Tailwind Nutrition athletes had a weekend that will go down in history at the Western States 100 on Saturday in California. Courtney Dauwalter dominated the 100-mile race, setting an impressively fast course record with a time of 15 hours, 29 minutes and 33 seconds.
Dauwalter finished the course 78 minutes faster than Ellie Greenwood, who set the previous record in 2012. Dauwalter also won Western States 100 in 2018 with a time of 17:27.
Upon finishing, Dauwalter immediately thanked all the volunteers and trail workers for helping her get to the finish line. When asked about her historic run and how she dealt with the discomfort, Dauwalter told iRunFar, “I just kept asking my legs to do one more mile and they responded.”
Other Tailwind athletes also had strong performances. Tyler Green finishing second in the men’s race in 15:04:09, Eszter Csillag finished in third in the women’s race with a time of 17:09:20, and ultra-running legend Pam Reed, 62-years-old, won her age group in 28:52:52.
Tailwind Nutrition also introduced a new endurance fuel flavor, Dauwaltermelon, which was created with and inspired by Dauwalter, earlier this month.
“Courtney's performance was jaw-dropping,” said Maggie Guterl, Tailwind Nutrition’s athletes and events manager. “I could only laugh watching the livestream seeing Corrine Malcolm, Dylan Bowman and Billy Yang with the same reaction, running out of things to say about what was unfolding and almost not believing what we were seeing. The crew reports Courtney absolutely nailed her nutrition and destroyed the splits they had for her. I mean what is in Dauwaltermelon with Lime? We are also so proud of Tyler Green's consistent and gutsy performance as well as Eszter Csillag's first Western States. To podium this year truly solidifies your reputation as world class.”
Next, Dauwalter will take on the Hardrock 100 in Silverton on July 14. Last year, she won the Hardrock while setting a new course record in that race as well.
