A Race for the Soul - Western States 100 - PBS KVIE

A RACE FOR THE SOUL profiles the physical and mental challenges encountered by the 396 participants of the Western States 100, a grueling ultra-marathon held in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. The goal is about more than winning - it's about simply completing the arduous 100-mile journey through mountains, canyons and forests in just 24 hours.

[@billbradley1521]

Amazing, human endurance! Thank you for posting.

[@pathalderman7051]

I have this video and since I no longer have a video player I haven't been able to watch this epic film. Thank you for making it available!

[@thomasdreher1515]

What a cool film!!!👍🏻

[@jlore6344]

This was awesome. Thanks for posting this. That Wild World Of Animals commentary and the National Geographic music and feel was just perfect!!! But man, that ending was heart wrenching.

[@dewilderdbetter]

Yeah, Gordie, your “life-giving” water also gives you Giardia (lamblia) which Birdman and I both got. But it did taste good.

[@chrisworden2774]

So cool that they uploaded this! I saw it at Training Camp weekend 2023.

[@lasted_leather]

Hell yeah

[@lexussnexus]

KZbin algorithim realy cooked here

[@marlinweekley51]

When was this made?

[@juanpadilla1013]

2001

[@HerbertKrabel]

All these cotton t-shirts 🙂

[@nimbra2]

Where’s Lucinda?

[@dewilderdbetter]

What a bunch of pu****s! Trail monitors, safety patrol, cables at river crossings, medevac, tables loaded with food and water, clear trail. When I did it in ‘79, the first 30miles to Robinson Flat was totally snow-covered and the only support you had was what you brought with you. I didn’t get an actual belt buckle but I was the first over-200 pounds and with a time of 28:40 got a plaque with a belt buckle on it.

[@colinmcc8564]

Congrats on your participation plaque, your generation created the society that makes these safety protocols common and/or propped up the world of insurance and liability waivers. Either way, thanks for your comment. I hope I can brag about having done the race decades before the river dries up, but we can both take credit for that one.

[@jaysonpfaff5566]

Wow you're a tough guy. Thanks for sharing your story. Unsure why you feel the need to call people names. But I am sure the pioneers who blazed the trail would think the same of you in your fancy manufactured shoes and clothing. 😂