Martin Heimbeck of Huntsville, one of three runners from Alabama, completed the famed Western States 100-mile endurance run Sunday in California.
Heimbeck, 40, finished the event in 26 hours, 46 minutes, 54 seconds. He was 151st out of 328 finishers.
Other Alabama finishers were Lisa Booher, 45, of Vestavia Hills, in 29:20:13, and Mark Beggs, 49, of Birmingham, in 28:38:20.
Coree Woltering, 33, of Chattanooga finished 65th in 22:42:09. He was one of three runners from Tennessee.
The official distance is 100.2 miles. Runners have 30 hours to complete the route from Olympic Valley to Auburn. According to the event site, it follows the middle portion of the famous Western States Trail, a nationally dedicated recreational trail that stretches from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Sacramento. It climbs more than 2,550 feet in the first 4.5 miles. Overall, it climbs 15,540 feet and descends 22,970 feet before reaching Auburn. Western States was begun in 1974 and is the oldest 100-mile race.
Runners who finish in less than 24 hours receive a handmade silver Western States Endurance Run belt buckle. Those who finish in less than 30 hours receive a handmade bronze buckle. All official finishers will receive an attractive finisher’s medallion. Those finishing in more than 30 hours do not receive an official finish.
Tom Evans, 31, of Loughborough, Leicestershire, won the overall title in 14:40:22. Courtney Dauwalter, 38, of Leadville, Colorado, won the women’s title in 15:29:33 and was sixth overall. Dauwalter‘s time broke the women’s record by an hour, electrifying the crowd at the Placer High School stadium finish line in Auburn. She won Western States in 2018 in, at the time, the second-fastest for women.
See all the results here of the Western States 100, presented by Hoka.
MAIN PHOTO: Part of the Western States Endurance Run 100-mile trail in the California high country. Photo by WSER.
