Badwater

It's back! A virtual event as only Badwater can present! Join us January 1-31 to kick off 2022 in Badwater style! Here is the FB Event page, while registration is now open at https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/DeathValley/Badwater267VR

With Badwater Salton Sea coming up on November 7-8 this year, special thanks to Emily Ryan, six-time BSS finisher, for this amazing article. EVERYONE, pease read it and soak in her sage wisdom! (And if you're not racing this year, this one-of-a-kind event returns next year on May 1-2)! https://www.135miles.org/b/salton-sea-thoughts-on-finishing

Live from Ranchita, mile 50 of Badwater Salton Sea, location of checkpoint 4 and Rancheti the Yeti. The owners of the recently burned down Montezuma Valley Market (at this location) just gave us the following awesome update: "We will be open the weekend of this year's race. We will be having a temporary store, with gu products, soups, sandwiches and drinks. Basically how we were stocked before. See you on the 7th!"... Support the rebuilding and re-opening of the store at this link: https://gofund.me/5d41c8d3

Live from Mile 6.5-6.93 of the BSS route, the location where the support crews will wait for the runners after the start of the race.

If you aspire to cross the Badwater 135 finish line and earn the coveted "Holy Grail of Ultra Running" - the Badwater 135 Finisher’s Belt Buckle - this Friday, February 19 at 500pm PST is the deadline to submit your application! With 55 of the 2020 runners taking their guaranteed entry this year, and 45 deferring to next year, that leaves at least 45 start line spots available for new applicants to join "The World's Toughest Foot Race." But you won't get one if you don't app...ly! All the info is here: https://www.badwater.com/event/badwater-135/#tab-entry And the 2021 application is here: https://docs.google.com//12hi758L3RxezPMQm9VeQoq/viewform Here are the 2021 Qualifying Standards, at least ONE of which must be met prior to applying for the 2021 Badwater 135: 1) You have officially finished the Badwater 135 in the past four years AND have completed at least one 50-mile or longer ultra running event in the previous 24 months other than the Badwater 135. 2) You have officially finished at least THREE running races of 100 continuous miles or longer, at least one of them in the previous 24 months. Exception: Officially finishing the 81-mile BADWATER SALTON SEA race counts as one 100-mile race for this qualifying purpose. 3) You have officially finished the Brazil 135 in less than 48 hours in the past three years AND have completed at least one 50-mile or longer ultra running event in the previous 24 months.

If you are not a subscriber to our email newsletter, but you want to be, click here: http://www.adventurecorps.com/e-newsletter/ Here is today's email newsletter, Wide World of Badwater, 2-11-2021: https://mailchi.mp/fec81c9d190c/enews02112021

Behold the 2021 edition of the Holy Grail of Ultra Running, the Badwater 135 finisher’s buckle! Would you like to be awarded one at Whitney Portal this year? If so, we are accepting applications for the 2021 event until 5 PM Pacific Standard Time on February 19. Click https://www.badwater.com/event/badwater-135/#tab-entry for all the info and the link to the application! 55 of last year‘s entrants took their guaranteed entry this year, so there are 45 slots available for n...ew applicants! If you meet the Qualifying Standards and dream of running The World's Toughest Foot Race, please submit your best possible application by 5 PM PST on February 19! Here are the 2021 Qualifying Standards, at least ONE of which must be met prior to applying for the 2021 Badwater 135: 1) You have officially finished the Badwater 135 in the past four years AND have completed at least one 50-mile or longer ultra running event in the previous 24 months other than the Badwater 135. 2) You have officially finished at least THREE running races of 100 continuous miles or longer, at least one of them in the previous 24 months. Exception: Officially finishing the 81-mile BADWATER SALTON SEA race counts as one 100-mile race for this qualifying purpose. 3) You have officially finished the Brazil 135 in less than 48 hours in the past three years AND have completed at least one 50-mile or longer ultra running event in the previous 24 months. Globally recognized as the world’s toughest foot race, the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon is a pure athletic challenge of athlete, shoes, and support crew versus a brutal 135-mile / 217km stretch of highway and a forty-eight hour time limit. From the start line in Death Valley to the finish line high on Mt. Whitney, this one-of-a-kind foot race offers the promise of a supremely personal achievement along with international accolades for those who rise to the occasion. A true challenge of the champions, the Badwater 135 pits up to 100 of the world’s toughest endurance athletes against one another and the elements. The time limit is forty-eight hours and the finisher’s award is the coveted Badwater 135 belt buckle, the Holy Grail of endurance sports, pictured here.

Badwater Race Director Chris Kostman presents 2021 Badwater 135 Plans and 2021 Badwater 267 VR Details

This past week we attended a Safe Return to Racing demonstration event in Oceanside, CA for media and government officials to see and learn how outdoor endurance sports events can be held safely and prudently. City of Oceanside officials were the co-hosts, and they are very supportive, and also San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond attended who is very supportive. A two-minute video about this was produced and all of us in the California Coalition for Endurance Sports ar...Continue reading

Join Badwater race director Chris Kostman here on the Badwater page for a Facebook Live this Thursday at 900am Pacific Time on 12-31-2020 to welcome in the New Year! Learn all about our plans for 2021 with a particular focus on Badwater 267 VR on January 1-31 as well as a status report on the 2021 Badwater 135.

Applications for the 2021 edition of "The World's Toughest Foot Race" - Badwater 135 are being accepted now until 500pm PST on Feb 19. Info and link to the application here: https://www.badwater.com/event/badwater-135/ Seen on the reverse of the 2021 Holy Grail of Ultra Running: "Difficilia Quae Pulchra" is Latin for "Beauty is Difficult to Attain."

It's always an honor and a pleasure when Badwater Race Director Chris Kostman joins Bob Babbitt on his Babbittville podcast. Bob is the co-founder of Competitor Magazine, co-founder of Challenged Athletes Foundation, and one of the most insightful and uplifting voices in the entire endurance sports world. In this episode Chris gives an overview about the wide world of Badwater and then announces the Badwater 267 VR event. Thanks, Bob! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=911r64K33Lk

Badwater 267 VR for Cyclists and Swimmers! We've had several people ask if there is an option to bike or swim Badwater 267 VR, and the answer is YES! Of course, equating three different sports is a very imperfect "science," but we did our best to develop seemingly reasonable numbers. Here are the calculations / requirements: 267 Miles Running... 31 days = average of 8.612 miles per day Average Pace of 8 minutes per mile = 1.07 miles per hour = 1:05 spent each day Average Pace of 10 minutes per mile = 6 miles per hour = 1.43 hours or 1:26 spent each day Average Pace of 12 minutes per mile = 5 miles per hour = 1.72 hours or 1:43 spent each day Average Pace of 15 minutes per mile = 4 miles per hour = 2.15 hours of 2:09 spent each day NOTE: Combined Course Records for Badwater Cape Fear + Badwater Salton Sea + Badwater 135 = 48 Hours or 5.56 miles per hour = 1.55 hours or 1:33 spent each day (This is an average of the men's and women's course records.) 1068 Miles Cycling or 4 x 267 (1 mile running = 4 miles cycling) 31 days = average of 34.45 miles per day Average Pace of 20 MPH = 1.72 hours or 1:43 spent each day Average Pace of 14 MPH = 2.87 hours or 2:52 spent each day 133.5 Miles Swimming or 1/2 x 267 (1 mile of swimming = 2 miles running) 31 days = average of 4.306 miles per day Average Pace of 2 MPH = 2.153 hours or 2:09 spent each day Average Pace of 1.5 MPH = 2.9 hours or 2:54 spent each day The map of the Badwater 267 VR race route is 267 miles long and the participants need to log their miles each day on the website. Then they see themselves moving along the map. With the above, swimmers would credit themselves twice their swimming distance each day, while cyclists would divide by 4, in order to move along the map consistently so that everyone hits 267 miles at the end. We will set up separate divisions for cycling and swimming at RunSignUp so that there is no confusion as to how people are participating. Welcome aboard, Badwater swimmers and Badwater cyclists!

Check out the awesome medal for Badwater 267 VR! Join us for this 31-day, 267-mile epic challenge to start 2021 in a Badwaterly fashion! This new challenge starts January 1, so register now at https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/DeathValley/Badwater267VR All the info is at https://www.badwater.com/event/badwater267vr/... BADWATER 267 VR competitors will virtually and sequentially traverse the routes of all three Badwater races the 51-mile Badwater Cape Fear, the 81-mile Badwater Salton Sea, and the 135-mile Badwater 135 for a total of 267 miles over 31 days. These are the three events which comprise the legendary Badwater Ultra Cup - and now Badwater 267 VR. Due to popular demand, there is also a Spectator Division for those who don't necessarily want to run 267 miles, but they want to spectate the event online, support Badwater, and receive a t-shirt, buff, and sunglasses (but no medal). This event is also a fundraiser for Challenged Athletes Foundation and for Bald Head Island Conservancy, the Official Charities of AdventureCORPS and Badwater. Both of these organizations do amazing work in the world, but they also do mission-critical things to support all three of our "real world" events and our overall mission. Run at your own pace, as often or as long as you want, wherever you live! Or participate as a spectator! Please join us and start your 2021 right! Special thanks to our artist Kevin Fung for the awesome design for this logo and medal!