In this episode, we sit down with the accomplished ultramarathoner, Hayden Hawks. Hayden shares his remarkable journey of overcoming a knee injury in 2023 and his triumphant return to the 2024 Western States 100, where he improved his time by 83...
We recently replayed an episode from 2017 called, “Sh!t You Don’t Do on the Trail” with Tim Twietmeyer and Bob Crowley. We had so much fun walking down memory lane, we thought we should update it for 2024. Since we are...
Each year at this time, Andy Jones-Wilkins joins The Nation to discuss the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run. This is the 11th year that he ruminates and give us his picks for the podium and the other notable runners. We decided this year to...
Leading up to the 2024 Western States 100 Endurance Race, ultra legends Ellie Greenwood and Ian Sharman share their incredible experiences at the Western States 100. Ellie, who set a new women’s record in her first WS100 in...
We are thrilled to have Tom Evans, the newly crowned champion of the 50th running of the Western States 100, with us today. Tom, an adidas TERREX athlete and ultrarunner, has just achieved an incredible feat, finishing the race in a remarkable time...
This coming weekend is the 50th anniversary of the one of the most legendary ultramarathons in the world – the Western States 100. As we have done almost every year, we are joined by our good friend, Andy Jones-Wilkins, to review...
Western States 100 is this weekend. International runners represent nearly 1/3 of the entrants. We recorded this episode live with these international runners at a local running store in Auburn California, The Aid Station...
Merry Statesmas! They 2022 running of the iconic Western States 100 is next weekend. We sit down with Andy Jones-Wilkins to get his take on this year’s race. There will be 385 amazing stories from each of the starters this year. We...
Western States 100 is the first high profile race that is being held since the pandemic cancelled racing around the world. We sit down with Andy Jones-Wilkins to get his take on this year’s race. There will be 320 amazing...
, the Western States Endurance Run Board of Directors announced the cancellation of the 2020 race. This is only the second time in the race’s 46 years that they have had to cancel the race. Race Director, Craig Thornley, joins Andy Jones...