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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 ...
Scott Gordon Jurek (born October 26, 1973) [1] is an American ultramarathoner, author, and public speaker.Throughout his running career, Jurek was one of the most dominant ultramarathon runners in the world, winning the Hardrock Hundred (2007), the Badwater Ultramarathon (2005, 2006), the Spartathlon (2006, 2007, 2008), and the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run (1999–2005).
Eleven-time 100-Mile/1 Day Silver Buckleholder at the Western States Endurance Run [16] (i.e., better than ten twenty-four-hour finishes), 1995–2006; Ran 3,000 miles (4,800 km) across the United States from Disneyland to New York City in 75 days, running 40 to 50 miles (65 to 80 km) per day, 2011 [17] [18] Swimming across the San Francisco Bay
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. [3]
Contents. Kílian Jornet Burgada. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jornet and the second or maternal family name is Burgada. Kílian Jornet (Catalan pronunciation: [̍ˈkiljən ʒuɾˈnɛt buɾˈɣaðə]; born 27 October 1987) is a Spanish professional long-distance trail runner and ski mountaineer. [ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ] Jornet ...
There are several 100-mile ultramarathons held annually in North America. The Western States Endurance Run is the oldest 100-mile trail run in North America. The race began in 1977, founded by Wendell Robie, of Auburn California. [162] [160] The largest ultramarathon in North America is the Marine Corp 50km.
Born. (1991-01-22) January 22, 1991 (age 33) Sport. Event (s) Ultramarathon, trail running. Hayden Hawks (born 1991) is an American professional trail and ultramarathon runner. A St. George, Utah native, Hawks began running cross-country in high school after playing basketball. He won high school state championships in the 1600m and 3200m, and ...
Team. Salomon. Courtney Dauwalter (born February 13, 1985) is an American ultramarathon runner and former teacher. [ 1 ] Widely regarded as one of the world's best ultra trail runners, [ 2 ] Dauwalter became in 2023 the first person ever to win Western States 100, Hardrock 100 and the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in the same year.