April 5-20, 2025: 267 Miles (430km) over 16 Days, World’s Toughest Virtual Race! January 1 – 31, annually: 267 Miles over 31 Days to Kick off the New Year with Badwater Style! “The Badwater Ultramarathon, ‘the world's toughest footrace,; is a race of near-mythical status in the world of extreme running.” © Copyright 1995-2020 Adventurecoprs, Inc.

Globally recognized as the world’s toughest foot race, the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon – hosted by AdventureCORPS – 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.

The Badwater Ultramarathon is a 135-mile (217 km) ultramarathon race starting at −282 feet (−86 m) [1] below sea level in the Badwater Basin, in California 's Death Valley, and ending at an elevation of 8,360 feet (2,550 m) at Whitney Portal, the trailhead to Mount Whitney.

2022 Badwater 135 (PM Start) July 11-13, 2022: 94 starters. 78 Official Finishers (83%). Wave starts at 800pm, 930pm, 1100pm. For complete 2022 results and all time splits, click here. For the 2022 webcast, click here. For the pre-race press release, click here. 2021 Badwater 135 (PM Start) July 19-21, 2021: 84 starters. 68 Official Finishers ...

Globally recognized as the world’s toughest foot race, the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon – hosted by AdventureCORPS – 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.

APPLYING TO ENTER: The Badwater 135 Ultramarathon is, and always has been, an invitational race. See above for the application timeline. Click the Entry tab above for the qualifying standards and application procedures. RACE MAGAZINE: The 2024 July BADWATER Magazine is available as a Pdf download (18MB, 56-page PDF file.) The 2025 edition will ...

April 5-20, 2025: 267 Miles (430km) over 16 Days, World’s Toughest Virtual Race! January 1 – 31, annually: 267 Miles over 31 Days to Kick off the New Year with Badwater Style! “The Badwater Ultramarathon, ‘the world's toughest footrace,; is a race of near-mythical status in the world of extreme running.” © Copyright 1995-2020 Adventurecoprs, Inc.

2025 Badwater Cape Fear: Our only (B)east Coast event, and the first event in the Badwater Ultra Cup! Info. Registration. April 5-20: 2025 Badwater 267 VR Elite: The World’s Toughest Foot Race, 267 miles (430km) in 16 days, all outside, all GPS tracked, all in a private Strava Club where both the camaraderie and the competition are lively! Info.

Jul 26, 2024 · Starting at Badwater Basin, the 135-mile route has a total elevation gain of 4,450m and a total descent of 1,859m. The route takes runners across three mountain ranges and has three predominant mountain climbs; up to Towne Pass, Father Crowley and to the finish at Whitney Portal, which results in a brutal end to the race.

Jul 14, 2019 · On Monday, July 15, some of the toughest ultrarunners in the world are lining up in Badwater Basin, situated in California’s Death Valley, to attempt the infamous Badwater 135. The 135-mile...