Badwater Videos

some badwater videos for your enjoyment...

lisa smith-batchen

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a recap of the race

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the jamie donaldson 'victory' video

Congrats To the Girls of Badwater!

i have amazing friends, this is undeniable.

lisa smith-batchen; lisa embarked on a three part epic to raise $500,000 for aids orphans (lisa's 810). 1st stage: she ran 140+ miles from las vegas to the start of the 2008 badwater 135. which she did.. 2nd stage: run badwater... and this just in - i just got of the phone with lisa and she finished badwater in 47hrs 17min! so she gets a sub 48hr buckle! congrats lisa!

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my DART-nuun adv racing teammate jen segger also put in a great effort by taking 9th overall at badwater. she was 5th female in 32hrs 31min! congrat seegs!

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i don't know jamie donaldson personally, but she is a fellow montrailian... and she crushed this race. so i have to say - i'm impressed jamie. she set a course record by running the 135 miles in 26hrs 51min! 3rd overall. damn.

badwater results

News From My Ultra World

set a goal and pursue it relentlessly.

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in the news:

• my oh my - kyle skaggs crushed the hardrock 100 course record jurek set last year running 23hr 23min on quite possibly the hardest 100 mile course on earth. durango herald article, results & olga's great photo album
  ** massive congrats to nuun ultrarunner bruce grant for 14th place in 35hr 03min! (photo on right) & roch horton 12th in 34hr 20min!



• badwater 135 miler through death valley started this morning
  -lisa smith-batchen finished part 1 of her 810 by running from las vegas to badwater (updates). right now she's running badwater and will summit mount whitney at the end! good luck lisa!
  -i'm cheering for my DART-nuun teammate jen segger to win badwater! she is tough as nails - you can do it jen!
  ...and i can't leave out our dreamchasers ultrarunning camp champ - bob becker - go bob go!



• the tour de france has been tons of fun to watch... and only one doper caught so far! how stupid are you manuel beltran? come on.
  


• a couple of weeks ago... after our double up teton pass we hit the river for a leg soak then pica's in wilson for some fantastic mexican food. it didn't take long before the jackson buzz made it's way to our table and we heard about what jimmy chin had just pulled off solo. dood is bad ass. jimmy if you ever want a partner give a brotha a call.

Badwater Training for Bob

bob becker is an amazing athlete. at 63 he's doing his second badwater. which is "the worlds toughest foot race" at 135 miles through death valley in july heat. he came to ultrarunning camp and blew my mind. i can only wish to be half the athlete he is at 63.. anyway yesterday after camp, and a morning run lisa had a special training session for bob in preparation for badwater (which is just 2 weeks away now). so he donned the white badwater suit and we power hiked up and ran down teton pass twice! yes, twice.. once up 22 and once up the old pass road (over 5,000ft of gain).






good luck at badwater bob!!.. oh and say hi to my friend jen segger if you see her! good luck to you too jen!

Smith-Batchen takes on the Badwater Double.. again!

keep an eye on montrail and nuun sponsored athlete lisa smith-batchen's blog as she tackles another badwater double! for those not familiar with badwater it's a 135 mile ultramarathon through death valley in july! lisa is running the race (135 miles), summiting mt whitney.. then running back! 295 miles at once, through death valley. she will be drinking tons of nuun to get her through this grueling event.