Western States Endurance Run

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mattykay Nov 2023 8:01pm, 16 Nov 2023 17 posts	0 mattykay Are there any WSER Fetchies out there?
mattykay Nov 2023 8:02pm, 16 Nov 2023 18 posts	0 mattykay One of these days I'm going to come out of that ballot. I've never raced in the States and it would be ace to hoover up some beta ahead of time. Would love to hear your Western States stories
ptr_runner Nov 2023 9:54pm, 16 Nov 2023 2,088 posts	0 ptr_runner I'm not, but I'd like to be! That and UTMB have to be the most famous 100 milers in the world, right?
Rosehip Nov 2023 10:27pm, 16 Nov 2023 30,427 posts	0 Rosehip You need NDWDave
HappyG(rrr) Nov 2023 9:40am, 17 Nov 2023 48,498 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) I often wonder if West Highland Way race (96 miles) would benefit from an extra 4, to make it a magic 100. Probably not. And it's already over subscribed, so it doesn't need any more popularity! Mattykay, WSER is iconic - good luck to anyone doing it. G
fetcheveryone Nov 2023 9:50am, 17 Nov 2023 29,823 posts	0 fetcheveryone You could build a pier HappyG
K5 Gus Nov 2023 9:58am, 17 Nov 2023 5,969 posts	0 K5 Gus If you've not seen it already, then the race listing fetcheveryone.com/races/western-states-100-7054333 shows who ran it each year ( change the year in the drop down at the top ), and also shows any linked blogs - there's only one from Ammon in 2019, but it's quite a long detailed one, so you may find some good info there.
paulcook Nov 2023 10:06am, 17 Nov 2023 3,742 posts	0 paulcook I often wonder if West Highland Way race (96 miles) would benefit from an extra 4, to make it a magic 100. Probably not. And it's already over subscribed, so it doesn't need any more popularity! Mattykay, WSER is iconic - good luck to anyone doing it. G On the flip side, I hate making it numbers for numbers sake. A classic route is a classic route and doesn't need manufactured numbers but that's just me. Though, theoretically neither WSER (100.5m) nor UTMB (106? / 108?) are 100 miles.
ptr_runner Nov 2023 10:11am, 17 Nov 2023 2,118 posts	0 ptr_runner There's obviously a whole bunch of videos on YT about the race, The ginger Runner has a selection of good ones: https://youtu.be/OArKXKj5PeU Billy Yang's Life in a day is almost feature length, and another great watch. https://youtu.be/kYgcTJBLwsU
mattykay Nov 2023 10:24am, 17 Nov 2023 19 posts	0 mattykay Thanks gang yes, I'm seven years into the ballot process which is next drawn in December and it's getting to the point where I might get drawn out this year or next. Thanks K5, I might be getting in touch with a few folks listed there.