Bay Area 100
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Event
The Bay Area 100 is a point-to-point ultramarathon held on June 13, 2026, in the Berkeley and Oakland, California area. The race is organized by Scena Performance and is set to start at California Memorial Stadium, UC Berkeley, with a finish on the track at Skyline High School in Oakland. The event distance is 100 miles and the course includes about 18,000 ft of vertical gain. The race has a 33-hour time limit. The Bay Area 100 is a UTMB index race and is not a Western States qualifier in its first year.
Course and entry
The course follows ridgelines and trails of the East Bay, passing through Bay View, Las Trampas, Lake Chabot, and redwood areas. Terrain described by the organizer includes exposed ridges, redwood forest, and lake-shore fire trails. Organizers recommend entrants have completed a 50-mile race within the prior year; applicants without a qualifying race may request an exception. Pre-registration reservations for 2026 were open from September 1, 2025 to December 7, 2025. Registration closed on June 1, 2026, and a waitlist process was used for additional entries. The organizer provides published cutoffs, aid station locations, and crew-access details. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
