Bald Head Island, NC
With 50km and 51-mile race options, Badwater® Cape Fear features a twelve-mile warm-up on the car-free, one-lane-wide roads of Bald Head Island, followed by either 19 or 39 miles of running on the wild and secluded sandy beach between Cape Fear and Fort Fisher. The race is held along the Atlantic Seaboard with spectacular views of the Frying Pan Shoals to the east and wild and undeveloped marshlands to the west. Running this remote coast is a dramatic, invigorating, and inspiring manner in which to experience the Cape Fear region in all its grandeur!
Results
51.4 Miles
View course top times| Date | Finishers | Top Result (M) | Top Result (F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/22/25 | Results Not Available / Malformed. Submit Results | ||
| 03/23/24 | 90 | 6:44:24 | 8:12:38 |
| 03/18/23 | 103 | 6:20:00 | 6:50:00 |
| 03/19/22 | 66 | 7:46:00 | 9:34:00 |
| 10/02/21 | 60 | 6:38:00 | 9:41:00 |
| 03/21/20 | Race Cancelled | ||
| 03/16/19 | 99 | 7:45:00 | 7:09:00 |
| 03/17/18 | 112 | 6:39:00 | 7:47:00 |
| 03/18/17 | 101 | 6:53:26 | 7:42:02 |
| 03/19/16 | 67 | 7:14:00 | 8:04:00 |
| 03/21/15 | 78 | 6:29:00 | 7:56:00 |
| 03/22/14 | 55 | 8:12:00 | 9:13:00 |
50 KM
View course top times| Date | Finishers | Top Result (M) | Top Result (F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/22/25 | Results Not Available / Malformed. Submit Results | ||
| 03/23/24 | 77 | 4:57:00 | 4:24:00 |
| 03/18/23 | 89 | 4:25:00 | 4:38:00 |
| 03/19/22 | 57 | 5:40:00 | 5:42:00 |
| 10/02/21 | 57 | 5:46:00 | 4:40:00 |
| 03/21/20 | Race Cancelled | ||
| 03/16/19 | 57 | 4:24:00 | 4:33:00 |
| 03/17/18 | 61 | 4:23:00 | 5:10:00 |
| 03/18/17 | 76 | 4:28:00 | 4:37:00 |
| 03/19/16 | 48 | 4:16:00 | 4:55:00 |
| 03/21/15 | 33 | 4:27:00 | 4:54:00 |
| 03/22/14 | 24 | 6:05:00 | 6:47:00 |
