Western States 100, by the numbers
The oldest 100-miler in the world, from Olympic Valley to the Placer High track in Auburn. Built from 2,034 finishes across 7 editions (2018–2025), checkpoint by checkpoint.
Green Gate mile 79.8
On the stretch into here the median finisher ran 56% slower than their average pace for the race.
- Median finisher
- 1:29 AM +1d
- You, 26:50 finish
- 1:29 AM +1d
- Cutoff
- 4:55 AM +1d
The shading shows how the field's pace on each stretch compares with their own average for the race: rose is slower, blue is faster, and stretches close to average stay grey.
The slowest stretch is the one into Green Gate (mile 80), where the median finisher ran 56% slower than their average pace for the race, 20h 29m into the race. The next hardest is the stretch into Michigan Bluff (mile 56). The tightest cutoff is Duncan Canyon (mile 24), which 47.6% of 2025 finishers cleared with less than an hour to spare.
Where the field slows down
The slowest stretch is the one into Green Gate (mile 80), where the median finisher ran 56% slower than their average pace for the race, 20h 29m into the race. The next hardest is the stretch into Michigan Bluff (mile 56). The tightest cutoff is Duncan Canyon (mile 24), which 47.6% of 2025 finishers cleared with less than an hour to spare.
The median finisher reaches Foresthill (mile 62) at 8:14 PM and keeps moving until 7:48 AM +1d, so everything after that happens in the dark. If your training has no night running in it, the data says it should.
- Median finish
- 26:48
- hours, all finishers
- Finish rate
- 79.5%
- 2,034 of 2,559 starters
- Silver buckles
- 35.5%
- finish under 24 hours
- Median age
- 43
- 22% of the field is female
Under 24 hours earns the silver buckle. The cutoff is 30 hours.
722 of 2,034 finishers (35.5%) earned the sub-24-hour silver buckle. The rest of the field piles up against the cutoff, and the last hours of the clock hold more finishers than any other window in the race.
The most runners finished between 29 and 30 hours, 452 of them.
About 50% of finishers were faster than that. Your tightest cutoff would be Duncan Canyon, with 1:00 in hand.
| Checkpoint | Miles | You arrive | In hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Star Ridge | 15.8 | 3:488:48 AM | 1:41 |
| Duncan Canyon | 24.4 | 5:2910:29 AM | 1:00 |
| Robinson Flat | 30.3 | 7:0612:06 PM | 1:53 |
| Miller's Defeat | 34.4 | 8:001:00 PM | 2:14 |
| Pointed Rocks | 94.3 | 25:406:40 AM +1d | 1:49 |
| Finish | 100.2 | 26:507:50 AM +1d | 3:10 |
Showing your tightest cutoffs and the finish. Your time is spread the way the median finisher spread theirs over this course, so the climbs and the night take their real share. Aid-station stops are included, as they are in the recorded splits.
On race day you get a tracker for your phone, a sheet for your crew and a strip to print for your wrist, all at this time.
When the median finisher reaches each checkpoint
Official 2025 cutoffs against the median finisher's real arrival at all 21 stations. “Tight” is the share of 2025 finishers who cleared the station with less than one hour to spare.
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| Checkpoint | Mile | Cutoff | Median arrival | Buffer | Tight | Field pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon RidgeFly it10.3 mile | 10.3 | 10:40 AM | 7:31 AM | 3h 12m | 0% | 6% faster |
| Red Star RidgeFly it15.8 mile | 15.8 | 10:30 AM | 8:48 AM | 1h 46m | 2.8% | 9% faster |
| Duncan CanyonTightestFly it24.4 mile | 24.4 | 11:30 AM | 10:29 AM | 1h 02m | 47.6% | 26% faster |
| Robinson FlatFly it30.3 mile | 30.3 | 2:00 PM | 12:06 PM | 1h 53m | 16.3% | 7% slower |
| Miller's DefeatFly it34.4 mile | 34.4 | 3:15 PM | 1:00 PM | 2h 13m | 14.5% | 18% faster |
| Dusty CornersFly it38.0 mile | 38.0 | 4:05 PM | 1:43 PM | 2h 17m | 14.1% | 25% faster |
| Last ChanceFly it43.3 mile | 43.3 | 7:00 PM | 2:48 PM | 4h 10m | 0% | 24% faster |
| Devil's ThumbFly it47.8 mile | 47.8 | 7:10 PM | 4:15 PM | 2h 48m | 9.1% | 26% slower |
| El Dorado CreekFly it52.9 mile | 52.9 | 8:40 PM | 5:30 PM | 3h 03m | 9% | 11% faster |
| Michigan BluffFly it55.7 mile | 55.7 | 9:50 PM | 6:33 PM | 3h 08m | 9.3% | 46% slower |
| ForesthillFly it62.0 mile | 62.0 | 11:15 PM | 8:14 PM | 2h 55m | 17.3% | average |
| Dardanelles (Cal-1)Fly it65.7 mile | 65.7 | 12:00 AM +1d | 9:05 PM | 2h 44m | 22.5% | 2% faster |
| Peachstone (Cal-2)Fly it70.7 mile | 70.7 | 1:20 AM +1d | 10:31 PM | 2h 40m | 27% | average |
| Ford's Bar (Cal-3)Fly it73.0 mile | 73.0 | 2:35 AM +1d | 11:22 PM | 3h 10m | 21.5% | 27% slower |
| Rucky ChuckyFly it78.0 mile | 78.0 | 3:10 AM +1d | 12:43 AM +1d | 2h 14m | 33.9% | 8% faster |
| Green GateFly it79.8 mile | 79.8 | 4:55 AM +1d | 1:29 AM +1d | 3h 14m | 22% | 56% slower |
| Auburn Lake TrailsFly it85.2 mile | 85.2 | 6:05 AM +1d | 3:06 AM +1d | 2h 36m | 29.1% | 7% slower |
| Quarry RoadFly it90.7 mile | 90.7 | 7:25 AM +1d | 4:51 AM +1d | 2h 22m | 33.9% | 2% slower |
| Pointed RocksFly it94.3 mile | 94.3 | 8:30 AM +1d | 6:38 AM +1d | 2h 14m | 36.4% | 20% slower |
| Robie PointFly it98.9 mile | 98.9 | 10:38 AM +1d | 7:31 AM +1d | 3h 08m | 24% | 8% slower |
| FinishFly it100.2 mile | 100.2 | 11:00 AM +1d | 7:48 AM +1d | 3h 06m | 23.9% | 12% faster |
Field pace compares the median finisher's pace on the stretch into each checkpoint with their own average for the whole race. Green Gate includes the Rucky Chucky river crossing, so its segment time contains the queue and the crossing itself. Arrival times assume the 5:00 local start. Buffer and Tight are computed on 2025 finishers against the 2025 cutoff chart. Runners who missed a cutoff or dropped are not in the data (finishers only).
The course
The climbs that matter, a pacing plan split by terrain, and the whole route in 3D.
How the race changed from year to year
2021 was the toughest year: only 66% of starters finished. It was also the hottest, reaching 84°F while the median finisher was out. The fastest winning time in the data is 14:09 (2019).
| Year | Starters | Finishers | Finish rate | Winning time | Median finish | Sub-24 | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 369 | 299 | 81% | 14:30 | 25:58 | 41.1% | 47 to 81°F |
| 2019 | 369 | 319 | 86.4% | 14:09 | 26:08 | 40.8% | 37 to 69°F |
| 2021 | 315 | 208 | 66% | 14:46 | 27:54 | 27.4% | 52 to 84°F |
| 2022 | 383 | 305 | 79.6% | 15:13 | 26:42 | 33.1% | 49 to 78°F |
| 2023 | 379 | 328 | 86.5% | 14:40 | 27:07 | 33.5% | 38 to 65°F |
| 2024 | 375 | 286 | 76.3% | 14:13 | 26:28 | 38.1% | 45 to 77°F |
| 2025 | 369 | 289 | 78.3% | 14:11 | 26:53 | 31.8% | 43 to 81°F |
Western States 100 questions
What is the Western States 100 cutoff time?
30h 00m overall. Intermediate cutoffs apply along the course; in practice the tightest is Duncan Canyon, where 47.6% of 2025 finishers passed with less than an hour to spare.
What is a typical Western States 100 finish time?
The median finish across 2,034 finishers (2018–2025) is 26h 48m. The fastest 10% finish under 19h 29m; the slowest 10% finish after 29h 33m.
What percentage of runners finish Western States 100?
79.5% across the last 7 editions (2,034 finishers from 2,559 starters).
How many runners break 24 hours at Western States 100?
35.5% of finishers, which is 722 runners across 7 editions.
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Split data: official per-runner checkpoint times for 7 Western States Endurance Run editions (2018–2025), 2,034 finishers at 21 timed checkpoints. Cutoff chart: 2025 official aid station chart (www.wser.org/aid-stations/). All split-derived figures describe finishers only. Runners who dropped or missed a cutoff do not appear in split data, so buffer statistics understate how tight cutoffs are for the full field. Medians are used throughout. Apart from the finish-time explorer, which scales the median finisher's splits to the time you pick, no figure on this page is modeled or extrapolated.