Western States 100

Colfax man to walk full 24 hours of Relay for Life

Andy Gonzales knows how to go the distance. That is what he's been doing for much of his life as the first-place finisher for the 1977 Western States Trial Run, the first official ...

Bomhoff reflects on his feat in the heat

The sound of noisemakers and cheering fans erupted outside of Greg Bomhoff’s home Wednesday night, welcoming him back from his brush with Death Valley. Bomhoff, 43, of Granite ...

Five Folsom runners pumped for States challenge

Five Folsom-area runners will be among the competition at the 38th annual Western States 100-mile Endurance Run, which begins Friday in Squaw Valley south of Truckee and ends Satur ...

Turney tackles Western States

With each mile Judy Turney logs running, her perspective on life comes into focus a little clearer. Turney, 44, and an Auburn-native, has turned that focus to completing the Weste ...

Endurance runners train despite elements

“Who da man? You da man!” shouts Auburn resident, Aaron Kopp, as he pushes through the finish of a 5:30 a.m. run. Kopp recently completed the Pine to Palm 100 Mile Endurance ...

Big thanks to Gordon Ainsleigh

We just read how the Western States 100 race brought approximately $1.5 million into Auburn (Journal, June 29). We thought of how the Western States 100 race was started by just ...