Badwater 135

Covering 135 miles (217km) non-stop from Death Valley* to Mt. Whitney, CA, the Badwater® 135 is the most demanding and extreme running race offered anywhere on the planet, as well as the 135-Mile World Championship. 

The start line is at Badwater Basin, 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), which is the trailhead to the Mt. Whitney summit, the highest point in the contiguous United States. 

The Badwater 135 course covers three mountain ranges for a total of 14,600’ (4450m) of cumulative vertical ascent and 6,100’ (1859m) of cumulative descent. Competitors travel through places or landmarks such as Mushroom Rock, Furnace Creek, Salt Creek, Devil’s Cornfield, Devil’s Golf Course, Stovepipe Wells, Panamint Springs, Darwin, Keeler, Lone Pine, Alabama Hills, and the Sierra Nevada. 

AdventureCORPS® accepts Badwater 135 applications each January, and hosts the race annually on the full moon in July. 105 runners are invited (2/3 rookies and 1/3 veterans), with 20-25 nations and 20-25 American states are represented each year.

*The ancient and still current Native American name for “Death Valley” is Tüpippüh.

Upcoming Races

Jul 7 2025
135 Miles
14,600 6,100 ft.
Point-to-Point
3 Elevation Rating
Hilly, ~2500-7500 feet in 50 miles
1 Surface Rating
Paved or very smooth surface

Results

Date Finishers Top Result (M) Top Result (F)
07/22/24 74 23:29:00 27:36:27
07/04/23 89 22:28:08 21:44:35
07/11/22 78 23:08:20 24:09:34
07/19/21 68 25:50:23 30:48:47
07/06/20 Race Cancelled
07/15/19 79 21:33:01 24:13:24
07/23/18 69 24:51:47 28:23:10
07/10/17 75 24:56:19 34:34:43
07/18/16 84 21:56:32 25:53:07
07/28/15 79 23:27:10 27:23:27
07/21/14 83 23:52:55 28:37:28
07/15/13 80 24:38:16 29:55:29
07/16/12 89 22:52:55 29:53:09
07/11/11 81 23:41:40 28:49:27
07/12/10 72 24:44:48 26:16:12
07/13/09 75 23:39:18 27:20:18
07/14/08 73 23:20:16 26:51:33
07/23/07 78 22:51:29 34:33:40
07/24/06 67 25:41:18 32:07:01
07/11/05 67 24:36:08 30:29:55
07/12/04 57 27:22:48 29:22:29
07/22/03 46 28:51:26 28:26:52
07/23/02 58 32:38:57 27:56:47
07/23/01 55 28:18:12 40:13:40
07/27/00 49 25:09:05 29:48:27
07/15/99 33 27:49:00 36:58:00
07/16/98 20 28:09:00 37:33:00
07/17/97 20 29:10:00 37:01:00
07/18/96 14 33:01:00 41:13:00
07/10/95 16 34:15:19 40:44:01
07/11/94 16 32:00:33 46:57:50
07/12/93 10 28:53:00
07/13/92 13 26:18:00
07/08/91 14 26:34:10 36:19:20
07/09/90 17 27:56:20 39:27:00
07/10/89 4 36:10:00 2d 18:00:00
07/11/88 2 3d 08:32:00 2d 13:47:00
07/13/87 5 2d 10:57:34 2d 04:45:00

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