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They lucked out - the highs today and tomorrow in Death Valley are only forecast for 113 F each day, below average for this time of year (next week, temperatures are expected to rise into the 120s F).
The race begins at Badwater, 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in North America. It heads north, then swings west to cross the Panamint Range, Panamint Valley, the Argus Range, Owens Valley, and finally climbs to its finish at Whitney Portal, 8300' up in the Sierra Nevada.
Winning times usually clock in at a bit under 24 hours to complete the 135-mile run. Fewer than 100 people run it each year, with the majority finishing the race.
They lucked out - the highs today and tomorrow in Death Valley are only forecast for 113 F each day, below average for this time of year (next week, temperatures are expected to rise into the 120s F).
The race begins at Badwater, 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in North America. It heads north, then swings west to cross the Panamint Range, Panamint Valley, the Argus Range, Owens Valley, and finally climbs to its finish at Whitney Portal, 8300' up in the Sierra Nevada.
Winning times usually clock in at a bit under 24 hours to complete the 135-mile run. Fewer than 100 people run it each year, with the majority finishing the race.
at 135 miles, I wonder how many are actually running hard and how many are lollygagging and not going all-out just so they can get a t-shirt at the end.
at 135 miles, I wonder how many are actually running hard and how many are lollygagging and not going all-out just so they can get a t-shirt at the end.
at 135 miles, I wonder how many are actually running hard and how many are lollygagging and not going all-out just so they can get a t-shirt at the end.
This isn't a free T-shirt event, something tells me you aren't involved in the distance running field
at 135 miles, I wonder how many are actually running hard and how many are lollygagging and not going all-out just so they can get a t-shirt at the end.
This isn't a speed race but rather a completion race.
There is no "running hard" for 135miles in those temperatures.
I've seen veteran marathoners that run around 3.5 hour times succumb to heat issues at the 2010 Chicago marathon where it got up over 90 degrees and that was around the 20 mile marker.
some people have the body for it. Its something people enjoy. Yes, it takes a toll but better to live life doing something I enjoy is my motto.
Yeah, I guess.
I have nothing against some events, I just don't understand the mindset.
To me, physical fitness has to have some health-related angle. If extreme fitness is going to give me worse health than the dude sitting on the couch all day eating corn chips, then I want no part. Chronic marathoners have worse heart conditions than sedentary folks. Ultra-marathons are probably even more at risk.
And I enjoy running. But in moderation.
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