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2024 Race Lottery

For the 2024 race lottery, the qualifying period is November 7, 2022 through Sunday November 5, 2023. You must run a qualifier off the 2024 qualifying races list below to enter the 2024 race lottery

We update the list of qualifying races once a year each September. We welcome corrections of factual errors at anytime. While every effort is made to ensure that this information is current, complete and accurate, WS cannot be held responsible for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage related to your reliance thereon. WS reserves the right to determine all WS qualifiers. For more information on our criteria for choosing qualifying races click here

An event that is not on the list cannot be used as a qualifier.

We do not allow virtual events to be used as qualifiers.

Please see our Entry Process page for more details.

2024 Race Lottery

2024 Qualifying Races List

Events below are official qualifiers for the 2024 Western States Endurance Run. The 2024 qualifying run must be run from Monday November 7, 2022 through Sunday November 5, 2023. All races are 2023 edition unless otherwise noted. If a time is listed you must run under that time. "Finisher" means under the advertised absolute cut-off for the race.
Run NameDistanceState/CountryMonthTimeNotes
Abbots Way125kmItaly428 hours
Altai Ultra Trail128kmRussia636 hours
Angeles Crest100MCalifornia836 hours
Arkansas Traveler100MArkansas1030 hours
Aso Round Trail121kmJapan530 hours
Autumn100MEngland1028 hours
Azores Trail Run (Whalers')118kmPortugal526 hours
Bear, The100MUtah936 hours
Beaverhead100kmIdaho/Montana720 hours
Bigfoot 200206MWashington892 hours
Bighorn100MWyoming635 hours
Black Canyon100kmArizona217 hours
Blackall 100k100kmAustralia1018 hours
Borneo Ultra-Trail Marathon106kmMalaysia332 hours
Borneo Ultra-Trail Marathon100MMalaysia650 hours
Brazil 135135MBrazil1120 hours
Brazos Bend 2022100MTexas1230 hours
Bryce100MUtah536 hoursnot held in 2023
Burning River100MOhio730 hours
Cameron Ultra-Trail100kmMalaysia728 hours
Canadian Death Race125kmCanada824 hours
Canal Corridor100MOhio1030 hours
Canyons by UTMB100kmCalifornia420 hours
Canyons by UTMB100MCalifornia436 hoursnew
Cascade Crest100MWashington834 hours
Castle Peak100kmCalifornia821 hoursCanceled
Cocodona250MArizona5125 hours
Courmayeur Champex Chamonix (CCC)100kmItaly825 hours
Craze Ultra101kmSingapore1022 hours
Cruel Jewel106MGeorgia548 hours
Cuyamaca100kmCalifornia1017 hours
Dalmacija Ultra Trail122kmCroatia1032 hours
Doi Inthanon Thailand by UTMB 2022104kmThailand1230 hoursnew
Doi Inthanon Thailand by UTMB 2022100MThailand1248 hoursnew
Eastern States100MPennsylvania836 hours
Eiger Ultra Trail by UTMB101kmSwitzerland722 hours
Eiger Ultra Trail by UTMB250kmSwitzerland790 hours
Endurance Trail des Templiers105kmFrance1019 hours
EstrelAçor Trail Ultra Endurance100kmPortugal1024 hoursnew
EstrelAçor Trail Ultra Endurance180kmPortugal1048 hoursnew
Fat Dog120MCanada948 hours
Formosa Trail 2022104kmTaiwan1128 hours
Fun Trails Chichibu & Okumusashi 2022105kmJapan1130 hours
Georgia Death Race74MGeorgia323 hours
Golden Ring100kmRussia718 hours
Gorge Waterfalls100kmOregon417 hours
Gran Trail Courmayeur100kmItaly728 hours
Gran Trail Peñalara110kmSpain1025 hours
Grand Raid des Pyrénées - Tour de Cirques123kmFrance840 hours
Grand Raid des Pyrénées - Ultra 160160kmFrance848 hours
Grand Raid La Reunion162kmReunion1050 hours
Grand Trail des Lacs et Châteaux165kmBelgium540 hours
Grindstone100MVirginia938 hours
Grindstone100kmVirginia918 hours
Grossglockner Ultra-Trail110kmAustria728 hours
Guzzler Ultra100kmAustralia724 hoursnew
Hallucination (Run Woodstock)100MMichigan930 hours
Hardcore Hundred100MPhilippines540 hours
Hardrock100MColorado748 hours
Hardwolds 202280MEngland1124 hours
Hellgate 2022100kmVirginia1217 hours
Hennepin100MIllinois1030 hours
High Lonesome100MColorado836 hours
HOKA Bandera100kmTexas117 hours
HOKA Rocky Raccoon100MTexas230 hours
Hong Kong 100K100kmHong Kong223 hours
HURT100MHawaii136 hours
IMTUF100MIdaho936 hours
Indiana100MIndiana1030 hours
Istria by UTMB110kmCroatia424 hours
Istria by UTMB168kmCroatia446 hours
Javelina Jundred100MArizona1130 hours
Javornicka105kmSlovakia1024 hours
Julian Alps Trail Run by UTMB106kmSlovenia924 hours
Julian Alps Trail Run by UTMB170kmSlovenia946 hours
Karkloof100MSouth Africa936 hours
Kerry Way Ultra101kmIreland920 hours
Kerry Way Ultra193kmIreland940 hours
Kettle Moraine100MWisconsin630 hours
Kierat100kmPoland527 hours
Krakonosova Stovka100kmCzech Republic622 hours
Kullamannen by UTMB100MSweden1134 hours
La H.O.T. du Père Noël 2022133kmFrance1225 hoursnew
La Mision110kmArgentina238 hours
La Mision100MArgentina245 hours
La Sportiva Arc of Attrition102.5kmEngland136 hours
Lake Sonoma100kmCalifornia418 hours
Lakeland100MEngland740 hours
Laurel Highlands70.5MPennsylvania620 hours
Lavaredo Ultra Trail by UTMB120kmItaly626 hours
Leadville Trail100MColorado830 hours
Łemkowyna Ultra-Trail150kmPoland1035 hours
Leona Divide100kmCalifornia416 hours
Les Coursières des Hauts du Lyonnais111kmFrance522 hours
Letecka Stovka104kmSlovakia322 hoursnew
Long Haul100MFlorida130 hours
Lost Soul Ultra100kmCanada921 hours
Madeira Island Ultra-Trail 2022115kmPortugal1129 hours
Madeira Island Ultra-Trail 115kmPortugal429 hours
Malnad Ultra 2022100kmIndia1124 hours
Massanutten100MVirginia536 hours
Miwok100kmCalifornia515.5 hours
Moab238MUtah10106 hours
Mohican100MOhio632 hours
Morenic Trail100kmItaly1022 hours
Mountain Lakes100MOregon930 hours
Mozart 100 by UTMB108kmAustria622 hours
Never Summer103kmColorado723 hours
Nice Côte d'Azur by UTMB111kmFrance928 hours
Nice Côte d'Azur by UTMB159kmFrance948 hours
No Business100MTennessee1033 hours
North Downs Way100MEngland830 hours
Nuts Ylläs Pallas105kmFinland722 hours
Nuts Ylläs Pallas160kmFinland736 hours
Okushinano100kmJapan621 hoursnew
Olympus Mythical Trail110kmGreece728 hours
Oregon Cascades100MOregon832:01:18
OSJ Ontake100kmJapan716 hours
OSJ Ontake100MJapan724 hours
Oso Negro100kmMexico124 hours
Patagonia Run112kmArgentina427 hours
Patagonia Run100MArgentina437 hours
Penyagolosa115kmSpain526 hours
Pine to Palm100MOregon934 hours
Pinhoti100MAlabama1130 hours
Pong Yaeng trail108kmThailand1130 hours
Puerto Vallarta México by UTMB100kmMexico1018 hours
Puerto Vallarta México by UTMB100MMexico10Finisherrace cancelled
Pulag 100 Trail100kmPhilippines430 hours
Quebec Mega Trail110kmCanada722 hours
Quebec Mega Trail100MCanada740 hours
Quicksilver100kmCalifornia517 hours
Race to the Stones100kmEngland717 hours
Rim to River100MWest Virginia1132 hours
Rio Del Lago100MCalifornia1130 hours
Run Rabbit Run100MColorado936 hours
Restonica Trail by UTMB - Ultra-Trail® di Corsica110kmFrance736 hoursnew
Salomon Cappadocia Ultra-Trail119kmTurkey1023 hours
Salomon Hong Kong Dynamic 100100kmHong Kong330 hours??
Salomon Rondane100MNorway836 hoursno race in 2023?
Salomon Ultra-Trail Hungary112kmHungary520 hours
Salomon Xreid Voss-Bergen120kmNorway635 hours
San Diego100MCalifornia632 hours
Scenic Trail119kmSwitzerland630 hours
Scott TMBT109kmMalaysia930 hours
Sean O'Brien100kmCalifornia216 hours
Shinetsu Five Mountains Trail110kmJapan920 hours
Shinetsu Five Mountains Trail100MJapan933 hours
Siskiyou Outback100kmOregon717 hours
SkyRun 2022100kmSouth Africa1128 hours
SkyView Ultra Trail140kmJapan938 hours
Soria Moria til Verden Ende100MNorway535 hours
South Downs Way100MEngland630 hours
Superior 100100MMinnesota938 hours
Surf Coast Century100kmAustralia916 hours
Swiss Alps100kmSwitzerland822 hours
Swiss Alps100MSwitzerland849 hours
Swiss Canyon Trail111kmSwitzerland624 hours
SwissPeaks100kmSwitzerland928 hours
SwissPeaks170kmSwitzerland958 hours
Täby Extreme Challenge 100100MSweden430 hours
Tahoe 200202MCalifornia692 hours
Tahoe Rim Trail100MNevada736 hours
Tarawera Ultras102kmNew Zealand217 hours
Tarawera Ultras100MNew Zealand236 hours
Taupo100kmNew Zealand1017 hours
TDS (Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie)147kmItaly842 hours
Thames Path 100100MEngland428 hours
Tor des Géants330kmItaly9132 hours
Trail de Conímbriga Terras de Sicó111kmPortugal224 hours
Trail de Conímbriga Terras de Sicó111MPortugal245 hours
Trail du Saint-Jacques123kmFrance625 hours
Trail Verbier St Bernard by UTMB140kmSwitzerland740 hours
Trail 100 Andorra by UTMB105kmAndorra630 hours
Transgrancanaria125kmCanary Islands228 hours
Transjeju International Trail Run112kmSouth Korea1127 hours
TransLantau Ultra Trail100kmHong Kong1128 hoursvirtual
TransLantau Ultra Trail140kmHong Kong1140 hoursvirtual
Tunnel Hill 2022100MIllinois1130 hours
Tuscany Crossing103kmItaly421 hours
Tuscany Crossing160kmItaly432 hours
Twisted Branch100kmNew York820 hours
Ultra Trail Amanecer Comechingón110kmArgentia727 hours
Ultra Trail Amanecer Comechingón159kmArgentia740 hours
Ultra Trail Bosques del Sur106kmSpain622 hours
Ultra Trail do Marão110kmPortugal1130 hoursnew
Ultra Trail Lago d'Orta102kmItaly1024 hours
Ultra Trail Nan109kmThailand1030 hours
Ultra Trail Sierras del Bandolero166kmSpain340 hours
Ultra Trail Vipava Valley106kmSlovenia525 hours
Ultra Trail Vipava Valley160kmSlovenia546 hours
Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB100kmAustralia519 hours
Ultra-Trail Cape Town 2022100kmSouth Africa1121 hours
Ultra-Trail Cape Town 2022100MSouth Africa1145 hours
Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc (UTMB)100MFrance846:30
Ultra-Trail Harricana125kmCanada926 hours
Ultra-Trail Mt Fuji100MJapan445 hours
Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB100kmNorth Wales728 hours
Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB165kmNorth Wales750 hours
Umstead100MNorth Carolina430 hours
Val d’Aran by UTMB, Camins de Hèr105kmSpain726 hours
Val d’Aran by UTMB, Torn dera Val d’Aran168kmSpain748 hours
Vermont100MVermont730 hours
Vulcano Ultra Trail 2022100kmChile1224 hours
Waldo100kmOregon818 hours
Wasatch Front100MUtah936 hours
West Highland Way95MScotland630 hours
Western States100MCalifornia630 hours
Wildstrubel by UTMB108kmSwtzerland926 hours
Worlds End100kmPennsylvania619 hours
Yeti100MVirginia930 hours
Zion100kmUtah419 hours
Zion100MUtah436 hours
Zugspitz111kmGermany625 hours