The 2026 Western States 100 kicks off at 5 a.m. U.S. Pacific Daylight Time on Saturday, June 27, in Olympic Valley, California, and heads over mountains and through canyons for 100 miles to the Placer High School Track in Auburn.
We’ll be live blogging the event on iRunFar’s X feed with countless text and photo reports from all over the course, and we’ll be posting the same material below in this article. We’ve also embedded the race’s video feed below.
Here are a couple of resources to help you follow the race:
- iRunFar’s in-depth women’s and men’s Western States previews
- iRunFar’s pre-race video interviews with top runners, coming soon
- Selected iRunFar stories on Western States for additional reading during the race
- All of iRunFar’s Western States articles and resources, including all our extensive pre-race coverage of this year’s race
- The Western States website with course maps
- Live updates for the entire field from Ultralive.net
The start of the 2025 Western States 100. Photo: iRunFar/Bryon Powell
iRunFar’s Live Blog of the 2026 Western States 100
Here we’re live blogging the progress of the Western States 100, and sharing same content as on our feed on X. Enjoy viewing it here or on X! Also, give it just a moment to load.
Race Organization’s Live Video Feeds of the 2026 Western States 100
Enjoy the Western States 100 race organization’s livestream. Don’t worry, we’ll embed additional feeds once they are available!
Additional Western States 100 Reading
In case you’re looking for a little something to fill any gaps in the coverage, here are some highlights from iRunFar’s Western States 100 archive:
- Our new profile on defending champion Abby Hall and her path to Western States.
- A conversation with Neeraj Egbert, recipient of the Golden Hour Ticket to race in 2026 after being the first to finish outside the cutoff in 2025
- A recent profile on Brian Morrison, 20 years after his infamous hyponatremia-induced collapse on the track while in the lead and subsequent DNF
- AJW’s intriguing storylines and predictions for the 2026 race
- A feature article about Tara Dower and her meteoric rise as an ultrarunner ahead of the 2025 race
- Our profile of the inspiring Adam Popp, an Air Force veteran and amputee, running the 2025 edition
- A profile on Dan Green ahead of the 2025 event
- A profile on Riley Brady after they set a course record at the 2025 Black Canyon 100k looking toward last year’s Western States
- Our 2025 Western States 100 results article, with links to all of our post-race video interviews
- AJW’s Top Five Memories from the Past Decade at the Western States 100 (from 2024)
- The Western States 100, by the Numbers
- The Numbers Behind Getting Into the Western States 100: Lottery and Qualifying Races
- The Growing Competitiveness of the Western States 100
- An Obsessive’s Description of the Western States 100 Course, which was newly updated in 2024!
- The Western States Killing Machine Part 1
- The Western States Killing Machine Part 2: The Marble in the Groove — a favorite of many!
- The Western States Killing Machine Part 3: Deepening the Groove
- Legendary Aid Stations: Rucky Chucky at the Western States 100
- The Lore of Western States: Chasing the Silver Buckle
- The Lore of Western States: The Golden Hour
- How the West(ern) Was Won by Pam Smith about how she won the very hot 2013 edition
- We Dream the Same Dreams: Rehabbing the Western States Trail After the American Fire
- Ann Trason and the 1995 Western States 100
- Nikki Kimball and the 2006 Western States 100
- Unforgettable Moments in Ultrarunning: The 2010 Western States 100
