Jennifer Lichter | 2026 Western States 100 Pre-Race Interview

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Finn Melanson

Running, Ultra Running, Sports News, Mountain Running, Ultrarunning, News, Wilderness, Ultramarathon, Sports, Trail Running

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🗓️ 24 June 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Jennifer Lichter is the newest star in ultra-trail running. She's been winning important races since her breakout at The Rut 50K in 2021, but it was only about 18 months ago that the wider world caught on and she became a household name. Since the start of 2025 she's beaten top fields to win the Transgrancanaria Marathon, Broken Arrow 46K, Speedgoat 50K, Black Canyon 100K, and Gorge Waterfalls 50K. Western States is her first time toeing the line for 100 miles, yet many already make her...

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0:00.0	Norta is the official footwear partner of our 2026 Western States 100 coverage.
0:04.9	All the Rage this summer is the imminent release of their new model, the 055,
0:09.2	the shoe that Rachel Entrican wore start to finish en route to her course record victory
0:13.5	at the Kokadona 250 earlier this year.
0:16.3	Go check it out at norda run.com and make sure you are subscribed to their mailing list
0:20.6	to get exclusive
0:21.7	early access to the shoe. I've put a bunch of training miles in it. It's the real deal.
0:26.8	We are back in our Olympic Valley studio. Another athlete interview ahead of this year's Western
0:31.9	States 100. It's a good one. It's one that I've been looking forward to. We have Jen
0:35.2	Lichter in Studio Gen.
0:39.3	How are you doing this Tuesday evening?
0:40.8	Great.
0:44.4	I just got in, so party's just getting started.
0:46.6	Tomorrow's your busy day.
0:48.0	Tomorrow's my busy day.
0:48.3	Yeah.
0:50.5	Just other interviews.
1:00.9	I mean, I'm doing this study for Western States. So got to go get a Daxas scan and, yeah, do all that fancy stuff for this study. What's the study? I think it's core body temperature or something like that.
1:11.1	But it's put on by, I think, the University of Montana.
1:17.4	Our friend Peanut is part of the legend at this movie.
1:21.1	Yeah.
1:22.8	And then the very famous Rick Willie, who does a lot of research and heat and sport and all that.
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