Welcome to Freetrail’s coverage of the 2025 Western States 100! Join us live every day of race week at 3:30pm PT as we discuss the top storylines of this year’s race, preview the fields and provide our personal predictions for the win.

Today’s show is a fun new ‘Champions Edition’ featuring special guests and past Western States champions: Jim Walmsley, Scott Jurek, Hal Koerner, Magdalena Boulet, and Cat Bradley.

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Our Western States coverage is brought to you by our good friends at HOKA. We're grateful for their generous support and belief in Freetrail.

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