Western States 100 Preview Show | Course, Conditions, and Contenders

Welcome to Freetrail's coverage of the 2026 Western States 100 hosted in collaboration with the Western States race!

Join us live during race week as we discuss the top storylines of this year's race, preview the fields, and provide our expert analysis and predictions for the win. All of our shows will be recorded in the Basecamp room in the Village at Palisades Tahoe—come join us in person or tune in live on the Freetrail and WSER YouTube channels!

Today's show is our official 2026 Western States 100 Preview Show featuring host Dylan Bowman alongside Tim Tollefson and Corrine Malcolm.

Freetrail's Western States Schedule

• Monday, June 22 at 10:00am PT – Top 10 Storylines of the 2026 Western States 100 • Tuesday, June 23 at 3:00pm PT – Western States Preview Show • Wednesday, June 24 at 3:00pm PT – Western States Champions Show featuring Katie Schide, Caleb Olson, Nikki Kimball, and Clare Gallagher • Thursday, June 25 at 3:30pm PT – Final Thoughts & Predictions Show • Saturday, June 27 at 4:00am PT – Live Western States Broadcast • Sunday, June 28 at 3:00pm PT – Western States Instant Recap Show

Starting on June 19, we'll be hosting interviews with top personalities and athletes leading into race weekend, including Abby Hall, Kilian Jornet, Molly Seidel, Tommie Runz, a press conference with Jim Walmsley, and much more.

Make sure to subscribe to the Freetrail YouTube channel and follow @runfreetrail on Instagram so you don't miss a thing!

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.

Additional race week schedules, events, and activations can be found at:

Freetrail: https://freetrail.com/ Freetrail Race Week Hub: https://freetrailwserlivecoverage.splashthat.com/ Official WSER Agenda: https://www.wser.org/race-week-agenda/ HOKA Race Week Hub: https://2026westernstateshokahub.splashthat.com/

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Freetrail Links

Website: https://freetrail.com/ Freetrail Pro: https://freetrail.com/pro/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dylanbowman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runfreetrail/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@freetrail Freetrail Experts: https://freetrail.com/experts/

Dylan Bowman

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