Race
Badwater 135 is a 135-mile road ultramarathon from Badwater Basin in Death Valley to Whitney Portal in California. It is a crew-supported highway race with a 45-hour limit; the finish is below Mount Whitney's summit.
17 TUM reports · Published coverage below
Publication history
13 editorial issues
Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.
Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 2; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 1; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 1; Jun 2025: 1; Jul 2025: 1; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 6; Aug 2026: 1; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 0.
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COROS examined Max Jolliffe’s 20:53:41 Badwater course record and preparation, including a failed rehearsal and a more frequent water-and-ice plan. Walking and heat claims remain attributed to Jolliffe and COROS.
John Sugden’s checkpoint rally charts followed Max Jolliffe’s move from eighth to the lead and Carmen Maria Perez’s move from fifth to second overall. Perez’s comparison with Ashley Paulson is to the previous record splits, not a claim that Paulson led this race.
Max Jolliffe won in 20:53:41 and Carmen Maria Perez finished second overall in 21:05:32, both reported course records. The item also recorded podiums, Harvey Lewis’s age-record finish, Sally McRae’s in-race checkpoint and Sophie Power’s DNF without a public cause.
Sally McRae accepted a return to Badwater 135 after Caryn Lubetsky offered crew, hotels and logistics. The July 24 announcement and roster were a planned start; July 29’s in-race checkpoint remains later coverage.
Sally McRae announced on the July 15 issue’s timeline that she would not start that year; a later change of plan must retain its own date.
Event date: 2026 · TUM publication: July 15, 2026
Ageless Athlete released a Bob Becker episode about training in later decades and his history as Badwater’s oldest official finisher at 80 after an earlier missed cutoff. The finish year is not stated; interview discussion is not generalized medical advice.
Mount to Coast released the 35-minute Billy Yang film The Line - Badwater 135: From Hell To Heaven, following Kaylee Frederick, Sierra DeGroff and Meg Eckert. Film coverage does not establish a new race result, sponsorship or image reuse rights.
TUM reported Bob Becker finishing Badwater 135 in 45:00:06 in 2025, its oldest finisher at age 80. His age-77 post-cutoff arrival remains an unsuccessful earlier attempt.
Event date: July 9, 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025
TUM described Becker starting running at 57, Marathon des Sables at 60, and a Badwater Double at 70. These are historical age-based milestones, not current age or a dated official result.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025
Mountain Outpost published 2025 Western States training-camp interviews with Rod Farvard, Sierra DeGroff, Joe McConaughy, Emily Hawgood and Dan Jones. TUM shared highlights from the first four; it had not yet watched Jones’s episode.
DeGroff’s May 2025 plans included a Western States–Badwater 135 double.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 2, 2025
Sierra DeGroff appeared on Miles and Manuscripts to discuss 100-mile racing, Badwater 135 training and her community runs. TUM recalled her earlier outright Across the Years 100K win.
TUM reported Nott’s 2024 men’s 60–69 record, separate from the overall and women’s winning results.
Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: July 29, 2024
Lewis’s proposed return to the start followed his finish; TUM called the combined journey 270 miles.
Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: July 29, 2024
Angeles Crest 100 was described as a Badwater 135 qualifier in 2024.
Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: July 29, 2024
TUM named Burke the 2024 winner in 23h 29m and Caliskaner first woman/second overall in 27:36:27.
Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: July 29, 2024
The July 22 issue said Badwater 135 would start that night, running from Death Valley to Whitney Portal, and linked the 2024 race website, live splits and official social accounts.
The July 31 most-viewed module repeated this earlier link. Carryover is kept separate from new reporting.
Repeated link to McRae’s return announcement; later race coverage remains separately dated.
Repeated link to Mount to Coast’s Billy Yang film The Line — Badwater 135: From Hell To Heaven. This is film-link history, separate from a new release date or any race result.
TUM described Mount to Coast’s R135 launch for Badwater in July 2025. These are dated product claims, not present specifications or independent testing.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025
Published July 29. Each result is tied to its athlete and dated TUM account.
2026
Men’s winner and reported course record, 39 minutes, 20 seconds below Yoshihiko Ishikawa’s 2019 mark.
TUM · Jul 29, 20262026
Women’s winner and second overall, 39 minutes, 3 seconds below Ashley Paulson’s 2023 women’s mark.
TUM · Jul 29, 20262026
11th overall, a reported men’s 50–59 record and his 15th consecutive finish.
TUM · Jul 29, 2026Original public source
Original public context, separate from the dated TUM account.
AdventureCORPS / Badwater
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The August 7 issue linked COROS’s account of Jolliffe’s 20:53:41 Badwater performance and heat preparation.
SourceConnection in this dated account
The July 31 analysis shows how the two record races developed between checkpoints, alongside the separate official finish results.
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The July 31 analysis shows how the two record races developed between checkpoints, alongside the separate official finish results.
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The July 31 analysis shows how the two record races developed between checkpoints, alongside the separate official finish results.
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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.
Independent background research remains unresolved; dated TUM coverage and previously verified context are retained.
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