How many of you could finish Badwater?

I'm not sure about that off that kind of mileage with no heat specific training. I run sometimes with a 50ish lady who is a 4 time BW finisher. She is by no means an "elite" (probably a 3:10-3:20 marathoner). She is very humble and does not make a big deal about the fact that she TRIPLES on most days leaking up to the event, spends more than an hour a day in the sauna, and does other heat training to get ready.

Temper that with the fact that a normal non-runner type writer wrote a book about training for and completing Badwater and he did it off a few marathons and maybe one ultra. Can't remember the name of the book but I see it among the running books at the library and local book stores.

There would have to be a big incentive in finishing for me to do it. Much more than the pride of simply finishing a challenging race (though that would feel good).

I'm horrible in the heat, would much rather put on pants, hat, and gloves and tackle snow and cold over heat and humidity. Off of my current running I doubt I'd be able to finish. If I did, it would include a lot of walking and drink stops. This is a brutal race.

Even in the best condition of my life i would not try it.

I found i am very bad in the heat, No matter how much i hydrate its like my insides cook and i get the trots really bad. Takes me a couple days to recover from ahalf hour workout in 110 degree heat. I can workout gor hours in 100 degrees but when it gets really hot my body just shuts down.

Go for an hour walk in 115 degree heat before u try anything like badwater.

i have a few friends that have done that race. i have no doubt i could do the race but NOT without specific training. i have heard of too many stories where people go in to the race in great shape yet have to DNF due to blisters.

just too many variables....

Heater wrote in part:...

Temper that with the fact that a normal non-runner type writer wrote a book about training for and completing Badwater and he did it off a few marathons and maybe one ultra. Can't remember the name of the book but I see it among the running books at the library and local book stores.

to the EDGE: A man, Death Valley, and the mystery of endurance, Kirk Johnson, Warner Books, 2001

oh wow I'm such a badass i can walk a long ways while its really hot. so you suck cause you have to add the variable of burning heat in order to beat anybody that is a decent RUNNER....RUNNER being the important word there

get a life

I did that race in 34 hours off about 75 miles a week two years ago. its hard and hot, and im only a 2:50 marathoner.

Not sure. I frigging love the heat and don't wilt as bad as most, but of course I'm not used to that level of heat. I think I'd handle it relatively OK though.

But I'm not sure about the distance. I've never attempted over 26.2 and, even with walk breaks, not sure I have the muscle endurance to take the beating of a 135 mile run.

Of course any letsrun poster COULD do Badwater. We just choose not to. We don't want to mess up our 5k time.