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The Western States Endurance Run, known commonly as the Western States 100 or Western States, is a 100.2-mile (161 km) ultramarathon that takes place on California's Sierra Nevada Mountains trails each year on the last full weekend of June. Western States is one of the most competitive ultramarathons in the United States, and is administered by ...
The iconic Cougar Rock portion of the trail; 1991 Tevis Cup. The Western States Trail Ride, popularly called the Tevis Cup, is a 100-mile endurance ride.The amateur event has been held annually since 1955 except in 2008 when it was cancelled due to forest fires and in 2020 when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The meridian 100° west of the Prime Meridian of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 100th meridian west forms a great circle with the 80th meridian east.
Luanne Park, 63, was among the competitors who embraced excruciating pain in a battle to traverse a 100-mile course unlike any other in the U.S. 'It will change your life.' Ultramarathon runners ...
Nearly one in five Americans live in the Western states, according to Statista. They're home to America's largest mountain chain, largest desert, largest forest and -- if you count Alaska and ...
Twietmeyer is the only person to have completed the Western States Endurance Run more than 25 times in under 24 hours. His five WS100 victories came in 1992, 1994–1996, and 1998. [ 2 ] In 2003, he completed an unprecedented 15 consecutive top-five finishes.
The LT100 is one of six races presented under the Leadville Trail 100 banner. The other five events are as follows: Leadville 10K Run: This is an open event the week before the main Trail 100 race, comprising the first and last portions of the full Trail 100 course. Leadville Trail 100 MTB: This mountain bike race was added in 1994. The race ...
Western states (Wyoming, Hawaii, and Montana) and midwestern states (Iowa and South Dakota) make up the entirety of this list, icing out northeast and southern states. And interestingly, the third ...