The 2024 Western States Health and Athletics Annual Conference in Auburn, CA will provide participants with education to safely run and race ultramarathons. Additionally, participants will gain insight for planning and conducting ultramarathon races, as well as potential effects of ultrarunning on long term health based on existing evidence and expert opinion from leaders in this field. Attendees will actively participate in didactics, panel discussion and hands-on training to evaluate and treat many common medical concerns that occur during ultramarathons. They will gain an understanding of the overall preparation and planning needed to safely produce an ultramarathon that often combines some of the challenges of wilderness and remote medicine with the unique concerns of endurance event medicine. Furthermore, they will understand some of the cutting edge research in this field.
FRIDAY, MAY 24th, 2024
8AM to 4PM PDT
Location: Holiday Inn Auburn, 120 Grass Valley Highway • Auburn, CA 95603
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CME and non-CME registration options available at ultrasignup
8 AM | Intro and Welcome | |
8:15 | Is Endurance Running Healthy | Nick Tiller |
8:45 | Pre-race/race day and post race nutritional advice for runners | Dana Lis |
9:15 | Footwear for the Master’s Athlete | Kari Rezac |
9:45 | Q&A | |
10 | Break | |
10:15 | Race Day Medical Consideration | John Anderson |
10:45 | The Aravaipa experience | Mark Ewing |
11:15 | Race Day Medical Potpourri | Multiple speakers |
11:45 | Q&A | |
12-1 | Lunch (provided at hotel) | |
1 PM | Overview of FASTR | Emily Kraus |
1:20 | Finishing Is Winning: A Statistical Evaluation of Western States 100 Ultrarunners Over Age 65 | Ken Ward |
1:40 | History of Research and Medical Care at WS100 | Andy Pasternak |
2 PM | Break | |
2:15 | Workshops- Choose between Wilderness Medical Workshop or Footcare | |
3:15 | Break | |
3:30 | Perspectives from the older athlete | Dr. Marily Oppezzo, Charles Savage, Diana Fitzpatrick |