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We are excited to announce that the California Fall Classic at Lake Sonoma is a 2025 Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run Qualifier!

Western States Endurance Run - 100 Miles - One Day

The California Fall Classic at Lake Sonoma 100K and 55K is back for 2024!

Come experience The California Fall Classic 100K (formerly Lake Sonoma 100K), one of the most relentless and beautiful ultras on the West Coast, with two distances on challenging courses that navigate miles of single track with majestic views of The Lake nestled in the beauty of wine country during harvest season. The fall date will make the CSC100K perfect for runners who are looking for a late season challenge, prefer cooler weather, or want to have one last chance to snag a qualifier for the Western States Endurance Run.

The Lake Sonoma races are legendary for their wine country hospitality, and the new race weekend will be no exception. The California Fall Classic weekend will be a lively scene for athletes, complete with free on-site camping, live music and of course the best local food, wine and beer Sonoma County has to offer! As always, the California Fall Classic is a part of the Lake Sonoma Race Series and is a community event with proceeds from all races supporting the Children of Vineyard Workers Scholarship Fund.

Race Info

Note: it is a good idea to get gas the day before the race as there are no gas stations near the course.

From points south: take Highway 101 north to the Dry Creek Road exit in Healdsburg (65 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge). Upon exiting, turn left and follow Dry Creek Road for 10 miles. At the end of Dry Creek Road just below the Warm Springs Dam, the road bends sharply left and becomes Stewart Point-Skaggs Springs Road. Look for the Lake Sonoma Visitor Center on your right. The overflow parking lot to the left is the main race parking lot.

From Cloverdale and points north: take Highway 101 south to the Dutcher Creek Road exit. Turn right upon exiting and then immediately left onto Dutcher Creek Road and follow it for 4.1 miles to Dry Creek Road. Turn right on Dry Creek Road and follow it for 1.1 miles. At the end of Dry Creek Road just below the Warm Springs Dam, the road bends sharply left and becomes Stewart Point-Skaggs Springs Road. Look for the Lake Sonoma Visitor Center on your right. The overflow parking lot to the left is the main race parking lot.

From the start to Warm Springs Creek: Return to Stewart Point-Skaggs Springs Road and follow it for 13 miles to the intersection of Old Skaggs Springs Road. Turn right on Old Skaggs Springs Road and follow it for 3 miles to the gate. (Note that this entire 14 miles is on a very scenic country road that twists and turns. If you are prone to car sickness this might possibly be an issue.) Park here and walk a half-mile further down the road to the aid station.

From Warm Springs Creek to Liberty Glen (Madrone Point): Return up Old Skaggs Springs Road for 3 miles to the stop sign. Turn left onto Stewart Point-Skaggs Springs Road and follow it for 11.5 miles to the stop sign at Rockpile Road. Turn left and follow Rockpile Road for 3.2 miles to the Liberty Glen Campground Road. Turn left and follow this for 0.5 miles.

After the entrance station, turn left and follow the road to the Group Campground E. Park here and walk about 200 yards up the service road to the top of the hill to the aid station Allow 45 minutes to drive here from Warm Springs Creek.

Liberty Glen to Lone Rock: Return to your car, and drive back up the hill to Rockpile Road. Turn right and follow Rockpile Road for almost three quarters of a mile back to the Lone Rock trailhead on your left. Please be careful driving this section as the course crosses the road just uphill from the aid station

The Basics

• NO LITTERING. Zero, zip, nada. Carry it in, carry it out.
• BE NICE. Be nice to each other, be nice to the volunteers, be nice to other trail users.
• HAVE FUN!
Violation of rules 1 and 2 will get you disqualified. If you are observed violating rule 3 (i.e., not having fun) we may withhold your post-race beer.

​No Pacers.
No trekking poles.

Policies
In creating a fair and inclusive event, we believe it is important to provide policies that are clear, accepted, and understood by all who are participating at the event.

Anti-doping Policy
The Lake Sonoma 100k and 55k have a zero-tolerance policy regarding the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). Any athlete who has been determined to have violated anti-doping rules or policies, whether enforced by the IAAF, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), or any other national sports federation is ineligible for entry into the Lake Sonoma 100k or 55k.

The Lake Sonoma 100k and 55k reserves the right to conduct pre- and post-competition testing for any and all performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) listed on the current WADA Prohibited List. Any athlete who refuses to submit to anti-doping controls, if selected for testing, shall be disqualified and subject to a lifetime ban from the Lake Sonoma 100k and 55k.

Transgender and Non-binary Entrant Policy
We are utilizing the policy Western States Endurance Run has created, with a few minor edits to fit our event. *Kudos to WSER for taking the helm and bringing awareness and progression.

A male-to-female transgender entrant can register to compete as a female provided the runner has been undergoing continuous, medically supervised hormone treatment for gender transition for at least one year prior to the race.

A female-to-male transgender entrant can register to compete as a male provided the runner has been undergoing continuous, medically supervised hormone treatment for gender transition for at least one year prior to the race.

For transgender entrants who have not been undergoing continuous, medically supervised hormone treatment for gender transition for at least one year prior to the race, please register with the gender that was provided at birth. (For the sole purpose of awards and results.)

Non-binary and non-conforming entrants are recognized as such. We will ask for their birth gender for the purpose of awards and results.

Results Challenges
Result challenges may only be made if the participant in question has placed in the top five or is an age group winner. Challenges are only to be shared with the race director, who will privately speak to the participant in question and also a medical official if necessary. The race director will keep all information and conversation confidential and will handle accordingly with the utmost discretion based on the situation or question at hand.
*Any hateful or discriminatory behavior will not be tolerated.

Cancelations
• There will be no deferrals (other than pregnancy deferrals), credits, transfers or waitlists for any race distance.
• Runners may move down in distance, provided they do so on or before August 30, 2023.

Pregnancy Deferral
If a woman entrant becomes pregnant after registering for the race, we are happy to allow her to defer her entry to either of the next 2 years of the race.

Race Cancelation
If the race cannot be held on the planned date due to conditions out of the race director’s control, the event will be rescheduled at the race director’s discretion. All race entrants will be automatically registered to the new race date. There will be no refunds given.

Travel Insurance
Entrants are encouraged to consider travel insurance as a way to protect their financial interests in the case they cannot attend or travel to the event due to any unforeseen circumstances.

Thursday – October 17, 2024 

12:00pm – 5:00 pm

Packet pickup at Healdsburg Running Company

6:00 pm

Shakeout run at Healdsburg Running Company

 

Friday – October 18, 2024 

10:00am – 5:00pm

Packet pickup at Healdsburg Running Company

6:00 pm

Dinner at Start/Finish with Chef Maria

Dinner Tickets

 

Saturday – October 19, 2024 

4:30 am

Packet Pickup at Start

5:00 am

100K Start

6:00 am

55K Start

12:15pm

100K Cutoff @ Lone Rock Out (Mile 25.6)

2:45pm

55K Cutoff @ Lone Rock In (Mile 27.9)

3:00pm

100K Cutoff @ Little Flat (Mile 35.2)

4:45pm

100K Cutoff @ Madrone Crosscut In (Mile 40.3)

7:45pm

100K Cutoff @ Warm Springs In (Mile 48.1)

11:00pm

100K Cutoff at the finish for Western States Qualifier

 

2023

100K: Excel | CSV

55K: Excel | CSV