2012 AdventureCORPS Badwater Ultramarathon

Race Stories

• Chapter 1: Badwater
  Well before I became a pain craving, ultra loving, 100 miler chick: I was a new mom... (full story)
• A Chick's Guide To Crewing Badwater - Jen's Top 10 Tips
  In addition to running Badwater, I have had the good fortune to experience it... (full story)
• Eighteen Women on a Mission: Badwater Ultramarathon
  Eighteen....That's how many women were chosen out of a sea of applicants... (full story)
• Q&A with Alexa Dickerson - Badwater with a Boyfriend
  Crossfit coach, Alexa Dickerson, is one of the 18 exceptional women toeing the line... (full story)
• Why Badwater?
  On July 16, 98 tough athletes from around the globe will head out to Death Valley... (full story)
• Badwater: Catherine Todd Isn't Scared
  Catherine Todd is a 33-year-old first timer toeing the line this year at Badwater... (full story)
• Q&A with Badwater RD Chris Kostman
  It's almost here! The insanely challenging 135 mile race that everyone is buzzing... (full story)
• Q&A with Amy Palmiero-Winters
  Last year, Amy Palmiero-Winters became the first female amputee to finish... (full story)
• Prophet Jen's Badwater Travel Guide
  Looking back on a year ago at Badwater, its been a whirl wind for me in the... (full story)
• Lisa Smith-Batchen Still a Star at Badwater
  Today an iconic female figure in ultrarunning was hanging around the starting line... (full story)
• Badwater Begins!
  The energy in Death Valley this morning is phenomenal! All runners have... (full story)
• Maggie Beach: One Tough Mother Runner
  2012 Badwater competitor, Maggie Beach, seems like an ordinary woman... (full story)
• You Can't Judge a Book by its Cover
  One important thing I’ve learned while living my life as a blonde: People judge... (full story)
• (Unofficial) Crewing Guideline
  Badwater is one of the few ultra races in the world that is totally comprised... (full story)
• Claire Heid, Youngest Ever Finisher
  Late into the early morning hours of July 18, 23-year-old Claire Heid was struggling to get up a mountain. She was pushing with absolutely everything she had. Her goal?... (full story)
• Inside Badwater
  What is Badwater? For most runners, it represents anything and everything intimidating to an athlete... (full story)

Race Photo Galleries

• Race Staff: Runner Check-In (Part 1)
  July 15 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• Race Staff: Runner Check-In (Part 2)
  July 15 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• Race Staff: Runner Check-In (Part 3)
  July 15 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• Runner Safety Meeting
  July 15 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• 2012 Badwater: Pre-Race Activities
  July 14/15 - Photos by Chris Kostman
• Pre Race Check-In
  July 15 - Photos by Ron Jones
• Runner Mugshots
  July 15 - Photos by Ron Jones
• Pre Race Meetings
  July 15 - Photos by Ron Jones
• Pre 6AM Start
  July 16 - Photos by Ron Jones
• 6AM Start and on the Road
  July 16 - Photos by Chris Kostman
• 6AM Start and on the Road
  July 16 - Photos by Ron Jones
• Pre 8AM Start
  July 16 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• 8AM Start and on the Road
  July 16 - Photos by Chris Kostman
• 8AM Start and on the Road
  July 16 - Photos by Ron Jones
• Pre 10AM Start (Part 1)
  July 16 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• Pre 10AM Start (Part 2)
  July 16 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• 10AM Start
  July 16 - Photos by Ron Jones
• 10AM on the Road
  July 16 - Photos by Chris Kostman
• Furnace Creek to Stovepipe Wells
  July 16 - Photos by Ron Jones
• Furnace Creek to Stovepipe Wells (Part 1)
  July 16 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• Furnace Creek to Stovepipe Wells (Part 2)
  July 16 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• Furnace Creek to Stovepipe Wells
  July 16 - Photos by Chris Kostman
• Stovepipe Wells to Towne Pass (Part 1)
  July 16 - Photos by Ron Jones
• Stovepipe Wells to Towne Pass (Part 2)
  July 16 - Photos by Ron Jones
• Furnace Creek to Panamint
  July 16 - Photos by Poosa Kostman
• Stovepipe Wells to Wild Rose
  July 16 - Photos by Chris Kostman
• Wildrose to Towne Pass
  July 16 - Photos by Chris Kostman
• Up Towne Pass
  July 16 - Photos by Anna Leeg

Race Photo Galleries (cont.)

• Panamint to Almost Darwin
  July 17 - Photos by Chris Kostman
• Lone Pine Tuesday AM
  July 17 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• Lone Pine Tuesday PM (Part 1)
  July 17 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• Lone Pine Tuesday PM (Part 2)
  July 17 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• NEW! Runners Through Lone Pine
  July 17 - Photos by Poosa Kostman
• NEW! Lone Pine and Pizza Party
  July 17/18 - Photos by Poosa Kostman
• Finish Line and Back to Keeler
  July 17 - Photos by Ron Jones
• Lone Pine to Portal Road Switchbacks
  July 17 - Photos by Ron Jones
• Race Staff
  July 16/17 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• NEW! Pizza Party (Part 1)
  July 18 - Photos by Anna Leeg
• NEW! Pizza Party (Part 2)
  July 18 - Photos by Anna Leeg

Finish Line Photo Galleries

• Top two men on Portal Road, Mike Morton and Oswaldo Lopez
  July 17 - Photos by Ron Jones
• First 6 finishers Morton, Lopez, Gingerich, Lewis, Matyazic, McCarthy
  July 17 - Photos by Chris Kostman, Jeff Bell and Dave Nelson
• Finishers Farinazzo, Ploskonka, Lindermueller, Miller, Sentinella, Webb, Inagaki, Karnazes, Gunderson, Eadie, Jones, Recore, Arnstein and Reed
  July 17 - Photos by Chris Kostman and Jeff Bell
• Finishers Roman, Westergaard, Andrade, Beach, J. Sanchez, Carver, Hardel, Ettinghausen, Roberts, Philip, Palmiero-Winters, Hafner, Portera, Gleason, Re, Helmlinger, Perry, R. Sanchez, Andersson and Hardy
  July 17 - Photos by Chris Kostman and Jeff Bell
• Finishers Rzeszotko, Mazzi, DAngelo, Ryan, Posner, Ehasz, Bucci ,Smith, Green, Basich, Hicks, Fegyveresi and Kilpatrick
  July 17 - Photos by Chris Kostman and Jeff Bell
• Finishers Ratliff, Todd, Coats, Dickerson, Stypula, Moon, Ulrich, Straw, Rita, Ashizawa, Clark and Kent
  July 17/18 - Photos by Chris Kostman and Jeff Bell
• Finishers Nishimura, Gelber, Marinsik, Radovcic, Budzik, Radich, Cook, Holdaway, Rizk, Blanchard, Mak and Gungle
  July 17/18 - Photos by Chris Kostman and Jeff Bell
• Finishers Baluchi, Frixe, Cowan, Zwarkowski, Grimm, Zdon, Corbarieu, Frost, Olsen, Brehe and Murphy
  July 17/18 - Photos by Chris Kostman and Jeff Bell