After finishing 6th at this year’s Western States 100, Salomon athlete (and sometimes co-host) Leah Yingling returns to the show to give us a play-by-play of how her day panned out. Along the way, we talk about the race’s rich history; helpful strategies for assembling a crew; the best hour in all of sports; what it was like for Leah to sprint the final 100 meters with her dad; and a whole lot more. TOPICS & TIMES:A brief history of Western States

How Leah organized her crew

Finding “all day pace”

What to look for in a pacer

Running 30+ miles on a torn calf

Using family as motivation

“Hunting” in the dark

Leah’s last 6 miles

Stories from the drug testing tent

Golden hour

Will she be back next year?