About this episode

The episode discusses Jim Walmsley's return to the Western States start list and presents power rankings for the 2026 races.

Brett Hornig returns to the show for another edition of the Long Run Archives. This time, we break down the stunning news of the week: Jim Walmsley is back on the Western States start list via a Hoka sponsor entry. After that, we share our 2026 power rankings for both the men's and women's races, which we will revisit during race week in Olympic Valley. Partners: Precision Fuel and Hydration - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout for 15% off your next orderNorda - check out the 005: the lightes...

People in this episode

Host: Finn Melanson

Guest: Brett Hornig

Topics covered

• Western States
• power rankings
• running
• sports news
• Jim Walmsley
• Long Run Archives

Keywords

• Jim Walmsley
• Western States
• power rankings
• running news
• Brett Hornig
• Hoka
• Precision Fuel
• Norda

Sponsors

Precision Fuel and Hydration, Norda

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hoka

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