Two Races End at Whitney Portal NowLone Pine came out a winner as a result of the brief ban on the race from Furnace Creek to Whitney Portal. The result was a second race which takes runners through Lone Pine and thereby increasing demand for services.
Badwater® Cerro Gordo on January 23-24, 2016 will be based upon the Badwater 135 route used in 2014, but excluding the 33-mile out-and-back section between Keeler and Darwin. It will cover 102 miles (166km) non-stop from Lone Pine, CA to the summit of Horseshoe Meadow (elev. 10,000 feet / 3048m), then across the Owens Valley to a 5,500 foot dirt road ascent to the ghost town of Cerro Gordo, and then, after passing back through Lone Pine, a final dramatic ascent to the highest paved point on Mt. Whitney, CA.
LINK:
http://www.badwater.com/event/badwater-cerro-gordo/----------------------
BADWATER 135 (July 28-30)The regular race will be run as usual this year. In fact, it's next week!
Covering 135 miles (217km) non-stop from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, CA, the Nutrimatix Badwater® 135 is the most demanding and extreme running race offered anywhere on the planet. The start line is at Badwater, Death Valley, which marks the lowest elevation in North America at 280’ (85m) below sea level. The race finishes at Whitney Portal at 8,300’ (2530m).
LINK:
http://www.badwater.com/event/badwater-135/