Ultra Running Hub Western States 100 training plan
Date not announced; usually late June (date TBC).
Western States 100 is a 161 km (100.0 mi) mountain race from Olympic Valley, California, United States. The world's oldest 100-mile trail race, from Squaw Valley to Auburn through the Sierra Nevada.
- Distance
- 161 km (100.0 mi)
- Climbing
- 5,500 m
- Climb per km
- 34 m/km
- Cut-off
- 30 h
- Pace the cut-off needs
- 11:11 /km (18:00 /mi)
- Typical June weather
- 23°C high, 8°C low
- Daylight around race day
- 14.9 h
- Nights near a cut-off finish
- at least 1
The climbing
5,500 m over 161 km is 34 m/km: rolling on our climb-rate scale.
The cut-off
30 h over 161 km averages 11:11 /km (18:00 /mi), aid stations included. Sustained running. Long aid-station stops will cost you. With 14.9 h of daylight, a 30 h finish runs through at least 1 night, whatever the start time.
Conditions
Typical June weather: 23°C high, 8°C low; dry — rain unlikely. A monthly average, not a forecast.
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