Ryan Sandes shocked the running world when he won the 2017 Western States 100 – this is what it took to win one of the gnarliest races in the world.
At the end of June 2017, shortly before the sun peeked over the mountains of Tahoe National Park in California, Ryan Sandes and 368 other runners from around the world gathered at the base of a snow-covered mountain to begin the Western States 100 Endurance Run.
