Badwater Ultramarathon 2006 - Akos Konya


 
   

Eighty-five runners from fourteen countries and twenty American states ran 135 miles non-stop from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney on July 24-26, 2006 in the 29th 135-mile Kiehl's Badwater Ultramarathon. Placing first for the second year in a row was Scott Jurek, who was nearly beaten by a previously unknown rookie named Akos Konya, a citizen of Hungary who resides in Oceanside, CA.The start line is at Badwater, Death Valley, which marks the lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere at 280' (85m) below sea level. Following 135 miles of paved roads, the race finishes at Mt. Whitney Portal at 8360' (2533m). The Badwater course covers three mountain ranges for a total of 13,000' (3962m) of cumulative vertical ascent and 4,700' (1433m) of cumulative descent. The Portal is the trailhead to the Mt. Whitney summit, the highest point in the contiguous United States. Competitors travel through places or landmarks with names like Mushroom Rock, Furnace Creek, Salt Creek, Devil's Cornfield, Devil's Golf Course, Stovepipe Wells, Keeler and Lone Pine.The race began with the traditional wave start, with 26 runners beginning at 6am, 28 at 8am, and 32 at 10am. This is done because of lack of parking at the start line and, even more so, to minimize congestion of runners, crew, and vehicles on the roadway in the National Park. Because hosting food and drink checkpoints along the side of the road in this forbidding environment is impossible, each entrant brings their own support vehicle and at least two support crew members to tend to all their needs.Chris Kostman, Mike Schafer, Chris Ragsdale, Rachel Schmitt, Kai Norwood. http://www.badwater.com

Canal: Sports
Añadido: December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm
Autor: Marsnet

Duración: 03:41
Puntuación: 5.00
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Etiquetas: 135  badwater  Dean  death  distance  endurance  Jurek  Karnazes  Kiehl's  miles  multiday  run  Scott  ultra  ultramarathon  valley  

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xctrackohion2012 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
I've read about the badwater 135 in runnersworld in an article about Bart Yasso..... i'm a distance runner and i personally think this is insane....
dogzz111 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
wooooot hey Konya u really rok!!!(hey dudes he does it coz its the ultimate running challenge and hes got guts and he trains...training would be way worse than the race! He was prepared...look at him at the end...fantastic!)
Steve0tron (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
Wow. I mean, i can barely do a mile, and these people run 135?! Sheeet. I feel bad now.
nephewthatruns (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
this guy is a freak. Why does Karnazes get all the publicity when Akos and David Goggins (the beast of all beasts) destroy him every race?????????
mcfc1012008 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
how in the hell do you push your body that far id be tired and dehydrated after the first mile!!!!!!!!!
badderthanyou (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)
Amazing.