Ultrarunners worldwide tuned in to the lottery draw this Saturday, which decided who could be operating within the 2026 version of the legendary Western States Endurance Run (WSER). Listed here are the fortunate Canadians who had been chosen to run within the storied 100-miler. They put within the work to earn a lottery ticket (or a number of hundred, as your WSER ticket will increase exponentially by 2^(n-1) with n equalling the variety of years you could have entered the lottery unsuccessfully), and their names had been chosen out of the greater than 11,328 lottery entrants.
Western States 100
The 2025 WSER lottery for North America’s oldest 100-mile path race was held at Placer Excessive Faculty in Auburn, Calif., close to the race’s end line. To be on the beginning line of WSER in 2026, runners should both full a qualifying race and have their title drawn within the lottery, be a top-10 finisher the earlier 12 months, earn a Golden Ticket by taking a high spot in one among six races, or achieve entry via a sponsor. The entrants to this 12 months’s lottery had a mixed complete of 93,003 tickets, and 257 names had been drawn on Saturday (with 75 added to a waitlist).
The 2026 version of WSER will start on June 27.
Accepted
Wing Taylor North Vancouver, BC
Antonio Lee Shanty Bay, Ont.
Jason Wright North Cowichan, B.C.
Andy Reed Canmore, Alta.
Ryan Lakhram Calgary, Alta.
Christopher Aubrey Edmonton, Alta.
Adam Koppany Kingston, Ont.
Christian Stenner Calgary, Alta
Myron Tetrault Calgary, Alta.
Chris Michelau St. John’s, Nfld.
Martin Coulombe Ottawa, Ont.
Waitlist
Graham Glennie St. Albert, Alta.
Marc Gallant Rothesay, N.B.
Dreaming of operating WSER?
In case you’re a Canadian hoping to see your title in a future WSER draw, step one is ending one of many accepted qualifying races throughout the lottery window. These occasions meet WSER’s distance, cutoff and field-size requirements, and a end on the required distance places you into the subsequent 12 months’s lottery. Listed here are the Canadian qualifiers at present on the listing for the 2027 race:
Canadian Demise Race — 118 km (24 hours)
Fats Canine 120 — 120 miles (48 hours), 100 km (22 hours)
Misplaced Soul Extremely — 100 miles (33 hours), 100 km (21 hours)
Quebec Mega Path — 135 km (32 hours)
Sulphur Springs Path Race — 100 miles (30 hours), 100 km (18 hours)
Extremely Path Harricana — 125 km (26 hours)
Whistler by UTMB — 100 km (24 hours)
For the complete listing of names drawn in Saturday’s lottery, head right here. For the complete listing of qualifying races, head right here.
