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Long Haul
Jan 16, 2027WS
Qualifier status per the 2026 lists
Founded in 2011, Long Haul 100 is Florida's only Western States Endurance Run lottery qualifier, run on six loops of 16.8 miles each through Colt Creek State Park in Lakeland. The course winds through longleaf pine flatwoods, cypress domes, and open pastures — essentially flat, with minimal elevation change. Three fully staffed aid stations appear each loop, with drop bags accessible at every completion. The overall cutoff is 32 hours; finishers under 30 hours earn a WSER lottery ticket. The event moved from Cypress Creek Preserve to Colt Creek in 2024.
The numbers
Race statistics
- Distance
- 100 mi
- Vertical gain
- 100 ft
- Course
- Loop
- Unique miles
- 10 mi
- Entry fee
- $325
- Lottery
- No
- Sub-24 hr
- 25%
- Avg finishers
- 167
1 ft / mi
6 mi loop
of finishers
per year
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