WSER Names Topher Gaylord President

From the official Western States press release:

Topher Gaylord, a longtime member of the Western States Endurance Run Board of Directors and a leading voice in the sport of ultrarunning, has been elected President of the WSER Board of Directors.

Gaylord succeeds Diana Fitzpatrick, whose term as President ended at the end of September following five years.

Gaylord was at the starting line of the first UTMB race back in 2003. He’s always kept a close relationship with the Polettis and has been a big voice of support for UTMB in the US. Him taking the role of President at WSER will ensure that these two organizations will continue to closely collaborate.