# Western States 100 World Records, IOC Pays Olympic Athletes & Upcoming IKEA Marathon

An episode of [The Running Story | Marathon Handbook News](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6782940461), 1 Jul 2026, 32 min.

Audio: https://media.transistor.fm/c38ab7a9/e33d23e1.mp3

Another big week in running news! Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down the wild weekend at the Western States 100 where Vincent Bouillard became the first man under 14 hours and Jen Lichter took down Courtney Dauwalter's course record in her 100-mile debut. Plus: new Backyard Ultra world records out of Russia, the first-ever marathon held inside an IKEA store, the IOC's new $10,000 athlete grant program, and Tokyo Marathon's record-breaking $170,000 prize purse. Read our op-ed on the IOC president here: https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-kristy-coventry-ioc-president-seb-coe-putin-bach/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro: Michael and Jessy swap continents 0:55 This week's top stories 2:11 Western States 100: Bouillard's sub-14-hour record 3:53 Jen Lichter's stunning 100-mile debut course record 8:00 Backyard Ultra world records broken in Russia 13:00 First official IKEA Marathon sells out 18:18 IOC's $10,000 athlete grants — hot take 23:44 Tokyo Marathon's record $170K prize purse and bigger field 27:40 Bonus: new podcast feed + Paris Diamond League recap

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