The eagerly awaited lottery for entry into the 2025 Western States 100 occurred on December 7, 2024.
The enduring race follows the Western States Path for 100 miles, climbing 18,000 toes and descending 22,000, on a internet downhill route via California’s Sierra Nevada. Though the final couple of editions have seen cooler temperatures than regular, with numerous snow within the excessive nation for the 2023 race, it has historically been recognized for scorching sizzling circumstances.
The final word bucket record race, it appeals to each elites and devoted interest runners the world over, with the lottery for 2025 receiving 9,994 candidates for a complete of 369 locations on the beginning line. Of these 369 locations, some are crammed prematurely. There are a selection of different avenues for elites to realize entry to the race, together with via a Golden Ticket Race, or a prime 10 putting within the earlier yr’s Western States 100.
On this article, we break down the highest runners who at the moment are entered for the 2025 race, and we’ll preserve updating the article as extra speedy people achieve entries.
Right here’s the record of runners chosen within the 2025 Western States 100 lottery — together with the waitlist — and right here’s the present entrants record.
The beginning of the 2024 Western States 100. Photograph: iRunFar/Bryon Powell
Ladies’s High-10 Returnees for the 2025 Western States 100
The highest 10 ladies within the 2024 race had been invited to return for 2025. All however reigning champion Katie Schide and fifth-place Yngvild Kaspersen (Norway) have claimed their entries.
- Katie Schide — 15:46:57 (pre-race and post-race interviews)
- Fu-Zhao Xiang (China) — 16:20:03 (pre-race and post-race interviews)
- Eszter Csillag (Hungary) — 16:42:17 (pre-race and post-race interviews)
- Emily Hawgood (Zimbabwe) — 16:48:43 (pre-race interview)
- Yngvild Kaspersen (Norway) — 16:50:39
- Ida Nilsson (Sweden) — 16:56:52 (pre-race interview)
- Heather Jackson — 17:16:43
- Rachel Drake — 17:28:35
- Priscilla Forgie (Canada) — 17:30:24
- Leah Yingling — 17:33:54
Fu-Zhao Xiang cruising via Robinson Flat on the 2024 Western States 100. Photograph: iRunFar/Bryon Powell
Males’s High-10 Returnees for the 2025 Western States 100
The highest 10 males from the 2024 race had been invited to return for 2025. All however seventh-place Tyler Inexperienced have claimed their entries.
- Jim Walmsley — 14:13:45 (pre-race and post-race interviews)
- Rod Farvard — 14:24:15 (post-race interview)
- Hayden Hawks — 14:24:31 (pre-race and post-race interviews)
- Dan Jones (New Zealand) — 14:32:29 (pre-race interview)
- Caleb Olson — 14:40:12
- Jon Albon (U.Okay.) — 14:57:01 (pre-race interview)
Tyler Inexperienced — 15:05:39(pre-race interview)- Jia-Sheng Shen (China) — 15:09:49 (pre-race interview)
- Jonathan Rea — 15:13:10
- Chris Myers — 15:18:25
Jim Walmsley at mile 94 of the 2024 Western States 100, on his strategy to successful the race. Photograph: iRunFar/Eszter Horanyi
Golden Ticket Races Entrants for the 2025 Western States 100
For 2025, there are six Golden Ticket Races awarding entries into the Western States 100 for prime finishers. Of those, three races – Javelina 100 Mile, Tarawera 100k, and Chianti Extremely Path 120k – will award entries to the highest two women and men; whereas the CCC, Black Canyon 100k, and Canyons 100k will provide locations to the highest three women and men. In any case the place a runner who finishes in a qualifying place turns down the Golden Ticket, or is already entered in Western States, the spot will fall to the subsequent accessible finisher, so far as sixth place.
Right here’s who’s gotten these Golden Tickets to date:
Ladies
- Hannah Allgood – Javelina 100 Mile
- Riley Brady – Javelina 100 Mile
- Rosanna Buchauer (Germany) – CCC
- Hậu Hà (Vietnam) – CCC
- Martyna Młynarczyk (Poland) – CCC
[Editor’s Note: Riley Brady identifies as non-binary, and competes in the women’s category.]
The 2024 CCC ladies’s podium (left-to-right): 2. Martyna Młynarczyk, 1. Toni McCann, 3. Rosanna Buchauer. Photograph: UTMB
Males
- Peter Fraňo (Slovakia) – CCC
- Jeff Mogavero – Javelina 100 Mile
- Adam Peterman – CCC
- David Roche – Javelina 100 Mile
- Huo-Hua Zhang (China) – CCC
Adam Peterman wins the 2022 Western States 100 in his first effort on the 100-mile distance. Photograph: iRunFar/Bryon Powell
Lastly, right here is the entire Golden Ticket collection schedule:
- August 30, 2024 — CCC (France, Italy, Switzerland)
- October 26, 2024 — Javelina 100 Mile (Arizona, U.S.)
- February 8, 2025 — Black Canyon 100k (Arizona, U.S.)
- February 15, 2025 — Tarawera 100k (New Zealand)
- March 22, 2025 — Chianti Extremely Path 120k (Italy)
- April 26, 2025 — Canyons 100k (California, U.S.)
Quick Runners with Different Computerized Entries to the 2025 Western States 100
Yearly, plenty of runners achieve entry into the race by way of one of many pre-lottery auto-entry strategies. Beneath are some quick women and men who secured entries on this method. We’ve added in parentheses the avenue by which they secured their entry, if we all know it.
Ladies
- Jaclyn Foroughi (Particular Consideration) – 2nd 2023 & 2024 Rocky Racoon 100 Mile; seventh 2023 Javelina 100 Mile; 1st 2023 Quicksilver 100k
- Cindy Shepard (Sponsor) – tenth 2024 Gorge Waterfalls 100k; third 2024 Mountain Lakes 100 Mile; 2nd 2024 Mesquite Canyon 50 Mile
- Amber Weibel (Raffle) – ninth 2024 Hardrock 100; third 2023 SwissAlps 100 Mile; fifteenth 2022 Western States 100
Males
- Jeff Browning (Sponsor) – 1st 2018, fifth 2022, & 2023 Hardrock 100; 1st 2021 Mogollon Monster 100 Mile; 1st 2019 Bear 100 Mile
- Galen Farris (Raffle) – fifth 2024 Cuyamaca 100k; seventh 2024 American River 50 Mile; twenty eighth 2013 Western States 100
- Eddy Healey (U.Okay.) (Raffle) – 2nd 2024 Sedona Canyons 125 Mile; 14th 2021 Waldo 100k; fifth 2022 South Devon 54k
- Haroldas Subertas (Race Admin) – 1st 2024 Cocodona 250 Mile; eighth 2023 Run Rabbit Run 100 Mile; 1st 2021 Sangre de Cristo Ultras 200 Mile
Jeff Browning crossing the Western States end line along with his children in 2017. Photograph: iRunFar/Bryon Powell
High Lottery Entrants for the 2025 Western States 100
In the course of the lottery, 257 names had been drawn. The next men and women from the lottery may characteristic close to the entrance of the race.
Ladies
- Shea Aquilano – third 2022 JFK 50 Mile; seventh 2023 Lake Sonoma 50 Mile; eleventh 2024 Canyons 100k
- Claire Bannwarth (France) – 18th 2024 & sixteenth 2023 UTMB; 1st 2024 Winter Backbone Race; 1st 2023 Kodiak 100 Mile
- Liz Canty – eighth 2024 Excessive Lonesome 100 Mile; third 2023 By no means Summer time 100k; 1st 2023 Ram Celebration 50 Mile
- Tara Fraga – 1st 2024 Transgrancanaria 83k; ninth 2023 CCC; fifth 2023 Lake Sonoma 50 Mile
- Melissa Ostaszewski – 1st 2024 Saddles 50 Mile; fifth 2024 Wasatch Entrance 100 Mile; 1st 2021 Throughout the Years 24 Hour
Males
- Cedric Chavet (France) – ninth 2023 Diagonale des Fous; 2nd 2023 Extremely-Path Harricana 123k; sixth 2023 Transgrancanaria
- Fabio Di Giacomo (Italy) – seventh 2024 Canyons 100 Mile; third 2024 Large Rock Morenic 100 Mile
- Johann Obermüller (Germany) – thirteenth 2024 Lavaredo Extremely Path; 4th 2024 KAT100 84k; 14th 2023 TDS
- Drew Miller – 4th 2024 Grindstone 100k; 4th 2021 Burning River 100 Mile; thirteenth 2023 Canyons 100k
Claire Bannwarth (left) and Annie Hughes share early miles within the 2023 Hardrock 100. Photograph: iRunFar/Eszter Horanyi
High Waitlist Entrants for the 2025 Western States 100
Additional to these chosen within the lottery, 75 extra runners had been chosen for the waitlist. The next quick men and women made it on the waitlist.
Ladies
- Sarah Ostaszewski (forty ninth) – third 2024 Excessive Lonesome 100 Mile; 1st 2024 Merciless Jewel 100 Mile; 1st 2023 Cocodona 250 Mile
Males
- Ricki Wynne (Eire) (thirty eighth) – twenty first 2024 TDS; tenth 2024 Istria 110k; eighth 2022 Kullamannen 100k
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