Dream Big: Bucket List Races - Not A Pedestrian Life

The term “Bucket List” may be misleading.

These are potential events to help focus goals and training plans.

Finishing 5% of these events and any 100+ mile distance will be remarkable.

This list is a work in progress.

Road/Trail Races (up to Marathon distance)

Grizzly, 20 mile trail (Devon, UK) – March
Three Peaks Race (Yorkshire Dales, UK) – April
- Online registration window is 4-14 February
- Qualification must include trail/fell/marathon experience
Mount Washington Road Race, 7.6 mile (NH) – June
- Lottery, sign up between 1-15 March
Leadville Trail Marathon (CO) – June
Loon Mountain Race, 10K (NH) – July
Barr Trail Mountain Race, 12.6 mile (CO) – July
Pikes Peak Marathon (CO) – August
- Registration opens 11 March, 0800 MST (will fill up quick)
- Qualification is marathon or longer under 6:00:00
La Luz Trail Run, 9 mile (NM) – August
- Lottery, sign up first week of May
The Beast, 13 miles trail (Dorset, UK) – September
- Online registrations closes 5 August
The Sani Stagger Endurance Race (South Africa) – November
- Online registration opens 1 August (will sell out that day)
Spartan Race – Year Round, Multiple Locations
- Sprint, Super, Beast, Ultra Beast, Hurricane Heat

Road Marathons/Ultras

Tokyo Marathon – February
- Lottery: apply between 1-31 August
Boston Marathon – April
- Qualifying Time is 3:05 (must be run on or after mid-September)
- Week one of registration is normally the second week of September
Big Sur International Marathon – April
- Registration opens 15 July
- Participants are chosen in five random drawings starting in July
Two Oceans Marathon, 56km (Capetown, South Africa) – April
- Entry opens approximately in September
- To qualify: 42.2 km – sub 5:00, 50 km – sub 6:30, 56 km – sub 7:00, 90 km – sub 12:00, 100 km – sub 13:30
Rome Marathon – April
- Registration deadline is 15 March
London Marathon – April
- Overseas Ballot Entry, open five days during the first week of May
- Good for Age Entry, sub 3:05 for men 18-40 (UK residents only)
Paris Marathon – April
- Register online, starts approximately in November
Windermere Marathon (Lake Windermere, UK) – May
- Register online, starts approximately in December
Comrades Marathon, 90km (Durban/Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) – May
- Entry forms are available 1 September, close on 30 November
- To qualify: 42.2 km – sub 5:00, 50 km – sub 6:30, 56 km – sub 7:00, 60 km – sub 7:40, 89 km – sub 12:00, 100 km – sub 13:30
  - Must be run between late August to early May
Rio De Janiero Marathon – June
- Register online, starting December
Rock and Roll Seattle Marathon – June
- Register Online
Victoria Falls Marathon – June
- Register Online, starting December
Berlin Marathon – September
- Entry drawing, enter between 19 Oct-2 Nov
- Guaranteed spot for fast runners (in last two years): sub 2:45 for males under age 45, sub 3:00 for females under 45
Sydney Marathon – September
- Register online, starting mid-December
- Preferred start for males running sub 2:50, females running sub 3:15
Air Force Marathon – September
- Register online, starting 2 January
- MAJCOM challenge (team of four full/six half marathoners per MAJCOM).
Portland Marathon – October
- Register online, starting mid-December
Marine Corps Marathon – October
- Lottery, registration is fourth week of March
- Active Duty registration (first 3000 members to register), opens 2 March
Chicago Marathon – October
- Lottery, apply online for non-guaranteed entry, 1-29 November
- Guaranteed entry: males running sub 3:15, females running sub 3:45 in previous 10 months
Melbourne Marathon – October
- Register online, starting mid-December
- Preferred start for males running sub 2:50, females running sub 3:10
Queenstown International Marathon (NZ) – November
- Online registration starts in December (sells out quick)
NYC Marathon – November
- Guaranteed entry for time qualifiers.
  - Males running marathon – sub 2:53, half marathon – sub 1:21
  - Females running marathon – sub 3:13, half marathon – sub 1:32
- Lottery, apply online for non-gauranteed entry, 17 Jan-17 Feb
Athens Classic Marathon – November
- Apply online, starting first week of April
Soweto Marathon (South Africa) – November
- Register Online, closes 4 October
Antarctic Ice Marathon – November
- Costs more than 13,000 Euro
California International Marathon – December
- Apply online, starting 1 March (to race the next year)
- Guaranteed entry information is to be released
Honolulu Marathon – December
- Register online, starting in mid-January

50K-100K Races

Bandera 50K/100K (TX) – January
- Register online
- WS Qualifier < 17 hours & Golden Ticket Race
- UTMB points: 4, 2 old.
Orcas Island 50K (WA) – February
- Lottery Registration is 1-10 August
- UTMB points: 3, 1 old.
Tarawera 100K (Rotorua, NZ) – February
- UTMB points: 4, 2 old.
- Entry opens 1 June
Chuckanaut 50K (WA) – March
- Online registration is 1 Dec (traditionally fills up the same day)
Motatapu 51K (NZ) – March
- Online registration opens in December
Badger Mountain Challenge – 50K/50 mile (WA) – March
- Online registration opens 1 November
- UTMB points…50 miler: 4, 2 old. 50K: 3, 1 old.
Crown King Scramble 50K (AZ) – April
- UTMB points: 3, 1 old
The Gorge 50K/100K (OR) – April
- Lottery Registration is 15-25 October (100K)
- 100K is WS Qualifier < 17 hours & Golden Ticket Race
- UTMB points…100K: 5, 3 old. 50K: 3, 1 old.
Lake Sonoma 50 mile (CA) – April
- Lottery Registration is 1-10 December
- Golden Ticket Race
- UTMB points: 4, 2 old.
Madeira Island Ultra Trail 115K (Madeira Island, Portugal) – April
- Registration opens 10 October (sells out quick)
- Pre-requisite: 2 ITRA points acquired in a single race
Cactus to Cloud 50K (NM) – May
- Registration opens December
Jemez Mountain 50K/50 mile (NM) – May
- Registration opens December
- UTMB points: 4, 2 old.
Ultra-Trail Australia 100K (Aus) – May
- Registration opens 12 October (normally sells out the first day)
Transvulcania 76.6K/46 mile (La Palma) – May
- Registration opens May (a year prior)
- Pre-requisite: finish a 40 km mountain race within 18 months
San Juan Solstice 50 mile (CO) – June
- Lottery, registration available 15-22 January
- Must have completed a trail ultra or Pike’s Peak marathon
Lavaredo Ultra Trail 119K (Cortina, Italy) – June
- Registration window is 15-25 October
- Pre-requisite: 4 ITRA points acquired in a single race
Race to the Stones 100K (the Ridgeway, UK) – July
- Options exist for making this multi-day with/without camping
- Registration available December-July (sells out fast)
- UTMB points 4 (2 old)
Pikes Peak 50 mile (CO) – July
- Entry opens 1 November
Never Summer 100K (CO) – July
- Registration opens 15 December and sells out quick
- WS Qualifier < 23 hours
Telluride Mountain Run 30 mile (CO) – August
White River 50 mile (WA) – August
- Registration opens 25 November
Squamish 50K/50 mile (British Columbia) – August
- Registration opens between 15 Nov-30 Nov (will sell out the first day)
- UTMB points 4 (2 old)
The CCC 100K (Italy – France) – late August
- Pre-registration window is 15 Dec-4 Jan
- 7 points required in maximum of two races in last two years
The Rut 50K (MT) – September
- Registration opens 5 January (fills quickly)
- Part of Sky Runners World Series and Sky Runners Series USA
The North Face Endurance Challenge, Utah, 50K/50 mile – September
- Registration opens approximately in January
- UTMB points…50 mile: 4, 2 old. 50K: 2, 0 old
Mount Taylor 50K (NM) – October
- Registration opens 1 February
Oregon Coast Trail 50K – October
- Race entry opens April 30 (fills quickly)
- UTMB points: 3, 1 old.
Palo Duro Trail 50K/50 mile (TX) – October
Flagstaff Skyrace 39K/55K (AZ) – October
- Registration opens in February or March
- Part of Sky Runners Series USA
- UTMB points: 3, 1 old.
Franklin Mountain 50K (TX) -November
- UTMB points: 3, 1 old.
JFK 50 mile (MD) – November
- Registration opens 1 March
Quad-Dipsea 28 mile (CA) – Novemeber
Ultra-Trail Capetown 100K (South Africa) – December
- Registration opens 1 March
- UTMB points 5 (3 old)
Kepler Challenge 60K (NZ) – December
- Register online approximately first Saturday of July (in 2016, 0630 NZ on 2 July)
  - Be logged in 30 minutes prior to window opening
The North Face Endurance Challenge, CA, 50K/50 mile – December
- UTMB points…50 mile: 4, 2 old. 50K: 3, 1 old.
- Registration opens approximately February/March

100 Milers/Stage Races

HURT 100 mi (HI) – January
- Lottery, Registration is in July
- WS Qualifier, <36:00
Rocky Raccoon 100 mi (TX) – February
- UTMB points: 5, 3 old.
Northburn 100 mi (NZ) – April
- UTMB points: 6, 4 old
Zion 100 mi (UT) – April
- UTMB points: 6, 4 old
Bighorn 100 mi (WY) – June
Western States 100 mi (CA) – June
- Qualifying Races
- UTBM points: 6, 4 old
Hardrock 100 mi (CO) – July
- Qualifying Races
Vermont 100 – July
- UTMB points: 5, 4 old.
Cascade Crest 100 mi (WA) – August
Fat Dog 120 mi (BC) – August
- UTMB points 6 (4 old)
Leadville 100 mi (CO) – August
- Qualifying Information
Ultra Trail Du Mont-Blanc 170K (France) – late August
- Pre-registration window is 15 Dec-4 Jan
- To qualify-15 points (9 old) from max of 3 races in previous two years
UTMF 100 mi (Japan) – August
Run Rabbit Run mi – August
- Hardrock Qualifier

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