(Scott Jurek crosses the line at Mt. Whitney;
photo courtesy of Chris Kostman, Greg Minter, and ADVENTURECorps)
photo courtesy of Chris Kostman, Greg Minter, and ADVENTURECorps)
Jurek finished just 15 minutes ahead of first-time Badwater runner Akos Konya from Oceanside, CA. Konya had surprised the field by setting a blistering pace (pardon the pun) as part of the 6am start group set aside for first-timers. This allowed Konya to be the first across the finish line in 25:58:42, but he had to wait and count the seconds for Jurek's 10am start time to catch up (Greg Minter has a great interview with Konya here). By the time it was done, Jurek had edged him out. Charlie Engle (28:18:36), Canadian Ferg Hawke (28:45:10), and David Goggins (30:18:54) finished out the top 5.
(Frank McKinney takes a dip in a flash flood on his way to a 27th place 43:02:40 finish;
photo courtesy of ADVENTURECorps)
photo courtesy of ADVENTURECorps)
Monica Scholz dominiated the female division, finishing 7th overall in 32:07:01. She was nearly 5 hours ahead of Noora Alidina from Palm Harbor, FL (37:16:15). Maria Lemus (39:54:10) finished up the top 3.
Other strong performances of Trail Runner Blog regulars included Dean Karnazes (8th, 33:33:51), Luis Escobar (9th, 36:45:10), and Xy Weiss (18th, 5th female, 41:04:15).
You can find results here, and pictures here. Congratulations to all the racers and crew who braved the heat, and to the runners still out there!
- SD
Takes a dip in a flash flood while running 135 miles in 120 heat, which took 42 hours?!?!??!
ReplyDeleteWHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE???
Amen! I agree- there are races- but this one is nuts!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the links. Sounds like an incredible group of runners!
ReplyDeleteStory on Freg Hawke.
ReplyDeleteI was one of Luis Escobar's crew members.
ReplyDeleteThis race is doable if:
1. You've got huevos gigantos
2. You've got a dedicated crew
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