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Kiehl's Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley
Why head to Death Valley in summer? To watch runners take off Monday on a 135-mile nonstop course from the Lower 48's low point (Badwater, Death Valley National Park, 280 feet below sea level) to its high point, Mt. Whitney (14,497 feet, though the finish is at the peak's portal at 8,360 feet).
About 90 runners pass through Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells and Lone Pine in their quest to finish the race in two days; winners finish sooner (men's record: 24:36:08, Scott Jurek of Seattle).
Temperatures are expected to be about 120 degrees at start time.
Info: 30th Kiehl's Badwater Ultramarathon, www.badwater.com.
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