. One hundred (point two) miles, 18,000 feet of climb, 22,000 feet of descent, high-country snow and altitude, canyons heat,... Read more »

Your big day is nearly here. Since the December lottery, you’ve been working in earnest for this day. For some of you, this has been... Read more »

I'll admit to being excited about the women's race at this year's Western States 100. First off, it includes the past three women's champions as... Read more »

[Author’s Note: This is the third article in my four-part series leading up to this year’s Western States 100 on June 24. The first two... Read more »

[Author's Note: This is the second article in my four-part series leading up to this year's running of the Western States 100. We published the first... Read more »

[Author's Note: Each year in the weeks preceding Western States, I write a series of articles about the race. Beginning today, this year's four-part series... Read more »

The lottery for the 2017 Western States 100 took place today, confirming the vast majority of next year’s field, including a few top runners. However, most... Read more »