Records Fall at Western States 100
Aaron Mulder and Quintin Barney work their way up to the Devil's Thumb aid station. (SRN photo)
With a race as long and challenging as the Western States Endurance Run, it is hard to strip it down to the essential kernel of a story that everyone should know.
Every single runner, finisher and non-finisher alike, has a compelling story to tell–about the race itself or the long journey that brought them to the starting line at Squaw Valley.
An astonishing field was assembled, the weather was perfect for running fast times, and records were destroyed.