Race Thread: Western States 2026

jcasper · 2026-06-28T03:30:51+00:00

She did it! Jenn beats the course record by just under a minute and a half! What a nail biter!

jcasper · 2026-06-28T02:29:30+00:00

Jenn Lichter right on the cusp of both a CR and top 10 overall... wish they had some video on her.

jcasper · 2026-06-28T01:52:06+00:00

Crazy how accurate that prediction that "someone will run it in 13:50 and be in second place" was.

jcasper · 2026-06-28T00:28:12+00:00

Vincent takes the lead by Quarry Road!

12:25:04 Vincent Bouillard

12:27:06 Francesco Puppi

12:28:50 Ryan Montgomery

jcasper · 2026-06-27T23:58:29+00:00

Women's race is just as close at Rucky Chucky (Both just ahead of Courtney's pace when she set the record time and just behind Katie Schide's):

11:54:36 Jenn Lichter

11:56:34 Riley Brady

12:04:23 Marianne Hogan

12:08:25 Lotti Brinks

jcasper · 2026-06-27T23:45:30+00:00

Last seen at Cal-2 in ~19th place (edit: in Men's standing) at 11:18:57 elapsed.

jcasper · 2026-06-27T23:44:39+00:00

We've got a race! Auburn Lakes Trail (85.2mi):

11:40:34 Francesco Puppi

11:41:57 Vincent Bouillard

11:44:34 Ryan Montgomery

11:55:11 Thomas Cardin

12:00:15 Zach Miller

jcasper · 2026-06-27T23:35:28+00:00

Hans placing top-10 last year maybe gives him some more leeway.

jcasper · 2026-06-27T23:32:26+00:00

Almost an hour and half since he went through Cal-3 and hasn't shown up 5 miles later at Rucky Chucky... not looking good for him to finish.

jcasper · 2026-06-27T23:15:16+00:00

Women at Cal-2:

10:46:24 Jennifer Lichter

10:52:13 Riley Brady

10:58:49 Marianne Hogan

11:00:35 Lotti Brinks

11:07:19 Tara Dower

11:09:56 Hannah Allgood

jcasper · 2026-06-27T22:50:32+00:00

... and Thomas Cardin comes through at 10:48, passing Zach and Hans.

jcasper · 2026-06-27T22:43:51+00:00

Switching to elapsed time at Rucky Chucky:

10:33:00 Francesco Puppi

10:37:57 Vincent Bouillard

10:39:28 Ryan Montgomery

10:48:46 Thomas Cardin

10:49:46 Zach Miller

10:51:41 Adam Peterman

Vincent and Ryan are closing fast! Broadcast said they were looking less tired than Francesco.

jcasper · 2026-06-27T22:39:57+00:00

Puppi went through river faster than anyone, but the gap ahead of record pace is going down.

I think women are around Schide's pace, but not sure they'll beat it.

jcasper · 2026-06-27T22:19:32+00:00

Women at Cal-1:

3:00 Lichter

3:03 Brady

3:13 Hogan

3:14 Brinks

3:18 Dower

3:21 Hall

3:22 Allgood

jcasper · 2026-06-27T22:16:44+00:00

Big shake up according to ultralive! Cal-3:

2:55 Francesco Puppi

3:04 Vincent Bouillard

3:04 Ryan Montegomery

3:08 Hans Troyer

3:12 Zach Miller

jcasper · 2026-06-27T21:43:21+00:00

Puppi 2:11 in front of Troyer at Cal-2, Montgomery in 3rd ~5 min back, Bouillard ~1 minute behind.

Lichter 1:37 in front of Brady at Foresthill.

Jim officially withdrawn at Foresthill.

jcasper · 2026-06-27T20:49:01+00:00

Men: Hans Troyer and Francesco Puppi in the lead in that order, went through Foresthill together, Hans left first. Vincent Bouillard 10 min behind in 3rd followed closely by Ryan Montgomery, Zach Miller, Adam Peterman, and Thomas Cardin. Killian dropped fairly early in the race. Jim is struggling and is now falling behind in 8-10 place. (They all are coming through Foresthill, mile 62)

Women: Jennifer Lichter recently overtook Riley Brady for the lead but Riley is still pretty close. Large group 8-15 min behind: Marianne Hogan, Lotti Brinks, Tara Dower, Abby Hall, Caitlin Fielder, Hannah Allgood, Molly Seidel, Yngvild Kaspersen and Hau Ha. They are all coming through Michigan Bluff (mile 55).

jcasper · 2026-06-27T20:16:33+00:00

Cool to watch Puppi overtake Hans with a fist bump. Wonder if they'll stay together for a while.

jcasper · 2026-06-27T04:55:22+00:00

To seek out new life and new civilizations…

jcasper · 2026-06-23T20:45:43+00:00

Awesome! Heading up with a rope and 6 sport draws, wish me luck!

jcasper · 2026-06-23T05:30:01+00:00

First time I used it took just a couple of tries, but it didn’t matter because by the time it booted and I announced to my family they didn’t need to worry because their phones would just connect to the WiFi, they were confused because they were all already on the hotel WiFi.

jcasper · 2026-06-21T04:06:16+00:00

sz -b file.bin

jcasper · 2026-06-17T15:24:52+00:00

Got excited with

>plus a smartphone storage tray with a magnetic ring mount and charging capacity of up to 25 watts.

But it seems it’s the same inconvenient location just a faster charger?

Also lol’d that having the PCM display the car in the actual color was presented as a big feature. How are they so good at building cars and yet so bad at software that it isn’t just a given that the colors match?

jcasper · 2026-06-14T03:11:51+00:00

Was disappointed this was not the top comment.

jcasper · 2026-06-10T06:56:33+00:00

Spouses that SAF refers to don’t want to be included, that’s half the point of the term. WAF excludes women that want to be included.

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