This year was a record-breaking one. The top three men all finished under 14 hours.

Champion Vincent Bouillard wore HOKA test shoes — as a HOKA employee, was this pair developed by him?

Runner-up Francesco Puppi wore the HOKA Tecton X 3.

Third-place finisher 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 test shoe and an ACG Ultrafly.

Runner-up Riley Brady also wore an ACG Kiger test shoe.

Third place was Canada's Marianne Hogan, who wore SALOMON test shoes.

As the world's oldest 100-mile race, the Western States 100 has become a stage for many brands to flex their muscles.