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Scotty Sandow interviews Shannon Weil about her book 'Buckle Fever' and the history of the Western States Endurance Run.

As the Western States lottery approaches, host Scotty Sandow sat down with the legendary Shannon Weil, co-founder of the Western States Endurance Run, to talk about her book, Buckle Fever . The book explores the history of the Western States Endurance Run and how the passion and creativity of the founders cultivated a race that became one of the world's oldest, most revered 100-milers. Watch this episode on Youtube Subscribe to UltraRunning Magazine Thanks to our episode sponsor Drymax

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