Western States 100

Media credentials request form is now up. wser.org/2026-wser-medi…

Since Sylvia Nordskar (2nd at CCC) has withdrawn, her @hoka golden ticket rolls down to Lotti Brinks. There are 2 more golden ticket races with a total of 10 tickets remaining. This weekend there are 4 at Chianti byUTMB and 6 next month at Canyons byUTMB wser.org/golden-ticket-…

Kenneth Hawkes, from Oregon, was drawn #10 on the wait list with 16 tickets in the lottery. He is now in the race. wser.org/2026-wait-list/

Michaela Blomqvist, from Idaho, was drawn #9 on the wait list with two tickets in the lottery. She is now in the race. wser.org/2026-wait-list/

Kimani Long, from North Carolina, was drawn #8 on the wait list with 256 tickets in the lottery. He is now in the race. wser.org/2026-wait-list/

Pedro Sousa, from Portugal, was drawn #7 on the wait list with 64 tickets in the lottery. He is now in the race. wser.org/2026-wait-list/

Marc Gallant, from Canada, was drawn #6 on the wait list with 64 tickets in the lottery. He is now in the race. wser.org/2026-wait-list/

Mat Collin, from Australia, was drawn #5 on the wait list with 128 tickets in the lottery. He is now in the race. wser.org/2026-wait-list/

Tammy Hellings, from Chicago, was drawn #4 on the wait list with 128 tickets in the lottery. She is now in the race. wser.org/2026-wait-list/

Neil Feldman, from MA, was our third 512 ticket holder placed at the top of the wait list and is now in the race. wser.org/2026-wait-list/

Update on the third male @hoka golden ticket from CCC: Drew Holmen has declined the spot and it rolled down to Jeshurun Small. wser.org/golden-ticket-…

Early movement on the wait list. Both David Brown, from AL, and Lindsay Hamoudi, from PA, had 512 tickets in the lottery and placed at the top of the wait list. They are now in the race. wser.org/2026-wait-list/

Going LIVE from Placer High in Auburn, CA for the 2026 Western States in one hour. Broadcast starts at 7am PDT. Good luck runners. youtube.com/live/W7TlRoIsL…

The 2026 race lottery is this Saturday at 8 am PST. It will be live streamed on our youtube channel and results published in real-time as names are drawn. wser.org/2025/12/03/202…

And there goes 10,000. With 88,000+ tickets. Last year's 9,993 with 68,724 were the previous highs. Still two weeks of registration left. wser.org/lottery/

And so it begins. wser.org/lottery2026.ht…

Tara Dower sets a new course record at @AravaipaRunning @JavelinaJundred in a time of 13:31:47, bettering the previous result by over 30 minutes! Tara finishes seventh overall, and this time becomes (what might be) the fastest trail 100 time by a woman, ever*. #javelinajundred

Will Murray wins the 2025 @JavelinaJundred in a new course record of 12:10:12, 33mins faster than the previous CR time! Will earns his second career Golden Ticket to the 2026 @wser. David Roche finishes just behind him in 12:18:06, also earning a return to States!

The board voted to change one of our performance rules (#4) last weekend. Poles and traction devices such as microspikes are now allowed. wser.org/performance-ru…

The 2027 qualifying races list has been published. The 2027 qualifying run must be run from Monday November 3, 2025 through Sunday November 1, 2026. #Lottery2027" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">wser.org/qualifying-rac…