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Having done some sections of the #Hardrock100 course, I’m convinced I could never finish this race. But goddammit if Dale’s “please stay standing if you’ve finished [1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20] Hardrocks” pre-race speech doesn’t get me jacked up to give it a go one day.

RT @b3108: @aidstationfireb @crazy__karo @GCMarathon @wser Hiroki Kai's 7.5 day runfest:.(AEST / UTC+10). #WS100.Start: 10pm, Sat 28 June.F….

Crazy Karo 🙅‍♂️🚫.Clinically Insane Karo 🫡🤩✅.

RT @stephensearer: Western States 100 Men's 1st, 3rd, 10th Spread Analysis. After taking a quick look at the last 5 years of 1st-10th data….

RT @stephensearer: Western States 100 Top 10 Women's place analysis. This view does a nice job highlighting place movement over time. Sh….

RT @stephensearer: Western States 100 Top 10 Men's place analysis. This view does a nice job highlighting battles as well as how the race….

Alright, time to meme the heck out of me folks. Give me your best shot.

RT @stephensearer: Western States 100 Women's Top 20 Entry Analysis:. 3 Top Ten.10 Golden Tickets.5 Lottery (1 Waitlist).1 Raffle.1 Race Ad….

RT @stephensearer: Western States 100 Men's Top 20 Entry Analysis:. 3 Top Ten.9 Golden Tickets.6 Lottery (3 Waitlist).1 Sponsor.1 Raffle. @….

Abby Hall is your 2025 Western States 100 Champion, in 16:37:16!. This is the fourth fastest time in race history and Abby’s result is only the tenth time a woman has run faster than 17 hours! #wser #seeyouatstates

RT @aidstationfireb: I will not stand for the Dan Jones and Caleb Olson erasure.

Caleb Olson is the 2025 Western States 100 @wser champion, finishing in the second fastest time in race history in 14:11:25. Caleb (and Daniel Jones!) join only Rob Krar, Jim Walmsley and Tom Evans as the only athletes to finish <15hr twice in their career. #seeyouatstates.

The hunt is on. Ida Nilsson takes 5min back on the gap between her (11:26:36) and Abby Hall (11:21:01), now with only 6 min separating them at Cal-2. Ida's split for the section between FH and Cal-2 (1h17m) is only behind Katie and Courtney as the fastest in race history. #wser.

Caleb Olson still leads through Cal-1 (mi 65.7), for the fastest split in race history: 8:32:58, ten minutes ahead of Jim's historic 2019 performance. #wser #seeyouatstates.

Caleb Olson just arrived in Foresthill in the fastest split in race history: 8:32:58. Caleb ran from Michigan Bluff to Foresthill in 51mins, on par with Jim’s 2019 split, and the entire “Canyons” section in 2:46:58, only second to Jim 2019 (2:46 flat). #wser #seeyouatstates.

Ida Nilsson leads through Last Chance (mile 43.3) in 6:29 elapsed, 10 minutes behind Katie's fastest veer split, and 18 minutes ahead of Courtney's overall 2023 record splits. Abby Hall and Martyna Mlynarczyk are 5 minutes back. #wser #seeyouatstates.

Chris Myers leads through Last Chance (mile 43.3) one minute ahead of Jim’s 2021 record split through this aid station (5:47 elapsed). Caleb Olson, Adam Peterman and Daniel Jones are right behind him. #wser #seeyouatstates.

Seth Ruhling leads through Dusty Corners (mile 38), on par with Jim’s 2021 record split through this aid station (5:12 elapsed). Caleb Olson, Hans Troyer and Chris Myers are in immediate pursuit. #wser #seeyouatstates.

Top 10 men through Robinson Flat in 4:18-4:20, on par with Jim’s three fastest splits through this aid station (4:18 in 2016, 4:19 in 2021 and 4:20 in 2017). #wser #seeyouatstates.

Lead men were 47-48min Lyon Ridge to Red Star, compared to record split for that section (46min, Jim 2016). Also 1:03-1:04 from Red Star to Duncan, compared to record split for that section (58:38, Jim 2016). Despite blistering times upfront, the lead me are easing up. #wser.