Badwater Ultramarathon
The Badwater Ultramarathon is one of the toughest ultramarathons in the world. The 135 mile (217.26 km) route runs from Badwater ( 36 ° 13 ′ 49 ″ N , 116 ° 46 ′ 3 ″ W ) in Death Valley to the Whitney Portal at 2,530 meters on Mount Whitney , California . It usually takes place in July, when temperatures of over 50 ° C are regularly measured in Badwater .
history
After Al Arnold could not nearly finish the course he had planned in Death Valley in the previous years due to dehydration and other injuries, he succeeded after long sauna training (45 minutes on the exercise bike at over 90 ° C) and further preparation Route to be conquered in 1977. Back then it took over 80 hours. During this time the total distance was 145 miles. However , the route was shortened by restrictions imposed by the United States Forest Service . It ends today at Mt. Whitney Portal, a point on the way to the summit, no longer on the summit itself. In 1987, the Badwater Ultramarathon became an officially recognized race, although there was no set route at the time so runners could go to the Some covered different distances.
The distance
The start is in Badwater in Death Valley at 85 m below sea level. In the course of the race, the runners have to overcome a cumulative difference in altitude of over 4000 m, the finish is at the Whitney Portal at 2530 meters on Mount Whitney. At km 196 the runners pass the tourist resort of Lone Pine .
Winners list
Detailed race results with split times are available on Adventure Corps.
| year | Winner (noun) | nationality | time | Winner (w) | nationality | time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Yoshihiko Ishikawa |
 Japan
|
21: 33: 01 * | Patrytsia Bereznowska |
 Poland
|
24: 13: 24 * |
| 2018 | Michele Graglia |
 Italy
|
24:51:47 | Brenda Guajardo |
 United States
|
28:23:10 |
| 2017 | Wataru Iino |
Japan
|
24:56:19 | Sandra Villines |
United States
|
34:34:43 |
| 2016 | Pete Kostelnick |
United States
|
21:56:32 | Alyson Venti |
United States
|
25:53:07 |
| 2015 | Pete Kostelnick |
United States
|
23:27:10 | Nikki Wynd |
 OUT
|
27:23:27 |
| 2014 | Harvey Lewis |
United States
|
23:52:55 | Alyson Venti |
United States
|
28:37:28 |
| 2013 | Carlos Alberto Gomes de Sá |
 POR
|
24:38:16 | Catherine Todd |
OUT
|
29:55:29 |
| 2012 | Michael Morton |
United States
|
22:52:55 | Sumie Inagaki |
JPN
|
29:53:09 |
| 2011 | Oswaldo Lopez |
 MEX
|
23:41:40 | Sumie Inagaki |
JPN
|
28:49:27 |
| 2010 | Zach Gingerich |
United States
|
24:44:48 | Jamie Donaldson |
United States
|
26:16:12 ** |
| 2009 | Marcos Farinazzo |
 BRA
|
23:39:18 | Jamie Donaldson |
United States
|
27:20:18 |
| 2008 | Jorge Pacheco |
MEX
|
23:20:16 | Jamie Donaldson |
United States
|
26:51:33 |
| 2007 | Valmir Nunes |
BRA
|
22:51:29 ** | Lisa Bliss |
United States
|
34:33:40 |
| 2006 | Scott Jurek |
United States
|
25:41:18 | Monica Scholz |
 CAN
|
32:07:01 |
| 2005 | Scott Jurek |
United States
|
24:36:08 | Pam Reed |
United States
|
30:29:55 |
| 2004 | Dean Karnazes |
United States
|
27:22:48 | Monica Scholz |
CAN
|
29:22:29 |
| 2003 | Dean Karnazes |
United States
|
28:51:26 | Pam Reed |
United States
|
28:26:52 |
| 2002 | Darren Worts |
United States
|
32:38:57 | Pam Reed |
United States
|
27:56:47 |
| 2001 | Michael Trevino |
United States
|
28:18:12 | Anne Langstaff |
United States
|
40:13:40 |
| 2000 | Anatoliy Kruglikov |
 RUS
|
25:09:05 | Irina Reutovich |
RUS
|
29:48:27 |
| 1999 | Eric Clifton |
United States
|
27:49:00 | Angelika Castaneda |
United States
|
36:58:00 |
| 1998 | Gabriel Flores |
United States
|
28:09:00 | Lisa Smith batches |
United States
|
37:33:00 |
| 1997 | David Jones |
United States
|
29:10:00 | Lisa Smith batches |
United States
|
37:01:00 |
| 1996 | Marshall Ulrich |
United States
|
33:01:00 | Judy Overholtzer |
United States
|
41:13:00 |
| 1995 | Bill Menard |
United States
|
34:15:19 | Judy Overholtzer |
United States
|
40:44:01 |
| 1994 | Bill Menard |
United States
|
32:00:33 | Judy Overholtzer |
United States
|
46:57:50 |
| 1993 | Marshall Ulrich |
United States
|
28:53:00 | --- | ||
| 1992 | Marshall Ulrich |
United States
|
26:18:00 | --- | ||
| 1991 | Marshall Ulrich |
United States
|
26:34:10 | Bonnie Boyer |
United States
|
36:19:20 |
| 1990 | Tom Possert |
United States
|
27:56:20 | Barbara Alvarez & Angelika Castaneda |
United States
|
39:27:00 |
| 1989 | Tom Possert |
United States
|
36:10:00 | Barbara Alvarez & Angelika Castaneda |
United States
|
66:00:00 |
| 1988 | Doug Mitchell |
United States
|
80:32:00 | Linda Elam |
United States
|
61:47:00 |
| 1987 | Tom Crawford |
United States
|
58:57:34 | Eleanor Adams |
 GBR
|
52:45:00 |
(*) Current course record according to the competition rules first applied in 2015 (night start).
(**) Course record with start on the day.
Others
- There is no prize money for the winners of the run. Every participant who completes the course within 60 hours receives a certificate and every runner who can finish the race in 48 hours or less receives a belt buckle.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated December 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Adventurecorps: Running Events - Badwater® 135 , accessed August 28, 2016 (English)
- ↑ Tom Possert (45:10:00) subsequently disqualified for using assistance on the mountain, in violation of the rules; Chuck Jones (45:54:00) disqualified for breaking the rules 18 hours after the starting field (start at night)
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated May 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- extensive official homepage (English)
- Allebone, Roger: Breaking Point and Beyond New edition of the article about Al Arnold from 1978 (English; PDF file; 263 kB)