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Watch: 72-Year-Old Attempts Western States 100

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Meet Wally Hesseltine, a 72-year-old ultra-runner attempting to finish one of America’s toughest 100-mile races. In this film, Alex Massey follows Hesseltine as he tries to run the Western States 100 in under 30 hours to become the oldest finisher yet. Can he make it? You’ll have to watch and find out.

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