Comments on: The 2009 Badwater Ultramarathon (with video) https://runblogger.com/2009/07/2009-badwater-ultramarathon-with-video.html Running Shoes, Gear Reviews, and Posts on the Science of the Sport Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.12 By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2009/07/2009-badwater-ultramarathon-with-video.html#comment-13105627 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=839#comment-13105627 In reply to Ola.

@Ola – Thanks for the comment! I did a post on those battered foot YouTube
videos as well (probably was Ferg Hawke fromt the Distance of Truth) – must
have been horrifically painful! See it here:
https://runblogger.com/2009…

]]> By: Ola https://runblogger.com/2009/07/2009-badwater-ultramarathon-with-video.html#comment-13102983 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=839#comment-13102983 I completely agree with you that anyone finishing this race deserves special recognition. Running for even an hour in this heat can be straining, but 100 miles… now that’s superhuman!

I’ve seen pretty gruesome videos of battered feet on YouTube, I think they were parts from The Distance of Truth, and they’re enough to scare me away from participating in the race (not that I’m even remotely prepared for such a challenge right now). But then again, it is a small price to pay for such an achievement!

]]> By: Robert https://runblogger.com/2009/07/2009-badwater-ultramarathon-with-video.html#comment-12813514 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=839#comment-12813514 This is such an amazing race. It’s on my list of things to accomplish before I get old and die — Hopefully I’ll actually be able to achieve it someday. For now, I just watch the coverage of the race and am in awe of those out there. Farinazzo’s time breaks down to like 10:30/mile. That’s quite impressive for the distance, but when you consider the heat and elevation climb too, holy cow. Thanks for sharing the link to the documentaries. Looking forward to seeing them.

]]> By: matt https://runblogger.com/2009/07/2009-badwater-ultramarathon-with-video.html#comment-12807950 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=839#comment-12807950 not really sure what to say… I am in awe of anyone who can run ultra distances, so these guys are like gods to me. How someone could run 135 miles is beyond me, then add in the conditions of death valley and it just blows my mind.

amazing stuff

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