Bay Area 100
Oakland, United States • 6 Jun 2026
Event overview
The Bay Area 100 is a point-to-point 100 mile race held on June 6, 2026, in the Berkeley / Oakland area of California. The course starts at California Memorial Stadium, UC Berkeley, and finishes on the track at Skyline High School in Oakland. The field is limited to 150 entrants.
There is a 33-hour time limit and course cutoffs will apply. Aid station locations, crew access and cutoffs are published by the organizer.
Course, entry and qualification
The course has about 18,000 ft of total elevation gain and travels across East Bay ridgelines, exposed crests, redwood forest and lake shore on fire trail. Notable sections include Bay View, Las Trampas, Lake Chabot and Redwood territories.
Pre-registration reservations for 2026 open on September 1, 2025 and run through December 7, 2025. Pre-registration is no charge, requires card information and gives a first right of refusal to register; entrants have about one week in December to complete registration after the invitation. The event recommends a recent 50-mile race as a qualifier and offers an option to request an exception. The race is listed as a UTMB index event and is not a Western States qualifier in its first year. Registration closes June 3, 2026. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.