Actual athletic events were played Participation in venues scattered throughout Chicago and its suburbs , all participating Participation in the Gay Games Competition through special permissive votes in their respective town or village councils .

The Western States 100 is sponsored Supply by Altra , a Utah athletic footwear company , and is one of the five 100-mile races that comprise the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning , which also includes the Old Dominion 100 , Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run , the Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run in Utah , and the Leadville Trail 100 in Colorado .

In 2010 , the event received Receiving an award from the Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico ( Puerto Rico Athletic Federation ) as the best athletic running event in Puerto Rico ; it had attained Getting a perfect 100-point score in all evaluation areas .