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2023 Badwater Ultra Cup finisher Susie Chan's awesome book is now available in the USA on Amazon!
Susie was on the Badwater 135 race staff this year, too.
More importantly, her book is a great read and a real page-turner!
Trails and Tribulations: The Running Adventures of Susie Chan
Outstanding coverage of the 2024 Badwater 135 by Mike Trimpe on the ROAD iD website:
The sun sank low on the horizon, fuzzy and softened by the orange and purple storm clouds that swirled around Badwater Basin. The oven-like wind ushered in fat, sporadic raindrops and far-away dust devils sprang to life. Anxious runners and crew explored the ramps to the salt flat as the daylight wi...
Cape Fear: Legends are born here!
With 50km and 51-mile race options, Badwater Cape Fear on March 22, 2025 features a twelve-mile warm-up on the car-free, one-lane-wide roads and maritime forest trails of Bald Head Island, followed by either 19 or 38 miles of running on the wild and secluded sandy beach between Cape Fear and Fort Fisher (either one or two trips up and down the beach.) The start line is at North Carolina’s oldest lighthouse, Old Baldy, while the race headquarters and finish line are hosted at the , our local charitable partner (for which we have raised or donated over $125,000!)
The race is held along the Atlantic Seaboard with spectacular views of the Frying Pan Shoals to the east and wild and undeveloped Cape Fear River marshlands to the west. Running this remote coast is a dramatic, invigorating, and inspiring manner in which to experience the Cape Fear region in all its grandeur!
This exquisite natural setting is the perfect antidote to the “real world” and a wonderful counterpart to the desert sands and mountains of Death Valley and Anza-Borrego Desert featured in the two West Coast BADWATER® races.
Bald Head Island and nearby Southport, NC (featured in the film “Safe Haven”) are ideal vacation get-away spots for the entire family, located less than one hour from Wilmington, NC and its major airport with American, United, and Delta service. (Flying into Myrtle Beach, SC is another convenient option.)
Due to the remarkable beauty and quaint southern charm of this area, as well as this impeccable, authentic BADWATER race experience, many Badwater Cape Fear participants are now making this race an annual pilgrimage!
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Now two-time Badwater 135 finisher Kelaine Conochan in the news:
Kelaine Conochan of D.C. said growing up, elementary school field day was like her Super Bowl.
2024 Badwater 135 Statistics:
97 starters / 74 finishers = 76.3% finishing rate
48 of 64 men finished = 75%
26 of 33 women finished = 79%
54 of 69 rookies finished = 78.2%
30 of 38 veterans finished = 79%
For long-term stats, check out the attached!
Race with legends and future legends!
2024 Badwater 135 runners and crew pose for photos in Lone Pine. Video by Victoria Negri.
2024 Badwater 135 champions featured on Run247 dot com:
Shaun Burke says "this is for all the underdogs out there" as he takes overall title in the world’s toughest foot race.
2024 Badwater 135 featured on Fox 11 LA:
The first runners of the Badwater 135, a 135-mile ultramarathon through Death Valley, crossed the finish line in a little more than 24 hours.
2024 Badwater 135 finisher Micah Morgan in the news. She placed 5th overall and 2nd woman. Congrats, Micah!
She was the second female to finish the 135-mile non-stop race through Death Valley in California.
Associated Press came out to cover the 2024 Badwater 135, and here is their first video:
(24 Jul 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY:ASSOCIATED PRESSDeath Valley National Park, California – 22 July 20241. Races start race2. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Kostma...
We have 5,847 images online in our Flickr galleries from the 2024 Badwater 135! Hats off to our photography team for their efforts! See them all at the link below.
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Congratulations to all 2024 Badwater 135 finishers, and hats off to all entrants, all support crew members, and the phenomenal race staff who made it all happen! Thank you to everyone!
Race Results are here: https://dbase.adventurecorps.com/results-compact.php?bw_eid=103&bwr=Go
Race Results with Time Splits are here:
https://dbase.adventurecorps.com/results.php?bw_eid=103&bwr=Go
Links to ALL the finish line galleries and much more are on our 2024 webcast page:
https://www.badwater.com/adventurecorps-presents-the-2024-badwater-135/
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2024 Badwater 135 Finish Line Gallery featuring finishers Canetta, Westergaard, Tabios, De Santiago, Neztsosie, Volpe, Kent, Hayashibe, Ray, Costa, Kline, Cabo Gil, Giuoco, Pedersen, Tischler, Melo Reyes, Carboni, Vega, Budzik, and Fingar, plus a few shots from the post-race pizza party.
Badwater® Photos by Chris Kostman and Erika Small and ©AdventureCORPS® on July 24, 2024. This gallery depicts race finishers Canetta, Westergaard, Tabios, De Santiago, Neztsosie, Volpe, Kent, Hayashibe, Ray, Costa, Kline, Cabo Gil, Giuoco, Pedersen, Tischler, Melo Reyes, Carboni, Vega, Budzik, an...
2024 Badwater 135 Finish Line Gallery featuring finishers Bhansali, Durrett, Howard, Rice, Muccini, Monegato, Holmes, Adams, Kanuga, Singh, Wheat, Conochan, Lyons, Williams, DeGroff, Collier, and Monem
Badwater® Photos by Chris Kostman and Erika Small and ©AdventureCORPS® on July 24, 2024. This gallery depicts race finishers Bhansali, Durrett, Howard, Rice, Muccini, Monegato, Holmes, Adams, Kanuga, Singh, Wheat, Conochan, Lyons, Williams, DeGroff, Collier, and Monem. On July 22-24, 2024, Advent...
2024 Badwater 135 Finish Line Gallery featuring finishers Wolf, Kostelnick, Ferraro, Carreon, Phenix, Rollo, Frederick, Femc, Picard, Lawrence, Leal, Carlson, Lewis, Siswanto, Watts, Donchak, Maughan, Byrnes, Nash, and Cudak.
Badwater® Photos by Chris Kostman and Erika Small and ©AdventureCORPS® on July 24, 2024. This gallery depicts race finishers Wolf, Kostelnick, Ferraro, Carreon, Phenix, Rollo, Frederick, Femc, Picard, Lawrence, Leal, Carlson, Lewis, Siswanto, Watts, Donchak, Maughan, Byrnes, Nash, and Cudak. On J...
Harvey Lewis - Ultra Runner / Harvey Lewis shares his thoughts on Badwater and Chris Kostman's 25 year impact on the sport. Thank you, Harvey, for all your support, and congratulations on your 13th finish and - even more - your incredible positive impact on the sport and the people around you.
2024 Badwater 135 Finish Line image gallery 1, featuring Burke, Caliskaner, Penalba Lopez, Ohler, Morgan, Nott, Campos Coronel, dos Santos, Miklic, Weeden, Dschaak, Day, Lubetsky, Macaluso, Semonell, Andrews, Huss, and Wolf.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adventurecorps/albums/72177720319160633
2024 Badwater 135 final runner across the line, Julie Fingar, plus the pizza party, men’s and women’s champions, Badwater Ultra Cup awards and 10-time finisher awards 
2024 Badwater 135 finishers Melo Reyes, Carboni, Vega, and Budzik
2024 Badwater 135 finishers Kline, Giuoco, Pedersen, Tischler
2024 Badwater 135 finishers Hayashibe, Ray, Costa, Kline, Cabo Gil
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Diana Alexandra Melo Reyes of Bogotá, Columbia on her first Badwater finish! Exact finish time TBA.
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Jen Tischler of West Des Moines, IA, USA on her first Badwater finish! Exact finish time TBA.
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Rachel Pedersen of New London, WI, USA on her first Badwater finish!
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Marco Giuoco of Zeningen, Switzerland. This is Marco’s first Badwater finish! Exact finish time TBA.
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2024 Badwater 135 runners and crew pose for photos in Lone Pine. Video by Victoria Negri.
Harvey Lewis - Ultra Runner / Harvey Lewis shares his thoughts on Badwater and Chris Kostman's 25 year impact on the sport. Thank you, Harvey, for all your support, and congratulations on your 13th finish and - even more - your incredible positive impact on the sport and the people around you.
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Diana Alexandra Melo Reyes of Bogotá, Columbia on her first Badwater finish! Exact finish time TBA. #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Jen Tischler of West Des Moines, IA, USA on her first Badwater finish! Exact finish time TBA. #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Rachel Pedersen of New London, WI, USA on her first Badwater finish! #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Marco Giuoco of Zeningen, Switzerland. This is Marco’s first Badwater finish! Exact finish time TBA. #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Congrats to Juan Antonio Cabo Gil of La Pobla De Farnals, Spain on his first Badwater 135 finish! Exact finish time TBA. #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Joshua Kline of Saint Augustine, FL crosses the Badwater 135 finish line for his second Badwater finish!! #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Congrats 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Amy Costa of Ponte Vedra, FL, USA. Her 10th Badwater finish! Exact finish time TBA.
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Brandy Ray of Dallas, TX, USA. This is Brandy’s first Badwater finish - congrats! Her exact finish time is TBA. #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Norio Hayashibe of Chofu-city, Japan. This is Norio’s first Badwater finish. His exact finish time is TBA. #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Karla Kent, of Las Vegas, NV, USA. An incredible 12th finish this year! Congrats, Karla! #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Antonello Volpe of Casalvelino, Italy, with his first Badwater 135 finish! #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Badwater 135’s first Native American finisher Eli Neztsosie of Navajo Mountain, AZ, USA. Exact finish time TBA. Big congrats, Eli! #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Congrats 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Luis De Santiago of Sant Cugat del Vallés, Spain. His first Badwater finish! Finish time TBA. #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Interview with Laura Watts’ crew as she makes her way towards Mt Whitney.
Congrats to 2024 Badwater 135 finisher Gerald Tabios of Elmhurst, NY, USA on his eighth finish!! Exact finish time TBA. #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
Congrats to Badwater 135 veteran Danny Westergaard on his 17th finish! Crossing the finish line with smiles. Exact finish time TBA. #Badwater135 #BadwaterStrong #WorldsToughestFootRace #UltraRunning #UltraMarathon #RoadRunning #DeathValley #InyoCounty #EasternSierra #RoadUltra #adventurecorps #BadwaterUltraCup @adventurecorps @BadwaterHQ @JoeNimble @RoadID @FenixLight
