Western States 100: Hayden Hawks and the long road to recovery

In his first race since undergoing surgery, pro ultrarunner Hayden Hawks booked his Golden Ticket for WSER by winning the Black Canyon 100k in a course-record time.
It's been a long road to recovery from a knee injury that forced him to DNF at the 2023 Western States 100-mile ultra.
The 2022 WSER runner-up shares his brutally honest account of the highs and lows of a challenging 12 months...

[@jeffpoulton6112]

Love hearing what it's like for a pro athlete to navigate a serious injury and getting his mind back into the game. Hope he crushes it at WS.

[@Arisafari77]

Im injured and im only sobbing about half marathon and marathon goals . Thank you for sharing your journey Inspiring... And what a race that was Western States ! Congratulations 🎉

[@precisionfandh]

Hope you're back on it soon!

[@Arisafari77]

@@precisionfandh thanks 🙏🏽

[@rodriquez01]

Good luck this weekend Hayden! Rooting for you!

[@1972njm]

Really enjoyed that, Great recovery and a fantastic run at WSER 👊👏👏

[@Tm-rq9ez]

J'aime tellement cet athlète ☺

[@Arisafari77]

My. Bro reminds me of Rob Dyrdek

[@dewilderdbetter]

Totally BORING to listen to this guy going on for ten minutes of I, I, I. Sheesh!

[@johnleonard698]

kick rocks

[@paulhopwood5592]

He’s just shared his dark moments with injury and put his whole Nutrition plan and kit out there for everyone .
Where’s the I in that ? numb #*@s !

[@Kelly_Ben]

I know, right!? Why go on and on about himself in an interview about... his own journey?? 😂😂