The 2026 Application Process!





Registration for the 2026 Dipsea Race is now open.
Visit signup.dipsea.org to register and print your application!
Applications must be received by us by April 1st, 2026

PLEASE NOTE:

The 115th Annual Dipsea Race will be Sunday, June 14, 2026 starting at 8:00am, in downtown Mill Valley.

Dipsea Beer: Last year the Dipsea Race offered a custom Dipsea Beer named On Your Left. We will again offer a Dipsea beer for pre-purchase and pick-up on race weekend at the Mill Valley market. Click Here to place your pre-order for your Dipsea Beer.

Dipsea Quilt: We have a very special handmade quilt/wall hanging up for auction. The quilt is a memorial and tribute to honor Dipsea Survivors past and present including Dipsea Legends, Dipsea Greats and Dipsea Champions. Click Here if you would like to place a bid for the quilt.

Application Process:

Everyone wishing to apply for the Dipsea Race must log in or create an account in the Dipsea Race application site: https://signup.dipsea.org/ and print their application. Applications must be signed, include a check for the entry fee ($115 for adults, and $60 for youths age 7 to 16 years old) and mailed to the Dipsea Race prior to the April 1st application deadline. For all applicants, please visit https://signup.dipsea.org/ to log in or create a new account.

For those that never applied to the Dipsea Race before, you will need to go to https://signup.dipsea.org/ and create a new account to begin the application process.

Once signed in to the application site choose Register from the menu to pre-register. Then, on March 13th log back on to the site and select Application from the menu to view and print your application.

Once you have printed your application, sign it, attach an entry fee check, and mail it to: Dipsea Race, P.O. Box 30, Mill Valley, CA 94942. Any donation amount may be added to the fee check. Please send one check for each application.

The Dipsea Race is one of the more challenging athletic events in the Bay Area. Because of the potential environmental impact that would result from uncontrolled use and the risk of injury from crowding on the steep and narrow trails, the number of runners has for several years been restricted to no more than 1,500. Double this amount apply for the race making it very hard to get in. Therefore, an elaborate system has been developed to fairly apportion the scarce racing slots.

The surest way to get a racing number is to do well in the previous Dipsea. The first four hundred and fifty Invitational runners who finished in the 2025 race are automatically eligible for the Invitational section of the 2026 race. All they need do is get their application completed and mailed in by the deadline of April 1, 2026. Please note: The application must be in our PO Box by April 1st. Mail early! Applications received after April 1st will be declined. Also eligible for the 2026 Invitational are those from the Runner section who were among the first 750 overall finishers to cross the finish line in 2025. Note: if there is a * next to your name on the 2025 results, it means you automatically qualified for Invitational. everyone else, it is a little trickier, because of the fact that the Race receives far more applications as we are allowed by permitting agencies to allow in the race.

Once the pre-qualified runners are assigned their numbers, the remaining 900 slots are apportioned according to the following system:

There is actually another way to get into the race: send a convincing sob story with your application that will persuade the race committee to make room for the applicant. They're reasonable, but they've heard just about everything, although serving previously as a volunteer in the race may help, but not necessarily.

In our endeavor to contain race operating costs and entry fees applications for entering the Dipsea Race are accessible on line. Simply go to: https://signup.dipsea.org/ and log on. Click on “Registration” and complete the required information. Next you simply need to print your application. You will not be able to print out your application until March 13, 2026 at 12:00am. To print your application click on “Application” from the menu. This will open a copy of your application. Print this completed application. Once you have printed your application, sign it, attach an entry fee check, and mail it to: Dipsea Race, P.O. Box 30, Mill Valley, CA 94942. Any donation amount may be added to the fee check. Please send one check for each application.

Applicants who are not successful in getting into the 2026 race will be mailed a refund check less a $10.00 processing fee around April 20, 2026. The fee is intended to cover some of the costs of processing the application and postage and does not subsidize the race. We impose the fee by cashing your entry check and returning the refunds by separate check with your notice. REMEMBER: Cancellation of your check DOES NOT mean you have been accepted in the 2026 Dipsea Race.

FAMILY and CLUB Teams Registration:


** Important ** In order to qualify for the High School, Club and Family awards the information must be included on the application prior to race day. If the information is missing from the application there is no qualification for the award.

Any questions or comments not related to Invitational applications can be asked via our Contact page.