Many County residents and stakeholders in the park were outraged, particularly the Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce, which said that the Badwater Ultra Marathon was responsible for contributing $1.2 million to local communities each year.
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.
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).
Badwater is an invitation-only event limited to 100 participants. There’s a lengthy application process, and you have to have a fairly impressive running resume — usually filled with multiple ultramarathon finishes — in order to get into the race.
He’s also established himself as one of the best endurance runners ever to compete at Badwater, becoming one of just two runners – the other being Hungary’s Akos Konya – to finish the race in under 24 hours twice. López did it in 2011 (23:41:40) and 2012 (23:32:28); Konya did it in ’07 (23:47:47) and ’08 (23:49:44). In all, just eight runners have finished Badwater in less than a day’s time.
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