The terrain includes a mix of wide dirt roads and remote, rugged territory. Runners ascend immediately for the first 4.5 miles then, the course continues along the trails used in the 1850s by gold and silver miners. Starting in Olympic Valley at a location near the 1960 Winter Olympic Games. The course includes the middle portion of the well-known recreational trail, the Western States Trail. The Western States 100 starts early on Saturday, and participants must finish by Sunday morning, a little more than 24 hours to complete the 100 miles.
Runners must complete the course within 30 hours to be considered official finishers. All other finishers will receive the finisher’s medallion. Finishers under 24 hours receive the hand-made silver Western States Endurance Run belt buckle. Awards are also given to the top 3 male and female runners of the five age categories. At the finish line, participants will be celebrated with awards, including the Wendell Robie Cup, which goes to the first male and female runner to cross the finish line within 24 hours their name will be engraved. The race’s highest elevation crosses Emigrant Pass and Granite Chief Wilderness before ending in the quaint California town of Auburn. Over the course, runners will climb more than 18,000 feet and descend 23,000 feet. It is the world’s oldest 100 trail race, starting in 1974 as one of the ultimate endurance tests the world over. The Western States 100 is an epic 100-mile trail run from Olympic Valley to Auburn, CA, in one day on the last weekend of June.
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