The 2026 Western States 100 begins at 5 a.m. Pacific time on June 27 from Olympic Valley, California, running 100 miles over mountains and through canyons to the Placer High School Track in Auburn. Live updates stream through iRunFar’s X feed and embedded vide
At 5 a.m. U.S. Pacific Daylight Time on Saturday. June 27. the 2026 Western States 100 will wake up Olympic Valley. California. and push runners immediately into what the course demands: 100 miles that climb over mountains and thread through canyons before ending at the Placer High School Track in Auburn.
For anyone trying to keep up as the lead group stretches and the middle of the field finds its rhythm. the live coverage is built for exactly that moment—when you don’t want a recap later. you want the race happening in front of you. iRunFar will be live blogging the event on iRunFar’s X feed with countless text and photo reports from all over the course. and the same material will appear in this article as it rolls in. There’s also an embedded race video feed below for those who want to watch while still checking the written updates.
A set of race-day resources sits alongside the live stream, meant for the stretch between updates. iRunFar has in-depth women’s and men’s Western States previews. plus pre-race video interviews with Abby Hall. Tara Dower. Hayden Hawks. Marianne Hogan. Kilian Jornet. Jenn Lichter. Jeff Mogavero. Fiona Pascall. Adam Peterman. Hans Troyer. Jim Walmsley. and Fu-Zhao Xiang. There’s also an article on 2026’s historically cool weather forecast—useful reading when the conditions matter as much as the miles.
If you want additional context while you follow the moving leaderboard. there are selected iRunFar stories on Western States for extra reading during the race. along with all of iRunFar’s Western States articles and resources. including the extensive pre-race coverage leading into this year’s event. For course specifics. the Western States website provides course maps. and live updates for the entire field are also available through Ultralive.net.
Race organization will run its own livestream as well. Enjoy the Western States 100 race organization’s livestream, and don’t worry—additional feeds will be embedded once they are available.
The start of the 2025 Western States 100 is pictured in a photo credited to iRunFar/Bryon Powell, but this day belongs to 2026: a 5 a.m. departure from Olympic Valley, then the long push across 100 miles to Auburn—tracked live, reported minute by minute, and watched as the race unfolds.
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