Courtney Dauwalter proved herself queen of the trail once again this weekend, winning the 2023 Western States 100 and setting a blazing new course record in 15:29:33.
, and other topics while they were in range of each other, but at some point, she was rolled ahead of Schide at an aid station. “I’m like, ‘Katie! Come catch me! Like, we’re going!’” Dauwalter said. “And she just took a beat longer, and then we separated.”
The course, with 18,000 feet of elevation gain and 22,000 feet of loss, was made more rugged due to intense snowfall and the late 2022 Mosquito Fire, leading to a new, unshaded 16-mile patch due to fire damage. However, cool temps—Saturday marked the race’s fourth-coolest day in history—helped Dauwalter open up the gap between herself and Schide.At mile 34, the course record watch began.
By the last 20 miles, Dauwalter says she was in the pain cave, and focusing on every step, every single second. She didn’t take the record for granted; she wasn’t even sure of finishing until she saw the track, signaling that the finish was near. “I was like, ‘We did it! We’re here!’” she told iRunFar. “Because that was the moment where I let myself actually believe that we had finished. And that we were about to be able to stop moving.”Besides drinking a celebratory beer with her crew, Dauwalter’s extreme recovery plan includes racing the Hardrock 100 on July 14. For her, this weekend was just step one.
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