Badwater Ultramarathon starts today

[seemunkee]

135 miles from the lowest point in the US to the Mt Whitney portal. Current temp is only 80 but the forecast calls for 119 today.
Updates and twitter feed if anyone is interested.
http://www.badwater.com/2009web/index.html

[Strong Atheist]

1. Recommended,

dammit! x(

[RT Atlanta]

2. This one is part of the 'holy grail' of endurance races

Good luck to everyone participating in the event and I hope the participants achieve their personal goals and find what they're looking for on their personal visionquests.

To me, the beauty of the endurance event is that you're racing yourself to test and hopefully exceed, what you previously thought were your own physical/mental limits.

[Suich]

3. Badwater is brutal!

I just watched a show on it this weekend.

Not my cup of tea but good luck to all the runners!

[begin_within]

4. I have three questions about that race.

1. Why?
2. WHY?
3. WWWWWWHHHHHYYYYYY?

[seemunkee]

5. Challenge

Push yourself further than you thought possible.
Lust for Life

Couldn't find a weather report from the valley floor but China Lake was 100 today

[argyl]

6. Just Whitney Portal? Why don't these wusses do the last 11.5 miles to Whitney's summit?

Just kidding,of course. If I could walk,not run, the first tenth of that race in that ungodly heat I'd consider it quite an achievement.

[seemunkee]

7. I thought I saw that one of the runners is going to go to the top

Why not after 135 miles, what's an extra 11

[seemunkee]

8. Running through the night

Leaders are past the 100 mile mark and nearing the 122 mile Lone Pine check point.
Only two people have dropped. I'm in awe of these people.