Badwater 135 Race Day! It was like Christmas Day! I couldn’t believe it was finally here. I was on the 8pm start. Matthew (both husband & crew chief) and I flew out to Las Vegas on Tuesday 5th July and had two nights in Sin City. We picked up what turned out to be our super reliable …
“What are you doing in July?” If you’ve been asked this question by an ultra runner there may be an ulterior motive! The Badwater 135 entrants for 2022 have just been drawn & the hunt will be on for those selected 100 of the worlds best ultra runners for the worlds best crew! Last year …
Last updated: 10-May-19 By Susie Chan Jack Denness is the UK Godfather of desert running. He’s the ultra runner you have probably never heard of, a pioneer in the sport at a time when it was so underground, so niche, that soft flasks for race vests were a mere twinkle in the eye of sports …
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Last updated: 24-Aug-18 By Susie Chan “There’s a heatwave here,” words I never thought I would hear in one of the hottest places on earth. I mean, things get to a point where you are so damn hot, you don’t notice a few more degrees right? Wrong. We are in Death Valley in July and …
By Alice Morrison Michele Graglia has taken the coveted first place at this year’s Badwater 135 Ultramarathon with a finishing time of 24:51:47. He is the first Italian ever to take the title and there was some pretty fine rejoicing from the Italian community. This was from williamdaroit on Facebook: “VITTORIA!!! Michele Graglia vince la …
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Last updated: 06-Nov-18 By Alice Morrison It is that time of year again when we look back fondly at the year that has gone by and start to think of the year ahead. 2017 has been a big year in ultra running. There have been world firsts, heroic failures, magnificent successes and all the drama …
By Alice Morrison Badwater 135 is one of THE legendary races on the calendar. The conditions make it one of the toughest, and each year it delivers outstanding results. 96 runners (out of the maximum 100) were there at the start in Death Valley this year. It was a day for surprises, a newcomer took …
Last updated: 21-Jul-17 By Alice Morrison Badwater turns 40 this year, a landmark for anyone, but for one of the world’s toughest races, it looks like it will be a birthday field to contend with. The anniversary marks Al Arnold’s original trek from Badwater to Mt. Whitney in 1977. Arnold, an ultra running pioneer and …
Last updated: 26-Nov-18 By Alice Morrison The men and the women’s records were smashed at Badwater 135 today as Pete Kostelnick and Alyson Venti took on one of the hardest races in the world… And beat it! Pete, who won last year, came in at 21.56.32 which bests the previous record by an hour. It …
Last updated: 01-Sep-16 By Alice Morrison With the first runners all through the half way mark at mile 72 of the 2016 STYR Badwater 135 race, it has been shaping up as an epic battle with attacks and counter attacks from the leaders. One of the most difficult ultra races in the world, it is …
