Badwater 135 miles ultra marathon – dubbed the world's toughest foot race! Follow my race as I run 135 miles across Death Valley, cross 2 mountain ranges to finally climb all the way to Whitney Portal!

What an epic adventure! What a race! What a challenge! I’ve wanted to run this classic – nay - iconic ultra marathon for a long time, and we finally did it! With temperature up in the ~120F / 48C and a course entirely on hard pavement, this one isn’t for the faint of heart… In this ~40hrs journey, I’ve faced countless challenges and setbacks. Nothing went according to plan, but that’s no excuse to quit!

Especially that I had tremendous help! This isn’t a solo adventure – far from it! Each runner is supported by their own crew team – and we’ve had a blast at it! Nora, Lucia, Brian and Fanny – none of that would have been possible without you, and I hope this movie does justice to all the incredible work that goes behind supporting me.

Next stop, Ouray 100 on July 21st! I couldn’t think of a race that is more different, yet arguably, just as hard!

As always, thanks for watching!


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Music credit: Songs by Infraction – No Copyright Music
• By Infraction : Detonate, All Into Move
• By Mokka Music: Lovely, Leaving Home, Bruno, Sunny Walk, Energy Wave, Funk Star, Willow, What do you need
• By FortyThr33: Bay Breeze
• By Ikson: New Day
• Megaman X: Cast Roll, Password

Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/
Track Name: BRUNO (DISCO FUNK)
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Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/
Track Name: LOVELY (CORPORATE)
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