HOKA Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB® starts in the historic gold-rush town of Auburn, birthplace of mountain ultras, located in the northern California foothills of the Sierra Nevada range. HOKA Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB is the 2024 UTMB World Series Americas Major. This race is also a qualifier for the iconic UTMB World Series Finals and the Western States Endurance Run. In addition, the Canyons 100K distance is a Western States 100 Golden Ticket race in which the top two female and male finishers earn direct entry to the Western States 100.