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When
Running 135 Miles In Death Valley
Just Isn’t Enough
Why is this
guy smiling?
 Is it really that
much fun to run the 135 mile
Badwater Ultra-marathon in Death
Valley California? Well, if
you are Charlie Engle, it really
is. “Hey, I thought I was
supposed to be hurting out
here. That just isn’t
working out, so I have an idea -
let’s enter the Furnace Creek 508
mile bike race too!”
Just kidding! Actually Badwater
did hurt, but not enough to keep him
from his current Mission.
Charlie has his sights set on
winning the Death Valley Cup, which is
given to those who are able to
complete both the Badwater
Ultramarathon AND the Furnace Creek 508
in the same year! To top that
off, not only is Charlie shooting for
the Cup, but he is shooting for the
record as well. No surprise.
To break the record, which has been
held since 2000, Charlie will have to
cover the 508 mile distance is just
over 32 hours! The race begins in
Santa Clarita on Saturday October, 6 at
7:00am.
Gaining 35,000 feet in elevation, the
race officially ends on Monday October
8 at 7:00am.
For complete coverage of Charlie’s
chase for the record, follow along at
www.charlieengle.com
or www.the508.com.
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