This was a record-breaking year. The top three men all finished inside 14 hours. Champion Vincent Bouillard wore a HOKA prototype shoe — as a HOKA employee, is this a shoe he helped develop? Runner-up Francesco Puppi wore the HOKA Tecton X 3. Third place Ryan Montgomery wore the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro. On the women's side, rising star Jennifer Lichter also broke the course record. During the race she wore two pairs of shoes: an ACG Kiger prototype and an ACG Ultrafly. Runner-up Riley Brady also wore an ACG Kiger prototype. Third place went to Canada's Marianne Hogan, wearing SALOMON prototype shoes. As the world's oldest 100-mile race, the Western States 100 has become a showcase for many brands. #WesternStates100 #courseRecord #trailRunning #trailRunningShoes #shoeRankings