Startlists, information and results from Badwater Ultramarathon July 7-9 2025.
Badwater Ultramarathon 2025
Badwater 135
Date
July 7-9
Place
Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, California – USA
Distance
135 miles (217 km)
Startlists and results
Course
About Badwater Ultramarathon
The Badwater Ultramarathon describes itself as «the world’s toughest foot race». It is a 135-mile (217 km) course starting at 282 feet (86 m) 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.
It takes place annually in mid-July, when the weather conditions are most extreme and temperatures can reach 130 °F (54 °C). Consequently, very few people, even among ultramarathoners, are capable of finishing the race.
Previous winners Badwater Ultramarathon
| Year | Champion (m) | Nationality | Time | Champion (f) | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Simen Holvik |  |
22:28:08 | Ashley Paulson |  |
21:44:35 |
| 2022 | Yoshihiko Ishikawa |  |
23:08:20 | Ashley Paulson | |
24:09:34* |
| 2021 | Harvey Lewis | |
25:50:23 | Sally McRae | |
30:48:47 |
| 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | |||||
| 2019 | Yoshihiko Ishikawa | |
21:33:01* | Patrycja Bereznowska |  |
24:13:24 |
| 2018 | Michele Graglia |  |
24:51:47 | Brenda Guajardo | |
28:23:10 |
| 2017 | Wataru Iino | |
24:56:19 | Sandra Villines | |
34:34:43 |
| 2016 | Pete Kostelnick | |
21:56:32 | Alyson Venti | |
25:53:07 |
| 2015 | Pete Kostelnick | |
23:27:10 | Nikki Wynd |  |
27:23:27 |
| 2014 | Harvey Lewis | |
23:52:55 | Alyson Venti | |
28:37:28 |
| 2013 | Carlos Alberto Gomes de Sá |  |
24:38:16 | Catherine Todd | |
29:55:29 |
| 2012 | Mike Morton | |
22:52:55 | Sumie Inagaki | |
29:53:09 |
| 2011 | Oswaldo Lopez |  |
23:41:40 | Sumie Inagaki | |
28:49:27 |
| 2010 | Zach Gingerich | |
24:44:48 | Jamie Donaldson | |
26:16:12** |
| 2009 | Marcos Farinazzo |  |
23:39:18 | Jamie Donaldson | |
27:20:18 |
| 2008 | Jorge Pacheco | |
23:20:16 | Jamie Donaldson | |
26:51:33 |
| 2007 | Valmir Nunes | |
22:51:29** | Lisa Bliss | |
34:33:40 |
| 2006 | Scott Jurek | |
25:41:18 | Monica Scholz |  |
32:07:01 |
| 2005 | Scott Jurek | |
24:36:08 | Pam Reed | |
30:29:55 |
| 2004 | Dean Karnazes | |
27:22:48 | Monica Scholz | |
29:22:29 |
| 2003 | Dean Karnazes | |
28:51:26 | Pam Reed | |
28:26:52 |
| 2002 | Darren Worts | |
32:38:57 | Pam Reed | |
27:56:47 |
| 2001 | Michael Trevino | |
28:18:12 | Anne Langstaff | |
40:13:40 |
| 2000 | Anatoliy Kruglikov |  |
25:09:05 | Irina Reutovich | |
29:48:27 |
| 1999 | Eric Clifton | |
27:49 | Angelika Castaneda | |
36:58 |
| 1998 | Gabriel Flores | |
28:09 | Lisa Smith | |
37:33 |
| 1997 | David Jones | |
29:10 | Lisa Smith | |
37:01 |
| 1996 | Marshall Ulrich | |
33:01 | Judy Overholtzer | |
41:13 |
| 1995 | Bill Menard | |
34:15:19 | Judy Overholtzer | |
40:44:01 |
| 1994 | Bill Menard | |
32:00:33 | Judy Overholtzer | |
46:57:50 |
| 1993 | Marshall Ulrich | |
28:53:00 | — | ||
| 1992 | Marshall Ulrich | |
26:18 | — | ||
| 1991 | Marshall Ulrich | |
26:34:10 | Bonnie Boyer | 36:19:20 | |
| 1990 | Tom Possert | |
27:56:20 | Barbara Alvarez & Angelika Castaneda |
|
39:27:00 |
| 1989 | Tom Possert | |
36:10:00 | Barbara Alvarez & Angelika Castaneda |
|
66:00:00 |
| 1988 | |
80:32:00 | Linda Elam | |
61:47:00 | |
| 1987 | Gill Cornell (146 miles) | |
45:15:30 | |||
| 1987 | Tom Crawford | |
58:57:34 | Eleanor Adams |  |
52:45:00 |