We’re covering the Western States 100 this week! Read our women’s and men’s previews, and follow our live race blogging on Saturday and Sunday.

Last week, we covered the Broken Arrow Skyrace. See our results from Friday’s Broken Arrow Ascent and Sunday’s Broken Arrow 23k!

Third Time’s a Charm? Marianne Hogan’s Pre-2026 Western States 100 Interview

A video interview with Marianne Hogan before the 2026 Western States 100.

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Canada’s Marianne Hogan returns to the 2026 Western States 100 after finishing third both last year and in 2022. In the following interview, Marianne talks about her unfinished business with the race, the injury that hampered her last year and which she’s managed since, her lead-up to this year’s race, including time spent training in Flagstaff, Arizona, and how she’s approaching Saturday’s race.

To learn more about who’s racing, check out our women’s and men’s previews before following our live race coverage on race day.


[Editor’s Note: If you are unable to see the video above, click here to access it.]

Marianne Hogan Pre-2026 Western States 100 Interview Transcript

Transcript coming soon.

Eszter Horanyi

Eszter Horanyi identifies as a Runner Under Duress, in that she’ll run if it gets her deep into the mountains or canyons faster than walking would, but she’ll most likely complain about it. A retired long-distance bike racer, she turned to running around 2014 and has a bad habit of saying yes to terribly awesome/awesomely terrible ideas on foot. The longer and more absurd the mission, the better. This running philosophy has led to an unsupported FKT on Nolan’s 14 and many long and wonderful days out in the mountains with friends.