Badwater Ultramarathon

The ultramarathon of Badwater (Badwater Ultramarathon) is described by its organizers like the " the hardest race on foot with the monde". It is a race of Ultrafond of 135 mile (217 km), beginner with 85 meters with the lower part of the sea level in the basin of Badwater, located in the Vallée of dead the in California, and finishing at an altitude of 2548 m in Whitney Portal, at the top of the Mont Whitney.

This race proceeds generally at least July, when the climatic conditions are most extreme, with temperatures frequently exceeding the 49°C in the shade. Few ultramarathoniens is able to cross the finishing line.

See too

External bonds

  • Official sites:
    • AdventureCORPS Badwater Ultramarathon
    • Badwater Ultra Solo 135/146
    • Furnace Creek 508
  • Articles:
    • Breaking Not and Beyond, reprint off Marathoner Magazine article butt Al Arnold' S pioneering off the race, 1978.
    • For Pete' S Sake, The First Badwater Doubles
    • My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon, And What I Learned From It, reprint off Marshall Ulrich' S account off his unassisted crossing in Marathon and Beyond .
    • one the Sun: The Badwater 135'''. Documentary off the 2000 race

Simple: Badwater Ultramarathon

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