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Western States 100

Sunday June 29th, 2025
Auburn, CA
Distance: 100 Miles · Ultra · Trail
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The Western States ® 100-Mile Endurance Run is the world’s oldest and most prestigious 100-mile trail race. Starting in Squaw Valley, California near the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics and ending 100.2 miles later in Auburn, California, Western States, in the decades since its inception in 1974, has come to represent one of the ultimate endurance tests in the world.

Due to the remoteness and inaccessibility of the trail, the Western States Endurance Run differs substantially from other organized runs. Adequate mental and physical preparation are of utmost importance to each runner, for the mountains, although beautiful, are relentless in their challenge and unforgiving to the ill-prepared.

Following the historic Western States Trail, runners climb more than 18,000 feet and descend nearly 23,000 feet before they reach the finish line at Placer High School in Auburn. In the miles between Squaw Valley and Auburn, runners experience the majestic high country beauty of Emigrant Pass and the Granite Chief Wilderness, the crucible of the canyons of the California gold country, a memorable crossing of the ice-cold waters of the main stem of the Middle Fork of the American River, and, during the latter stages, the historic reddish-brown-colored trails that led gold-seeking prospectors and homesteading pilgrims alike to the welcoming arms of Auburn.

For more than four decades, Western States has been home to some of the sport’s most stirring and legendary competitions, and has spurred the capacity of spirit of all runners, of all abilities and from all walks of life, from all over the globe.

With more than 1,500 dedicated volunteers, offering the sport’s oldest and most prized possession – a sub-30-hour finisher’s bronze belt buckle or a sub-24-hour finisher’s silver belt buckle – and owning 100-mile racing’s richest and most compelling history, Western States remains one of the undisputed crown jewels of human endurance.











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Western States 100, Race Date: 2024-06-30, Distance: 100 Miles
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 14:13:45 Jim Walmsley
2nd Male 14:24:15 Rod Farvard
3rd Male 14:24:31 Hayden Hawks
4th Male 14:32:29 Daniel Jones
Female 15:46:57 Katie Schide
2nd Female 16:20:03 Fuzhao Xiang
3rd Female 16:42:17 Eszter Csillag
4th Female 16:48:43 Emily Hawgood
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COURSE RECORDS as of June 30, 2022

The Western States Endurance Run is conducted along the Western States Trail starting at Squaw Valley, California, and ending in Auburn, California. The Run begins at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday of the last full weekend in June at the west end of Squaw Valley. Runners must reach the finish line no later than 10:59:59 a.m. on the following day in order to be eligible for an award. All entrants must strictly adhere to the Performance Rules, Rules for Pacers, Rules for Crews and to the pre-event briefing by Run Management to avoid disqualification and to remain eligible for an award.

The Western States Endurance Run follows the middle portion ofthe famous Western States Trail, a nationally dedicated recreational trail thatstretches from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Sacramento, California. One of the mostarduous organized running events in the U.S., the Western States 100 is trulythe “Ultimate Challenge” for the long distance runner. Entry in this eventshould not be taken lightly!

Beginning in Squaw Valley, site of the 1960 Winter OlympicGames, the trail ascends from the valley floor (elevation 6,200 feet) toEmigrant Pass (elevation 8,750 feet), a climb of 2,550 vertical feet in thefirst 4½ miles. From the pass, following the original trails used by thegold and silver miners of the 1850’s, runners travel west, climbinganother 15,540 feet and descending 22,970 feet before reaching Auburn, a smalltown in the heart of California’s historic gold country. Most of the trailpasses through remote and rugged territory. People who are unfamiliar with thearea should use caution when planning training runs, especially in the highcountry. Before leaving, let someone know where you will be running and whenyou will return. REMEMBER THAT MUCH OF THIS TERRITORY IS ACCESSIBLE ONLYBY FOOT, HORSE OR HELICOPTER.

Due to the remoteness and inaccessibility of the trail, theWestern States Endurance Run differs substantially from other organized runs.Adequate mental and physical preparation are of utmost importance to eachrunner, for the high mountains and deep canyons, although beautiful, arerelentless in their challenge and unforgiving to the ill-prepared.

  1. Course Route: The Run will follow the same basiccourse used since 1986 unless snow conditions force a route change.
  2. Familiarity: Knowledge of the trail offers bothphysical and mental advantages during the Run. Participants should make areasonable effort to run as much of the trail as possible before Run Day.Particular attention should be given to those sections that you expect to runin the dark, when your mental and physical energy may be lagging.
  3. After Dark: AS ALMOST A HALFOF THE TRAIL MAY BETRAVELED AT NIGHT, EACH RUNNER SHOULD CARRY TWO LED FLASHLIGHTS. If your lightsfail, wait for another runner with a light. Do not try to find your wayin the dark. If you are the last runner, wait for the Search and Rescue sweepteams. Plan to pick up a flashlight in Foresthill, regardless of what time youreach that point. If you are a 28 to 30-hour runner, plan to pick up aflashlight in Michigan Bluff.
  4. Weather: Since temperatures during the Run can rangefrom 20 degrees to above 110 degrees Fahrenheit, participants should be fullyprepared for both extremes. Weather conditions are unpredictable and can changerapidly.
  5. River Crossing: At 78 miles, runners must ford theAmerican River near the Rucky Chucky crossing. The ford is dangerous and SHOULDNOT BE ATTEMPTED ON TRAINING RUNS. On Run Day, a guide rope will be stretchedacross the river, with personnel available for assistance. River rafts are usedin high-water years.
  6. Wilderness: The remoteness of the trail can lead todisaster for anyone not experienced in the “backwoods.” For your own well-beingand survival, we recommend that you do not attempt a training run alone withoutletting someone know exactly where you are going and what time you will return.Trail markings will not be completed until a few days prior to the Run. Westrongly advise people who are unfamiliar with the area to buddy up with a“native guide.” Carry ample fluids, a water filtration pump and food supplies.There are dry stretches of over 8 miles during the Run and of 16 or more milesduring training runs.
  7. Trail Markings: Trail markings will consist ofpink surveyor’s tape tied to branches, “W.S. TRAIL” signsnailed to trees, and arrows and signs. (“Pioneer Express Trail” markers arelocated along portions of the trail. Do not refer to these as Run markers.) Inaddition, reflectors will be placedalongthe last 38 miles of the trail for the dark hours. Run Managementdoes its best to provide an adequately marked trail, but it is necessary forrunners to continually remain alert as they travel. On occasion, persons notassociated with the event have altered or removed course markings, or Runmanagement cannot place signage at a critical turn on Run day due to unusualcircumstances. A working knowledge of the trail, particularly of those milesthat will be covered in the dark, will be of infinite benefit to the runner whoattempts the Western States Endurance Run. YOU are ultimately responsible tofollow the correct course.
  8. Drops: If you have to drop out of the Run at apoint where your crew is unavailable, we will make every reasonable effort toget you to the finish or to the nearest major checkpoint that is still inoperation, particularly if you are in need of medical attention. Innon-emergency situations, you may have to wait several hours before beingevacuated. Runners having to drop from the Run BEFORE the Foresthill aidstation will be taken to Foresthill. Runners having to drop AFTER Foresthillwill be taken to the finish line. Our principal responsibility is to put on aRun, not to run a shuttle service for non-finishers; so please be patient. Aidstations will close when the footed sweeps or drag riders arrive.
  9. Trail Etiquette: Please be courteous to hikers,other runners and horsemen. Collisions on these narrow trails may bedisastrous. If you wish to pass another runner, ask for “trail right” or “trailleft” before attempting to pass. Slower runners must yield the trail to runnerswishing to pass. Horses may be spooked by the sudden appearance of a runner,with serious consequences to the rider. Stop and step off the trail to letoncoming horses pass. Runners should never pass a horse from behind withoutfirst notifying the rider.
  10. Volunteers: Approximately 1,500 dedicated volunteershelp out at each Western States Endurance Run. They are truly the life-blood ofthe Run and will do everything possible to make your day a success. Many spendmore hours out on the trail than do the runners themselves. Please be politeand make a point to thank them. Without the volunteers, there would be noWestern States 100.

Missoula Marathon

Sunday June 29th, 2025
Missoula, Montana
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 5K · Kids Race
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Half and full marathon in Missoula, Montana, in the city they call "The Garden City." Amazing participation by the entire town and county. Front lawn hose squads cool down the runners en route. Lots of rest stations. The full marathon is a Boston qualifier. Runner's World rated the course as one of the best overall road races.

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Prize Money: $8,600

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Emelia Ebendick
This race has the support of the community. Fireworks start the race. A personal photo at the finish. Instant print out of your time. Amazing food at the finish. Video camera cam that is shown on the local news. The feeling that you are important. The wonderful cheering of the residents as you make your way through town.
Missoula Marathon, Race Date: 2024-06-30, Distance: Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 2:22:25 Mark Messmer 30 Castle Rock
2nd Male 2:28:25 Chris Gish 25 Charlo
3rd Male 2:30:53 Robert C. Pedersen Jr 24 Santa Rosa
4th Male 2:33:02 Kenneth Kosgei 39 Salem
Female 2:47:16 Kathryn Landau-Olmstead 46 Tacoma
2nd Female 2:49:56 Mariah Bredal 25 Bozeman
3rd Female 2:50:53 Bailee Parker-Godfrey 25 West Yellowstone
4th Female 2:51:33 Erin Forde 30 Missoula
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 2:50:00 Jose Delgado 41 Tucson
M 50-59 3:06:24 Michael Zadnik 50 Charlotte
M 60-69 3:25:19 Steven Harrold 60 Chanhassen
M 70+ 4:20:16 Tony Augimeri 70 Scotts Valley
F 40-49 3:06:03 Lori Quick 41 Indianapolis
F 50-59 4:09:05 Jenn Harowicz 50 Seattle
F 60-69 4:11:27 Bridgette Holzapple 60 Vacaville
Missoula Marathon

The Missoula Marathon course is flat, fast, USATF certified, and a Boston Qualifier! The marathon course does have a significant hill at the halfway point. The course is a point-to-point, beginning with a scenic route through the countryside and finishing in historic downtown Missoula. The marathon course is well marked with both cones and arrows on the road. You will notice every mile is marked on the road and with 8ft tall mile markers.

The Missoula Marathon course is flat, fast, USATF certified, and a Boston Qualifier! The marathon course does have a significant hill at the halfway point. The course is a point-to-point, beginning with a scenic route through the countryside and finishing in historic downtown Missoula. The marathon course is well marked with both cones and arrows on the road. You will notice every mile is marked on the road and with 8ft tall mile markers.


AJC Peachtree Road Race

Friday July 4th, 2025
Atlanta, GA
Distance: 10K
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The AJC Peachtree Road Race, organized by the Atlanta Track Club, is the largest 10K in the world. In its 48th running, the AJC Peachtree Road Race has become a Fourth of July tradition for thousands of people throughout the metro Atlanta area and beyond. Come kick off your Fourth of July festivities with us!

If you did not get accepted in the AJC Peachtree Road Race lottery or are looking to participate still, you may register for a Kilometer Kids Charity Race Number, benefiting Atlanta Track Club's Kilometer Kids youth running program.


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Challenging course, well run and spectator friendly!
AJC Peachtree Road Race, Race Date: 2024-07-04, Distance: 10k
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 28:03 Sabastian Sawe ken
2nd Male 28:05 Daniel Ebenyo ken
3rd Male 28:18 Robert Kiprop Koech ken
4th Male 28:20 Hillary Kipkoech ken
Female 31:12 Stacy Ndiwa ken
2nd Female 31:13 Irine Cheptai ken
3rd Female 31:20 Grace Loibach Nawowuna ken
4th Female 31:40 Emmaculate Anyango ken
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Prefontaine Classic

Saturday July 5th, 2025
Hayward Field, Eugene
Distance: 1 Mile · 10000m · 5000m · 1500m · two-mile
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The Pre Classic, part of the Diamond League series of international meets featuring Olympic-level athletes, is scheduled to be held at the new Hayward Field in Eugene.

The Prefontaine Classicis the longest-running outdoor invitational track & field meet in America and is part of the elite Wanda Diamond League of meets held worldwide annually. The Pre Classic’s results score has rated No. 1 or No. 2 in the world 8 of the last 9 years it has been contested. The meet has been sponsored by NIKE continuously since 1984, the longest running title sponsorship of a single sports event in the United States.

Steve Prefontaineis a legend in the sport of track & field and is the most inspirational distance runner in American history. He set a national high school 2-mile record (8:41.5) while at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay, Oregon, that is the fastest ever in a National Federation-sanctioned race.

While competing for the University of Oregon, he won national cross country championships (3) and outdoor track 3-Mile/5000-meter championships (4), and never lost a collegiate track race at any distance. As a collegiate junior, he made the 1972 U.S. Olympic Team and nearly won an Olympic medal, finishing 4thin the 5K at the 1972 Munich Olympics, at age 21. After finishing college in 1973 and preparing for a return to the Olympics in 1976, he continued to improve, setting many American records. His life ended tragically on May 30, 1975, the result of an auto accident, at age 24. The Pre Classic began that year and had been held every year since, until 2020 when it fell victim to the pandemic.





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Prize Money: $300000

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Prefontaine Classic, Race Date: 2024-05-25, Distance: Mile
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 3:45.34 Josh KERR GBR
2nd Male 3:45.60 Jakob INGEBRIGTSEN NOR
3rd Male 3:46.22 Yared NUGUSE USA
4th Male 3:47.74 Neil GOURLEY GBR
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Prefontaine Classic, Race Date: 2022-05-28, Distance: two-mile
Division Time Name Age Home
Female 8:59.08 Francine Niyonsaba PDI
2nd Female 9:14.71 Beatrice Chebet KEN
3rd Female 9:15.74 Laura Galvan MEX
4th Female 9:16.73 Konstanze Klosterhalfen GER
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Prefontaine Classic, Race Date: 2024-05-26, Distance: 1500m
Division Time Name Age Home
Female 3:53:75 Diribe WELTEJI ETH
2nd Female 3:55:97 Jessica HULL AUS
3rd Female 3:56:00 Elle ST. PIERRE USA
4th Female 3:56:35 Laura MUIR GBR
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Prefontaine Classic, Race Date: 2024-05-26, Distance: 5000m
Division Time Name Age Home
Female 14:18 Tsigie GEBRESELAMA ETH
2nd Female 14:18 Ejgayehu TAYE ETH
3rd Female 14:20 Freweyni HAILU ETH
4th Female 14:22 Aynadis MEBRATU ETH
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Prefontaine Classic, Race Date: 2024-05-26, Distance: 10000m
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 26:50 Daniel MATEIKO KEN
2nd Male 26:50 Nicholas KIPKORIR KEN
3rd Male 26:51 Benard KIBET KEN
4th Male 26:51 Edwin KURGAT KEN
Female 28:54 Beatrice CHEBET KEN
2nd Female 29:05 Gudaf TSEGAY ETH
3rd Female 29:26 Lilian Kasait RENGERUK KEN
4th Female 29:27 Margaret Chelimo KIPKEMBOI KEN
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Beat The Boat

Sunday July 6th, 2025
Windsor, England, UK
Distance: 10K
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Coming back to Windsor and Eton for 2020 is a completely unique 10km trail race for runners of all abilities brought to you by Run face. An out and back course from Eton & Windsor, you'll be taking on not just other runners, but a target pace boat full of spectators that will be tracking you and trying to beat you back to the finish line. All runners set off together in a traditional race format, with a difference, because just yards from where you start on the Brocas fields in Eton, the 4 Thames Cruise boats will be starting too and they'll be full of your friends and family members ready to cheer you on, as you try to beat the boat.

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Beat The Boat, Race Date: 2022-07-17, Distance: 10k
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 37:45 Patrick Butler
2nd Male 37:56 Chris Hunt
3rd Male 38:51 Michael Morley
4th Male 40:43 James McGeehan
Female 42:42 Laura Baylis
2nd Female 45:34 Mandy Leach
3rd Female 46:08 Claire Pusey
4th Female 47:26 Rachael Muir
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 42:16 Mark Foster
M 50-59 37:45 Patrick Butler
M 60-69 49:29 Steve Pilgrim
M 70+ 53:21 Stuart Mann
F 40-49 42:42 Laura Baylis
F 50-59 45:34 Mandy Leach
F 60-69 52:11 Joy Noad
F 70+ 1:32:25 Pritpal Kaur
Beat The Boat

About the Course

The course is set under the beautiful backdrop of Windsor castle and is a flat 10km run on mixed terrain and is not suitable for spikes. Whilst most of the course follows the Thames path there are some sections that border fields and could become muddy if we have had persistent rain. There will be times when the course will deviate away from the Thames path to give the boats time to turn around but don't worry you will soon be back on their trail again and racing them home!

About the Boats

The five boats will be clearly labelled as 40/50/55/60/70 mins respectively. So when entering, its important for you to try anddecide which boat you'll be taking on, based on your predicted finish time over the course.Faster runners will be looking to beat the 40 min boat, and would therefore want any supporters to be on-board that one, whereas people running closer to 50 or 60 mins, would be chasing those boats.

About the Event

This event is put on by runners, for runners and we'll be trying to ensure that everything we'd expect in a race will be provided. That will include water stations, friendly marshals, clear instructions, excellent facilities and a safe and fun environment that you'd expect when trying to beat several tonnes of river boat in a footrace along the thames path.



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