2025 White Mountain 100

The Whites 100 follows nearly the entire stretch of the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire, running from Mount Moriah to Mount Moosilauke and traversing Wildcat–Carter–Moriah, the Presidentials, Franconia Ridge, and Kinsman Ridge. At approximately 95 miles with 34,000 feet of vertical gain, it covers some of the most stunning and rugged terrain that the White Mountains have to offer. (The 34,000+ feet of vertical gain is about eight times up and down Mount Washington.)

It’s also off-limits for races, since it lies almost entirely within designated wilderness area, where organized competition is prohibited.

“When I paced Scott Jurek in 2015 (on his Southbound AT record run) I was with him for three days through New Hampshire and it was exactly 100 miles,” said Andrew Drummond, owner of Run The Whites running store in Jackson, NH. “It dawned on me that we have this perfect route that is also the perfect distance for a White Mountain classic.” 

It would take years before Andrew would attempt the route himself, and even longer for the trail community to develop and evolve to the point where he thought there would be enough participants to host a “fat-ass” style ultra event, where Run The Whites would provide the logistical help to allow athletes to attempt the massive effort. 

“This summer was the perfect opportunity to put everything together,” said Andrew. “This style was the only way to make the event happen within the constraints of the wilderness jurisdiction and AT Conservancy.” There was no entry fee. Run The Whites provided five aid stations with athlete drop bags and transportation logistics for the point-to-point course. 

Starting at Route 2 in Gorham, NH and finishing Route 25 in Glencliff, NH, the route summits 14 of New Hampshire’s 48 peaks above 4,000 feet. Being part of the Appalachian Trail means it sees a great deal of traffic, though very few competitive running efforts. 

Kristina Folcik put the first entry on the Fastest Known Time (FKT) website in 2020, with a supported time of 39 hours and 21 minutes. Lexi Jackson took 22 minutes off Folcik’s supported time before Cara Baskin ran 34 hours and 12 minutes in early September for the current record. 

In June 2022, Jack Kuenzle set the men's supported FKT with a time of 26 hours and 9 minutes. "This was probably the hardest thing I've ever done," he wrote at the time—a statement he still stands by today.

This summer saw the first unsupported finishes on the route as well, culminating in Austin Black’s record time of 34 hours and 49 minutes in August. 

The event was originally planned for September 6th, 2025, but the weather forecast looked menacing enough that Andrew postponed it a week. “I asked myself, would I want to go out for the Whites 100 in that weather?,” he said, “and the answer was no.”

A week later, on September 12, seventeen athletes left the Rattle River trailhead heading south, each of them with Garmin inReach device so they could be tracked online. Joe Miller was the first to reach Pinkham, 21 miles in. A week and a half earlier he’d tried to outrun bad weather on the same route, only to drop with stomach issues. Now he was back, pushing a redemption pace aimed at breaking 30 hours.

The rest of the field streamed through in quick succession, with the first dropout not coming until mile 29, at Madison Hut. By the mile-47 aid station on Highway 302, the pack had stretched out considerably. After leaving Pinkham, runners took on a route that roughly mirrored the famed Presidential Traverse. Five more dropped at 302, but of those who pushed beyond, all but one made it to the finish.

After Route 302, runners faced the Pemigewasset section mostly in darkness. This stretch is notorious for its mental traps: the AMC huts at Zealand Falls and Galehead dangle warm food and bunks just steps from the trail, tempting tired runners to quit. Instead, they all pushed on through the night, grinding out a 27.5-mile marathon from Crawford Notch to Franconia Notch. This is where the last runner dropped.

The remaining runners pressed over Mount Moosilauke and down to the Townline S Trailhead on Route 25. Joe Miller was the first to arrive, clocking 32 hours, 14 minutes—off his 30-hour target, but impressively close. Jacqueline Fucile, who ran with her husband Nicholas, and Mac Guthrie where the two female finishers of the 2025 event. 

All told, seven people dropped out and nine finished. “Of the nine finishers,” said Andrew, “six had failed on this route before.” 

2025 White Mountain 100 Finishers List: