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Plan Badwater 135
Use the listed edition as your starting point. Each tool keeps imported race facts separate from the targets and assumptions you choose.
This is a past edition. These details are for reference; confirm a future edition before making a plan.
- Listed edition
- Jul 27, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026
- Format
- Fixed-Distance
- Distance
- 135 mi
- Local start time
- Wave starts at 20:00, 21:00, and 22:00 Pacific Time.
- Duration / cutoff
- 45-hour overall time limit, with intermediate cutoffs at miles 50.5, 72, 90, and 122.
- Crew and pacers
- Crew planning is central because access to supplies, ice, cooling, and transport shapes the entire race.
- Drop bags
- Check the current race rules
Recorded facts reviewed Sep 14, 2026. Check the organizer’s latest rules. Calendar downloads use all-day dates and do not set a starting alarm.
Pace & duration
Start with the recorded course distance. Choose a planning duration; this race has no single recorded time limit to import.
Gear checklist
Choose a checklist suited to your expected duration. Add the organizer’s mandatory gear.
Crew & drop bags
Bring across the race name. Add confirmed access points, distances and your own arrival estimates.