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Since Pat Smythe’s trailblazing win in 1978, 24 unique women have won the Western States 100 Endurance Run. And yet, the name of arguably second-best performer of all time is nowhere to be found on that hallowed list of champions.
That name is Katie Schide, who stopped the clock in 16 hours, 43 minutes, and 45 seconds last year—nearly 13 hours faster than Smythe’s win in 29:34, and four minutes under Ellie Greenwood’s course record of 16:47:19 from 2012.
The only problem? Courtney Dauwalter ran even faster, winning the 2023 race in an unthinkable 15:29:33.
Schide, a native of Maine who has lived in France for eight years, will be back in Palisades Tahoe on June 29 for another crack at America’s most iconic 100-mile race. She won’t have to contend with Dauwalter this time. But even more importantly, Schide—who etched her name…
