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Podcast: Ultrarunning History
Episode: 28: Western States 100 – Legends, Myths, and Folklore
Description: By Davy Crockett
Dick Mendenhall runs in the 1977 Western States 100
The establishment of the Western States Endurance Run (Western States 100) in 1977 was one of the most important pivotal events in the history of ultrarunning. During the next decade, the existing ultrarunning sport experienced a major shift from roads and tracks to trails and mountains. Other 100-mile races were spawned from the Western States 100, patterning their mountain race formats and practices after those established by Western States. A new generation of ultrarunners came into the sport and the Western States Endurance Run became the most famous mountain trail 100-miler.
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