Rob Krar and Magdalena Boulet took first place in the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 races at the 2015 Western States Endurance Run, .聽The 100-mile race requires runners to climb and descend about 40,000 feet, from Squaw Valley to Auburn, California, with temperatures surpassing 90 degrees.
Returning from his聽victory in 2014, Krar crossed the finish line with a time of 14:48:59,聽just over the course record of 14:46:44, set by Timothy Olson in 2012. 鈥淥bviously the record was on my mind,鈥 Krar told Runner鈥檚 World. 鈥淏ut my goal was to win the race, to take that cougar [trophy] home.鈥
The weekend鈥檚 race was the first 100-mile event for Boulet, who took placed聽second in the marathon at the 2008 Olympic Trials, with a time of 2:30:19, but Western States was her sixth straight ultra-distance event (including her victory in The North Face Endurance Challenge Championship last December).