Western States 100

Olympic Valley to Auburn, CA · 100.2 mi

Lottery window

Opens Nov 1

Requires finishing an official qualifying race, then a weighted, public lottery draw held the first Saturday of December at Placer High School in Auburn, CA

Opens: November 1, 2026

Closes: November 21, 2026

Draw date: December 5, 2026

Confirmed directly on wser.org (entry-process and lottery pages): lottery registration opens Nov 1, 2026, closes Nov 21, 2026, draw held Dec 5, 2026, 8-11am at Placer High School. Verified via live research July 2026.

Confirmed date

Key info

Official website

100.2 miles

Lottery with qualifier

The oldest 100-mile trail race in the US. Non-automatic-qualifier entrants' names are drawn at random ('from a hat') at a public lottery event.

My status

Official finish of an approved qualifying race (the approved list and time standards are published/updated yearly by WSER, typically 100K+ trail ultras) within the roughly 12-month qualifying window.

Go to official application page

Race Agent is an independent, unofficial tracker and is not affiliated with Western States 100 or its organizers. Lottery dates change without notice — always verify on the official race site before relying on this information.