Deep women’s and men’s elite fields are vying to earn the top crowns at the 49 th annual event.

The 2022 edition of Western States, which will be held on June 25-26, promises to be just as notable.

The 2021 edition of the Western States Endurance Run featured one of the most competitive and historic women’s races ever held, while Jim Walmsley cemented his Western States men’s competition legend with a third commanding win. Women’s contenders poised to make history again while men’s field looks to crown first champion in post-Jim Walmsley era The oldest runners to finish this year were 61-year-old Meghan Canfield of Corvallis, Oregon, who ran 24:38, and 63-year-old Simon Bennett of Ackworth, Great Britain, who finished in 29:32.ĬONTACT: John Trent, media relations, (775) 842-4871, STATES ENDURANCE RUN READIES FOR 2022 RACE: ‘CHANGING OF THE GUARD’ In a testament to how well runners throughout the field were able to manage a challenging, hot day, the race’s “Golden Hour” – the time between 29 and the race cutoff at 30 hours – saw a phenomenal 79 runners celebrate a hard-earned finish on the track at Placer High School in Auburn, California. There were 101 runners who finished the race in under 24 hours. Even with the high temperatures, the race saw 305 finishers out of 383 starters. She built a four-minute lead over Hawgood that she would never relinquish.Īlisa Macdonald, 41, of Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, finished second in 17:46, while Marianne Hogan, 32, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was third in 18:05.Ĭonditions saw temperatures reach into the high 90s throughout Saturday. The two would run together for the next 20-plus miles before Croft took command of the race at Michigan Bluff at mile 55.7. “I caught up with Emily coming up to Robinson Flat (at mile 30),” she said, “and we kind of teamed up ran a lot together.” She said that running with a good friend, Zimbabwe’s Emily Hawgood, who eventually would finish in fifth in 18:16, helped. “I had an awesome crew out there and my parents came from New Zealand, and my aunt. Although Croft now owns two of the six fastest times in race history (her 2021 time of 17:33 is the sixth-fastest race history) Croft noted at the finish that her entire day on Saturday was “magical.” Croft used that experience in posting the third-fastest women’s time in race history, finishing in 17:21. (Winning in his debut) was hard to believe, really.”Īrlen Glick of Massillon, Ohio, finished third in 15:56.Ĭroft, 33, from Greymouth, New Zealand, had finished second to Beth Pascall in 2021. So I just tried to run my own race the whole time.

“I thought I had a chance, but you never know what’s going happen over 100 miles. Peterman became the first male runner to win Western States in his 100-mile debut since 27-year-old Chuck Jones won the 1986 edition of the race in 16:37. “It got pretty intense along the river,” Peterman said. Peterman and Hayden Hawks, 31, of Cedar City, Utah, who finished second in 15:47, waged a pitched battle during the California Street section of the course at around miles 74-76 with Peterman taking a 2-minute lead at the Rucky Chucky river crossing at mile 78. Peterman, 26, of Missoula, Montana, won the men’s race in 15 hours and 13 minutes. CONTACT: John Trent, media relations, (775) 842-4871, CROFT POST SMASHING WINNING PERFORMANCES AT WSERĪdam Peterman becomes first male runner since 1986 to win Western States in first 100 ever Ruth Croft runs third-fastest women’s timeĮven in its 49 th year, the Western States Endurance Run continues to make history, as Adam Peterman became the first men’s race winner since 1986 to win the race during a 100-mile debut, while Ruth Croft won the women’s race with the third-fastest time in race history, notable on a day when temperatures soared into the high 90s.

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