2015 Western States 100 Post-Race Story Roundup

A roundup of the best stories of the 2015 Western States 100 from around the web.

By on June 30, 2015 | Comments

Western States 100 logoWe 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.

Clif Organic Energy FoodWe’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

Photo Galleries and Video

Interviews and Profiles

Race Reports

Women

Men

Call for Comments

Please let us know about any other great resources you’ve found about the race.

Women’s Top Ten

  1. Magdalena Boulet (Hoka One One) — 19:05:21 (pre-race, finish-line, and post-race interviews)
  2. Kaci Lickteig (Nike) — 19:20:31 (post-race interview)
  3. Stephanie Howe (The North Face) — 19:32:58 (pre-race and post-race interviews)
  4. Aliza Lapierre (Salomon) — 19:43:22 (pre-race interview)
  5. Emma Roca (Hoka One One) — 20:12:00 (pre-race interview)
  6. Nicole Studer (Altra) — 20:19:56
  7. Sally McRae (Nike) — 20:27:33
  8. Caroline Boller (Nike) — 21:44:11
  9. Erika Lindland — 21:47:25 (post-race interview)
  10. Nikki Kimball (Hoka One One) — 22:01:55

Full results.

Men’s Top Ten

  1. Rob Krar (The North Face) — 14:48:59 (pre-race, finish-line, and post-race interviews)
  2. Seth Swanson (The North Face) — 15:17:28 (pre-race and post-race interviews)
  3. Jared Hazen (Drymax) — 15:37:55 (post-race interview)
  4. Gediminas Grinius (Inov-8) — 15:40:55
  5. Thomas Lorblanchet (Altra) — 15:56:32
  6. Julien Chorier (Hoka One One) — 16:34:43
  7. Ian Sharman (Altra) — 16:44:27
  8. David Laney (Nike) — 17:01:37
  9. Andrew Tuckey (The North Face) — 17:19:17
  10. Paul Terranova (Hoka One One) — 17:43:17 (post-race interview)

Full results.

Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for more than 15 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.