Swanson sets women’s mark in Western States Endurance Run
![On June 28, 2015, Gunhild Swanson, 70, of Spokane becomes the oldest woman to finish the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-miler in California.](https://thumb.spokesman.com/WBY1v_QiHEpLYZ5mlaSzOm1gjd8=/810x0/media.spokesman.com/photos/2015/06/28/Gunhild_Swanson.jpg)
Gunhild Swanson, 70, of Spokane, set a record for the 70-79, age group of the Western States Endurance Run -- 100 miles out of Auburn, Calif. -- finishing this morning in under 30 hours.
10 years ago, she claimed the 60-69 age group record.
Swanson is the oldest woman to finish the brutal event.