Toughest race on foot
Updated On Jul 16, 2013 08:31 PM IST
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A competitor has his feet examined by a medic during the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley National Park, California. The 135-mile (217 km) race, which bills itself as the world's toughest foot race, goes from Death Valley to Mt Whitney, California in temperatures which can reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit (55 Celsius). REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Oswaldo Lopez of Mexico, 41, (C) is doused with water during the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley National Park, California. The 135-mile (217 km) race, which bills itself as the world's toughest foot race, goes from Death Valley to Mt Whitney, California in temperatures which can reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit (55 Celsius). REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Keith Straw, 58, competes during the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley National Park, California. The 135-mile (217 km) race, which bills itself as the world's toughest foot race, goes from Death Valley to Mt Whitney, California in temperatures which can reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit (55 Celsius). REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Shannon Farar-Griefer, 52, of Hidden Hills, California (lying down), is attended to by her team after stopping to drink water as she competes in the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley National Park, California. The 135-mile (217 km) race, which bills itself as the world's toughest foot race, goes from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, California in temperatures which can reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit (55 Celsius). REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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A competitor runs with bandaged knees during the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley National Park, California. The 135-mile (217 km) race, which bills itself as the world's toughest foot race, goes from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, California in temperatures which can reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit (55 Celsius). REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Keith Straw, 58, competes during the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley National Park, California. The 135-mile (217 km) race, which bills itself as the world's toughest foot race, goes from Death Valley to Mt Whitney, California in temperatures which can reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit (55 Celsius). REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Updated on Jul 16, 2013 08:31 PM IST
Double amputee Chris Moon of the UK runs in the AdventurCORPS Badwater 135 ultra-marathon race in Death Valley National Park, California. Billed as the toughest footrace in the world, the 36th annual Badwater 135 starts at Badwater Basin in Death Valley, 280 feet below sea level, where athletes begin a 135-mile non-stop run over three mountain ranges in extreme mid-summer desert heat to finish at 8,350 feet above sea level near Mount Whitney for a total cumulative vertical ascent of 13,000 feet. David McNew/Getty Images/AFP
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A competitor passes the unofficial thermometer at Furnace Creek Visitor Center during the AdventurCORPS Badwater 135 ultra-marathon race in Death Valley National Park, California. David McNew/Getty Images/AFP
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Updated on Jul 16, 2013 08:31 PM IST
Runners gather at Badwater Basin for the start of the AdventurCORPS Badwater 135 ultra-marathon race in Death Valley National Park, California. Billed as the toughest footrace in the world, the 36th annual Badwater 135 starts at Badwater Basin in Death Valley, 280 feet below sea level, where athletes begin a 135-mile non-stop run over three mountain ranges in extreme mid-summer desert heat to finish at 8,350 feet above sea level near Mount Whitney for a total cumulative vertical ascent of 13,000 feet. David McNew/Getty Images/AFP
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Updated on Jul 16, 2013 08:31 PM IST