Norta is the official footwear partner of our 2026 Western States 100 coverage.

All the Rage this summer is the imminent release of their new model, the 055,

the shoe that Rachel Entrican wore start to finish en route to her course record victory

at the Kokadona 250 earlier this year.

Go check it out at norda run.com and make sure you are subscribed to their mailing list

to get exclusive

early access to the shoe. I've put a bunch of training miles in it. It's the real deal.

We are back. This is the final episode. It's concluding our 2026 Western States 100 coverage.

I got to say a couple of things before we get into it. First, we talked about them in our men's preview,

women's preview episodes, but we have a wine sponsor for this whole week,

thanks to Brett Hornig, lone madrone wines.

You want to say a few words?

I'm just so glad that it came about.

Have I been promoted or relegated to the horseshoe microphone?

I didn't promote it.

I kind of think we should just take these home,

pay whatever lossage fee we need to and do this for Western States.

Loan Madrone Winery.

They're big fans of the sport, trail in Ultra.

They make great wine.

I think by the end of the week, we can all conclude that or say so very conclusively.

Yes.

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