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Qualifying Races

Events below are official qualifiers for the Western States Endurance Run for 2014.

Note that some races that used to be qualifiers are no longer on the list, others may have been added. Also note that some events with multiple race distances may have one race distance that is on the list and another that isn’t. An event that is not on this List cannot be used as a qualifier, and any applicant using an unlisted event as their qualifier will not be entered into the lottery. Please refer to the Qualifying Standards page for details. 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.

We update the list of qualifying races once a year each October. We welcome corrections of factual errors at anytime. See instructions on the Qualifying Standards page for requesting an event be added as a future qualifying race.


2014 Qualifying Races List

Run NameDistanceState/CountryRegionMonthTimeNew
Abbots Way, The125kItalyIntlMay27 hour
Addo Elephant Trails75kSouth AfricaIntlMar12 hourYes
American River50mCaliforniaPACApr11 Hour
Angeles Crest100mCaliforniaPACJulFinisher
Antelope Island Buffalo Run50mUtahWestMar11 Hour
Arkansas Traveler100mArkansasSouthOctFinisher
Avalon Benefit 5050mCaliforniaPACJan11 Hour
Bandera100kTexasWestJan15 hour
Bear, The100mUtahWestSepFinisher
Bel Monte50mVirginiaSouthMar11 Hour
Berryman Trail50mMissouriMid-WMay11 Hour
Bighorn50mWyomingMid-WJun11 Hour
Bighorn100mWyomingMid-WJunFinisher
Bishop High Sierra50mCaliforniaPACMay11 Hour
Bishop High Sierra100kCaliforniaPACMay15 hour
Brazil 135135mBrazilIntlJan48 hour
Bull Run Run50mVirginiaSouthApr11 Hour
Burning River100mOhioMid-WJulFinisher
Cactus Rose50mTexasWestOct11 Hour
Canadian Death Race125kCanadaIntlAug22 hour
Capitol Peak50mWashingtonPACApr11 Hour
Cascade Crest100mWashingtonPACAugFinisher
Chiemgauer100100kGermanyIntlJul15 hour
Chiemgauer100100mGermanyIntlJulFinisher
Collegiate Peaks50mColoradoWestApr11 Hour
Courmayeur Champex Chamonix (CCC)98kItalyIntlAug19 hour
Croom Trail50mFloridaSouthApr11 Hour
Dances with Dirt - Devil's Lake50mWisconsinMid-WJul11 Hour
Dances with Dirt - Gnaw Bone50mIndianaMid-WMay11 Hour
Dances with Dirt - Hell50mMichiganMid-WSep11 Hour
Dick Collins Firetrails50mCaliforniaPACOct11 Hour
Eco Trail de Paris80kFranceIntlMar11 hour
Four Lakes100kPhillipinesIntlMay15 houryes
Glacial Trail50mWisconsinMid-WOct11 Hour
GlassHouse 100100kAustraliaIntlSep15 hour
Grand Raid International du Cro-Magnon114kFranceIntlJun26 houryes
Grand Raid La Reunion162kReunionIntlOct45 hour
Grindstone100mVirginiaSouthOctFinisher
H.U.R.T. Trail100mHawaiiPACJanFinisher
Haliburton Forest Trail Race50mCanadaIntlSep11 Hour
Haliburton Forest Trail Race100mCanadaIntlSepFinisher
Hallucination100mMichiganMid-WSepFinisher
Hardmoors 110110mGreat BritainIntlJunFinisheryes
Hardmoors 5555mGreat BritainIntlMar12 houryes
Hardrock100mColoradoWestJulFinisher
Headlands 100100mCaliforniaPACSepFinisher
Headlands Fifty50mCaliforniaPACSep11 Hour
Heartland100mKansasMid-WOctFinisher
Hellgate100kVirginiaSouthDec15 hour
Hell's Hill50mTexasWestApr11 Hour
Highland Fling53mScotlandIntlApr11 houryes
Hong Kong 100K100kHong KongIntlJan15 hour
Ice Age Trail50mWisconsinMid-WMay11 Hour
Iron Legs50mCanadaIntlAug11 Hour
Javelina Jundred100mArizonaWestOctFinisher
Jemez Mountain50mNew MexicoWestMay11 Hour
JFK50mMarylandMid-ANov11 Hour
Kat'cina Mosa 100K Mountain Challenge Run100kUtahWestAug15 hour
Kettle Moraine100mWisconsinMid-WJunFinisher
Kristins Runde / Oslo 50 Miles Trail Run50mNorwayIntlJan11 Houryes
Lake Sonoma50mCaliforniaPACApr11 Hour
Lakeland 100100mGreat BritainIntlJulFinisheryes
Land Between the Lakes 5050mKentuckyMid-WMar11 Hour
Lavaredo Ultra Trail118kItalyIntlJun26 hour
Le Grizz50mMontanaWestOct11 Hour
Leadville Trail100mColoradoWestAugFinisher
Lean Horse50mSouth DakotaMid-WAug11 Hour
Lean Horse100mSouth DakotaMid-WAugFinisher
Leona Divide50mCaliforniaPACApr11 Hour
Lookout Mountain50mTennesseeSouthDec11 Hour
Lost Soul Ultra100kCanadaIntlSep15 hour
Magredi Mountain Trail 100100mItalyIntlSepFinisheryes
Massanutten100mVirginiaSouthMayFinisher
Minnesota Voyageur50mMinnesotaMid-WJul11 Hour
Mississippi 50 Trail Run50mMississippiSouthMar11 Hour
Miwok100kCaliforniaPACMay15 hour
Mohican50mOhioMid-WJun11 Hour
Mohican100mOhioMid-WJunFinisher
Mountain Masochist Trail Run50mVirginiaSouthNov11 Hour
Mt Hood PCT50mOregonPACJul11 Hour
North Country, The50mMichiganMid-WAug11 Hour
North Downs Way50mEnglandIntlAug11 Hour
North Downs Way100mEnglandIntlAugFinisher
North Face 100, The100kAustraliaIntlMay15 hour
North Face Endurance Challenge - Atlanta50mGeorgiaSouthOct11 Hour
North Face Endurance Challenge - Bear Mountain50mNew YorkMid-AMay11 Hour
North Face Endurance Challenge - Madison50mWisconsinMid-WSep11 Hour
North Face Endurance Challenge - San Francisco50mCaliforniaPACDec10:15 Hour *
North Face Endurance Challenge - Washington DC50mDistrict of ColumbiaMid-AJun11 Hour
Oil Creek100kPennsylvaniaMid-AOct15 hour
Oil Creek100mPennsylvaniaMid-AOctFinisher
Old Goats50mCaliforniaPACMar11 Hour
Old Pueblo50mArizonaWestMar11 Hour
Ouachita Trail50mArkansasSouthApr11 Hour
Ozark Trail100mMissouriMid-WNovFinisher
Palo Duro50mTexasWestOct11 Hour
PCT 5050mCaliforniaPACMay11 Hour
Pine to Palm100mOregonPACSepFinisher
Pineland Farms50mMaineMid-AMay11 Hour
Pinhoti100mAlabamaSouthNovFinisher
Potawatomi50mIllinoisMid-WApr11 Hour
Quicksilver50mCaliforniaPACMay11 Hour
Resurrection Pass50mAlaskaPACJul11 Hour
Rocky Raccoon50mTexasWestFeb11 Hour
Rocky Raccoon100mTexasWestFebFinisher
Round Rotherham50mGreat BritainIntlOct11 Hour
Run Rabbit Run50mColoradoWestSep11 Hour
Run Rabbit Run100mColoradoWestSepFinisher
San Diego 100100mCaliforniaPACJunFinisher
San Juan Solstice50mColoradoWestJun11 Hour
Silver Rush 5050mColoradoWestJul11 Hour
Silver State50mNevadaWestMay11 Hour
South Downs Way100mEnglandIntlJunFinisher
Squaw Peak50mUtahWestJun11 Hour
Stone Cat Ale50mMassachusettsMid-ANov11 Hour
Stone Mill 5050mMarylandMid-ANov11 Hour
Sulphur Springs50mCanadaIntlMay11 Hour
Sulphur Springs100mCanadaIntlMayFinisher
Superior Sawtooth 100100mMinnesotaMid-WSepFinisher
Superior Trail 5050mMinnesotaMid-WSep11 Hour
Swiss Alpine - Davos78kSwitzerlandIntlJul11 hour
Täby Extreme Challenge 100100mSwedenIntlAprFinisher
Tahoe Rim Trail50mNevadaWestJul11 Hour
Tahoe Rim Trail100mNevadaWestJulFinisher
Tarawera Ultras100kNew ZealandIntlMar15 hour
TDS (Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie)119kItalyIntlAug29 hour
Thames Path 100100mGreat BritainIntlMarFinisheryes
Transgrancanaria119kCanary IslandsIntlMar26 hour
Transvulcania 83.3km83.3kSpainIntlMay12 houryes
Tussey Mountainback 50 Miler50mPennsylvaniaMid-AOct11 Hour
Twin Peaks50mCaliforniaPACOct11 Hour
Ultra Race of Champions100kVirginiaSouthSep15 houryes
Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc (UTMB)166kFranceIntlAugFinisher
Umstead50mNorth CarolinaSouthMar11 Hour
Umstead100mNorth CarolinaSouthMarFinisher
VASS Vermont50mVermontMid-ASep11 Hour
Vermont100mVermontMid-AJulFinisher
Virgil Crest 5050mNew YorkMid-ASep11 Houryes
Waldo 100k100kOregonPACAug15 hour
Wasatch Front100mUtahWestSepFinisher
West Highland Way95mScotlandIntlJun30 hour
Western States100mCaliforniaPACJunFinisher
Weymouth Woods100kNorth CarolinaSouthJan15 hour
White River50mWashingtonPACJul11 Hour
Winter 100100mGreat BritainIntlDecFinisheryes
Woodstock 50 ("Peace Love and 50 Miles")50mMichiganMid-WSep11 Hour
Zane Grey50mArizonaWestApr11 Hour

* TNF 50 San Francisco was re-routed last minute and was only 46.8 miles.


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