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Is 100 Miles the new Marathon?
Curious more than anything, Magdalena Boulet took a spot at the edge of the Placer High School track in the Sierra Nevada foothills to watch the end of the Western States Endurance Run, the prestigious 100–mile event that gave rise to the ultrarunning movement. In 2013, she was deep into a career that made her one of the top distance runners in the J U.S.—second at the 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials, owner of a 2:26:22 personal best, and a two–time world cross country medalist.
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Although I don't think Ultras will ever really threaten the popularity of the marathon, I will say that marathons have become so over saturated that the accomplishment of completing one isn't what it used to be.