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 100Â 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)Â – 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)Â – 15:45:21 (masters course record) (pre-race and post-race interviews)
- Ian Sharman (SCOTT Sports)Â – 16:20:25
- Dylan Bowman (Pearl Izumi)Â – 16:32:18 (pre-race interview)
- Nick Clark (Pearl Izumi)Â – 16:56:23 (pre-race interview)
- Jesse Haynes (INKnBURN)Â – 17:44:36
- Paul Terranova – 17:56:29
- Yassine Diboun (Inov-8)Â – 18:44:02
- Karl Meltzer (Hoka One One)Â – 18:51:55
Women’s Top Ten
- Pam Smith (La Sportiva)Â – 18:37:21 (finish line and post-race interviews)
- Nikki Kimball (The North Face)Â – 19:21:43 (post-race interview)
- Amy Sproston (Montrail)Â – 19:25:11 (pre-race and post-race interviews)
- Meghan Arbogast (SCOTT Sports)Â – 19:30:50
- Rory Bosio (The North Face)Â – 19:52:09 (pre-race interview)
- Aliza Lapierre (Salomon)Â – 20:04:46 (pre-race interview)
- Emily Harrison (AdiUltra)Â – 20:28:40 (pre-race interview)
- Denise Bourassa (Patagonia)Â – 21:44:37
- Leila Degrave (Inov-8)Â – 21:59:26
- Abby McQueeney Penamonte – 22:36:29
If anyone has any good middle-of-the-pack writeups or coverage I'd love to read/see it to get a more non-elite view of running a hundred. DNF or just making the 30hr cutoff, share the love! Perhaps iRF could include a similar angle on future articles/coverage, too?
Everyone should read jacob rydmans blog, A really good read on the ups and downs of trying to run 100 miles.
http://stayvertical928.blogspot.com/
Jeremy Humphrey's write-up.
Jacob Rydman's blog post about the Western States run is one of the best race reports I've ever read (along with Geoff Roes Iditarod post).
Does anyone know exactly what happened to Cameron Clayton?
http://www.pineridgerunner.blogspot.com is a blog I enjoy reading(stalking) race reports from — he triumphed at ws in 30:01 this year tho I bet he's quite a lot faster than that on a good day. :)
Broken toe or bone in foot, possibly a stress fracture is what one of the salomon reps told me.
David- this is a pretty 'non-elite view'- I made the cut-off by 48 minutes. [Broken link to Mels Geotourism blog removed.]
Brilliant, thanks for the tips all :)
I think he went out too fast….:-) Just kidding, I hope he doesn't have any injuries, cuz' they suck.
Adrian Lazar Alder's (15th overall) race report. http://withoutbeingchased.wordpress.com/
I just posted a race report yesterday of my 15th position run at Western States. Not quite middle-of-the-pack but it is a write-up of a purely amateur runner (zero sponsorship) battling some elite-level competitors.
http://withoutbeingchased.wordpress.com/2013/07/0…
Here is my race report! Thanks for all the great coverage, Irunfar, and nice to share some early miles w/ you, Bryon! http://yassinediboun.com/yassinediboun/blog/item/…
Middle of the packer loosing her 100 mile virginity :) Very long, switch to race day section if you don't want to read about training and stuff.
http://nefkaontherun.blogspot.com/2013/07/2013-we…
All – thanks! Some great and long write ups there, the longer the better for me! Congrats on all your finishes and thanks for sharing all the details so soon!
Thanks for sharing your report Melanie! And congrats on your finish! It's nice to read reports that I feel I can relate to a bit more… I'm fairly new to endurance running and am pretty familiar with battling the cutoff monster. I hope I can make it to a 100… Thanks again for sharing your experience, it does inspire people!
Also, I was a volunteer at Duncan Canyon AS and was assigned to be the photographer (focused more on the AS than the runners, but still got some nice shots all around)… (There are a couple of you, Melanie)… https://www.facebook.com/tonyaperme/media_set?set…
Thanks Tonya! You can do 100. Just keep moving, as they say. Thanks for volunteering and taking pictures, much appreciated!
Great report Bryon! Lots of good info for people like myself. If you had to pick one factor, what do you think ultimately caused you to drop? Thanks again!
Lack of Will.
BP — You and me both, brother. Enjoy TRT100. Mentally challenging course, but the views are unreal. And, let me know if you end up cursing the "Red House Loop" the second time around, like many of us did in '11:)
I enjoyed this write up http://runningjohn.blogspot.com/2013/07/western-s…
I am biased because I have had the chance to run with him and it was a great run for first time WS (22nd).
Adrian….it was me you were talking to after Lyon Ridge, after I took a pitstop in the bushes, and you carried my water bottle for about 30 seconds while I removed my shirt. Looks like I was right on about the carnage and that we would get in the top 20, or at least you would. Unfortunately, an ankle injury (i.e. tendinitis) screwed my race up starting at mile 76. I was reeling you guys in though:) Great job!!!
Jesus !!
Tks for all the blogs that you shared with us. Tks.
Another race report from Western States, my ankle injury induced DNF story
http://www.irun4pain.blogspot.com
For an average runner 100 mile experience, keep an eye on this project, and consider supporting it:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/271376033/100…
It's worth checking out; the video trailer is quite well done.
Here's mine: [broken link removed]
I finished in 25:30, 112th.
Guys, girls, thanks! That's my in-flight reading sorted :)
Thanks for all the blogs!
I finished in 28hrs 11mins 14 seconds, and wrote a report here http://www.pussyfootingaround.net/blog.html
I personally had a terrific time and was overwhelmed at the support during the race itself even for back markers like me. I too suffered from GI issues for the first time ever during a race, and I was not sure whether it was the heat or dust or something else, but I still had a fabulous time!