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100: Western States 100 – The First Finishers on Foot

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By Davy Crockett and Phil Lowry You can read, listen, or watch In Auburn, California, on the evening of July 30, 1972, an awards banquet…

81: The 100-miler: Part 26 – The 1978 Western States 100

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By Davy Crockett You can read, listen, or watch The 1978 Western States 100 was the second year the race was held. Six years earlier,…

71: The 100-miler: Part 18 (1977) Western States 100

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By Davy Crockett The 1977 Western States 100 In 1977, Wendell T. Robie (1895-1984), the president of the Western States Trail Foundation and the director…

28: Western States 100 – Legends, Myths, and Folklore

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By Davy Crockett The establishment of the Western States Endurance Run (Western States 100) in 1977 was one of the most important pivotal events in…

16: Western States 100 Beginnings

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By Davy Crockett Both a podcast episode and a full article In Part One on Endurance Riding, I covered the very early history of the…

Western States 100 on Foot: The Forgotten First Finishers

147: Gary Cantrell (Lazarus Lake) – Before the Barkley

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By Davy Crockett Gary Cantrell (a.k.a. Lazarus Lake), of Tennessee, was recently inducted into the American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame. Most people recognize him for…

146: The Early LDWA 100-Milers (1973-1979)

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By Davy Crockett Trail 100-milers started to be held in Great Britain in 1973, four years before the Western States 100 was established in America.…