{"id":69796,"date":"2026-07-08T00:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/?p=69796"},"modified":"2026-07-08T06:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:34:03","slug":"western-states-100-2026-bouillard-shatters-the-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/western-states-100-2026-bouillard-shatters-the-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Western States 100 2026: Bouillard shatters the record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;60780&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ibs-wappen&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text>AUTHOR:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 18pt;\">Elias Kollb\u00f6ck<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em><span style=\"font-family: Merriweather;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/experts\/elias-kollboeck\/\">View Profile &rsaquo;&rsaquo; <\/a><\/span><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<p style=\"display:inline-block;background:#00FFFF;color:#1a2a2e;padding:4px 14px;border-radius:20px;font-size:0.85em;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:18px;\">5 min read<\/p>\n<p><strong>13:46:15. That\u2019s the time Vincent Bouillard crossed the finish line at the Western States 100-and shattered Jim Walmsley\u2019s 2019 course record by 23 minutes and 12 seconds. Exactly one year earlier, the Frenchman had dropped out at mile 80 of the same race. This time he didn\u2019t just finish; he ran the world\u2019s oldest 100-mile trail race faster than any human ever has. And he wasn\u2019t alone: three men broke the old record mark.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;margin:28px 0 32px;padding:24px 28px 20px;background:linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(0,255,255,0.06) 0%, rgba(149,200,219,0.08) 100%);border-radius:12px;border:1px solid rgba(0,255,255,0.35);box-shadow:0 0 18px rgba(0,255,255,0.12);overflow:hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:-8px;right:-8px;opacity:0.07;font-size:120px;line-height:1;font-weight:900;color:#00FFFF;pointer-events:none;\">&#9889;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:20px;padding:28px 25px 8px;background:linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(0,212,212,0.08) 0%, rgba(149,200,219,0.12) 100%);border-radius:12px;border:1px solid rgba(0,255,255,0.35);box-shadow:0 0 18px rgba(0,255,255,0.12);\">\n<h2 style=\"line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 16px 0;font-size:1.4em;color:#1a2a2e;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pfeil.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:28px;height:28px;opacity:0.8;\"> Quick Recap<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding:0 0 0 20px;list-style:none;\">\n<li style=\"position:relative;padding:6px 0 6px 8px;line-height:1.6;color:#333;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,212,212,0.12);\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:-16px;color:#00D4D4;font-weight:700;\">&#x25B8;<\/span><strong>New course record:<\/strong> Vincent Bouillard finishes in 13:46:15, slicing 23 minutes and 12 seconds off Walmsley\u2019s 2019 benchmark.<\/li>\n<li style=\"position:relative;padding:6px 0 6px 8px;line-height:1.6;color:#333;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,212,212,0.12);\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:-16px;color:#00D4D4;font-weight:700;\">&#x25B8;<\/span><strong>Redemption after DNF:<\/strong> A year earlier Bouillard had dropped at mile 80. This time he ran sub-14 hours.<\/li>\n<li style=\"position:relative;padding:6px 0 6px 8px;line-height:1.6;color:#333;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,212,212,0.12);\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:-16px;color:#00D4D4;font-weight:700;\">&#x25B8;<\/span><strong>Three under the old mark:<\/strong> Francesco Puppi (13:51:08) and Ryan Montgomery (13:53:55) also beat Walmsley\u2019s record.<\/li>\n<li style=\"position:relative;padding:6px 0 6px 8px;line-height:1.6;color:#333;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,212,212,0.12);\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:-16px;color:#00D4D4;font-weight:700;\">&#x25B8;<\/span><strong>Record for the women too:<\/strong> Jenn Lichter clocks 15:28:05 on her 100-mile debut, eclipsing Courtney Dauwalter\u2019s best.<\/li>\n<li style=\"position:relative;padding:6px 0 6px 8px;line-height:1.6;color:#333;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:-16px;color:#00D4D4;font-weight:700;\">&#x25B8;<\/span><strong>The weather factor:<\/strong> Cool conditions in the canyon made the record pace possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">What happened in the Sierra Canyons<\/h2>\n<p>The Western States 100 covers over 100 miles from Olympic Valley to Auburn, winding through the High Country of the Sierra Nevada, descending into the notorious canyons, and crossing the American River. The race has been the gold standard in ultratrail since 1974. And rarely has a record felt so overdue: Walmsley\u2019s 14:09:28 from 2019 was seen as nearly untouchable.<\/p>\n<p>Bouillard didn\u2019t just shave it-he shattered it. His 13:46:15 means sub-14 hours, a mark long considered a theoretical ceiling. What\u2019s even more striking is the depth at the front: with Francesco Puppi making his 100-mile debut in 13:51:08 and Ryan Montgomery in 13:53:55, three runners dipped under the old record. Such a podium has never been seen in Auburn.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:16px;margin:32px 0;\">\n<div style=\"flex:1;text-align:center;background:#d6eaf0;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 12px;border:1px solid rgba(0,212,212,0.35);box-shadow:0 0 14px rgba(0,212,212,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"font-size:28px;font-weight:700;color:#1a2a2e;\">13:46:15<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#666;margin-top:4px;\">Bouillard\u2019s new course record<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;text-align:center;background:#d6eaf0;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 12px;border:1px solid rgba(0,212,212,0.35);box-shadow:0 0 14px rgba(0,212,212,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"font-size:28px;font-weight:700;color:#1a2a2e;\">23:12<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#666;margin-top:4px;\">minutes faster than Walmsley 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;text-align:center;background:#d6eaf0;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 12px;border:1px solid rgba(0,212,212,0.35);box-shadow:0 0 14px rgba(0,212,212,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"font-size:28px;font-weight:700;color:#1a2a2e;\">3<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#666;margin-top:4px;\">men under the old record<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">From DNF to record in twelve months<\/h2>\n<p>The real story isn\u2019t a split-it\u2019s an arc. Reading only the time misses what carried this victory.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:32px 0;\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:flex-start;margin-bottom:24px;\">\n<div style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:36px;height:36px;background:#00D4D4;color:#fff;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;font-size:0.95em;\">1<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-weight:700;color:#1a2a2e;\">2025: Out at Mile 80<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Last year, Bouillard dropped deep into the race, just before the finish came into sight. A DNF at that point is brutal because most of the work is already done. These are the exact races that decide whether someone comes back-or quits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:flex-start;margin-bottom:24px;\">\n<div style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:36px;height:36px;background:#00D4D4;color:#fff;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;font-size:0.95em;\">2<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-weight:700;color:#1a2a2e;\">2026: Cool weather as the game-changer<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">The canyons between Mile 30 and 60 are the record-killers when the heat sets in. This time, it stayed cool. That stripped the race of its usual grind and allowed a pace no one could have held in a heatwave year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:flex-start;margin-bottom:20px;\">\n<div style=\"flex-shrink:0;width:36px;height:36px;background:#00D4D4;color:#fff;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;font-size:0.95em;\">3<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-weight:700;color:#1a2a2e;\">The defending champion drops out<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#555;line-height:1.6;\">Jim Walmsley, four-time winner and record holder, pulled out just before Foresthill at Mile 62. The man whose mark fell wasn\u2019t even on the course that day to defend it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">What the record means for your own running<\/h2>\n<p>A sub-14-hour 100-mile race is a different world from your everyday training. Yet embedded in that race day is a lesson that applies to every distance: the weather dictates the pacing, not your ego. Bouillard and Puppi could only maintain that record pace because the conditions allowed it. In a heatwave year, the same plan would have been a sure-fire recipe for a DNF.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"evm-inline-figure inarticle-visual\" style=\"display:block;max-width:100%;width:100%;margin:28px auto;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #00FFFF33;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/post-iav0-hero-2.jpg\" alt=\"Vincent Bouillard after his record-breaking finish at the Western States 100, visibly exhausted but happy at the finish line.\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption style=\"font-size:.85em;color:#667;margin-top:.5em;font-style:italic;line-height:1.45;\">From DNF to course record \u2013 Bouillard\u2019s triumph after twelve months of hard work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For you, that means your target time is a hypothesis, not a contract. Trying to hold the same splits at 32 \u00b0C as you would at 14 \u00b0C will leave you just as blown up in the canyons as it does on your local summer loop. We dissected how heat and fueling decide the outcome over a long day in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/life-jackets-in-the-ultra-test-which-ones-actually-hold-up\/\">hydration-vest test<\/a>. And if you want to grasp the mechanics of big mountain races, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/zugspitz-ultratrail-2026-lessons-for-your-mountain-training\/\">lessons from the Zugspitz Ultratrail<\/a> offer the European take on the same physics.<\/p>\n<p>The second lesson is about the comeback. A DNF isn\u2019t a verdict; it\u2019s an intermediate time. Bouillard needed twelve months to turn an exit at mile 80 into a course record. That\u2019s the real headline of race day, no matter how far you run yourself.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top:20px;padding:28px 25px 8px;background:linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(0,212,212,0.08) 0%, rgba(149,200,219,0.12) 100%);border-radius:12px;border:1px solid rgba(0,255,255,0.35);box-shadow:0 0 18px rgba(0,255,255,0.12);\">\n<h2 style=\"line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 8px 0;font-size:1.4em;color:#1a2a2e;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pfeil.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:28px;height:28px;opacity:0.8;\"> Cool-down<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;font-size:0.88em;color:#666;\">Click on a question to reveal the answer.<\/p>\n<details style=\"margin:0 !important;padding:0 !important;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,212,212,0.15);background:transparent !important;\">\n<summary style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center !important;justify-content:flex-start !important;gap:12px !important;padding:16px 4px !important;cursor:pointer;list-style:none !important;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;color:#1a2a2e;line-height:1.4;text-align:left !important;margin:0 !important;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pfeil.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:18px;height:18px;min-width:18px;opacity:0.6;transform:rotate(-90deg);transition:transform 0.3s ease;\" class=\"ibs-faq-arrow\"> How significant is a 23-minute lead over 100 miles?<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding:0 0 18px 30px;color:#333;line-height:1.7;font-size:0.96em;text-align:left;\">Enormous. Over 100 miles, that\u2019s roughly 14 seconds per mile Bouillard was faster than the previous record. On this terrain, over this distance, and across nearly 14 hours, such a jump is extraordinary. Course records here usually fall by minutes, not quarters of a second.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"margin:0 !important;padding:0 !important;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,212,212,0.15);background:transparent !important;\">\n<summary style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center !important;justify-content:flex-start !important;gap:12px !important;padding:16px 4px !important;cursor:pointer;list-style:none !important;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;color:#1a2a2e;line-height:1.4;text-align:left !important;margin:0 !important;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pfeil.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:18px;height:18px;min-width:18px;opacity:0.6;transform:rotate(-90deg);transition:transform 0.3s ease;\" class=\"ibs-faq-arrow\"> Why is cool weather so crucial?<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding:0 0 18px 30px;color:#333;line-height:1.7;font-size:0.96em;text-align:left;\">The canyons in the middle of the course heat up dramatically in the sun, often exceeding 40 \u00b0C. Heat forces slower pacing, more breaks at aid stations, and greater fluid loss. When it stays cool, that braking factor disappears. Nearly every fast Western States time has come in cooler years.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"margin:0 !important;padding:0 !important;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,212,212,0.15);background:transparent !important;\">\n<summary style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center !important;justify-content:flex-start !important;gap:12px !important;padding:16px 4px !important;cursor:pointer;list-style:none !important;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;color:#1a2a2e;line-height:1.4;text-align:left !important;margin:0 !important;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pfeil.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:18px;height:18px;min-width:18px;opacity:0.6;transform:rotate(-90deg);transition:transform 0.3s ease;\" class=\"ibs-faq-arrow\"> What about the women\u2019s race?<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding:0 0 18px 30px;color:#333;line-height:1.7;font-size:0.96em;text-align:left;\">A record fell there too. Jenn Lichter, 30, from Missoula, won her first-ever 100-mile race in 15:28:05, shattering Courtney Dauwalter\u2019s course record. Riley Brady finished second in 15:42:14. A debut victory with a record is a genuine rarity in ultratrail.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"margin:0 !important;padding:0 !important;border-bottom:none !important;background:transparent !important;\">\n<summary style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center !important;justify-content:flex-start !important;gap:12px !important;padding:16px 4px !important;cursor:pointer;list-style:none !important;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;color:#1a2a2e;line-height:1.4;text-align:left !important;margin:0 !important;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pfeil.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:18px;height:18px;min-width:18px;opacity:0.6;transform:rotate(-90deg);transition:transform 0.3s ease;\" class=\"ibs-faq-arrow\"> Can I sign up for Western States as a hobby runner?<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding:0 0 18px 30px;color:#333;line-height:1.7;font-size:0.96em;text-align:left;\">Only via qualification and then a lottery. 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