A few degrees from hell : white hot tales from the Badwater Ultramarathon / by Scott Ludwig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ludwig, Scott.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marathon running--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.).

Marathon running.

Runners (Sports)--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.).

Runners (Sports).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead : Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2013.

Summary:

The Badwater Ultramarathon is commonly referred to as ?the toughest footrace on the planet.? In 2003, defending champion Pam Reed, Dean Karnazes and 71 other runners took the ultimate challenge of running 135 miles in California from Badwater to the portals of Mount Whitney. Their journey would take them through the hostile environment of Death Valley and subject them to temperatures ranking among the highest ever recorded on earth. Twenty-five runners tell of their adventures in arguably the absolute toughest of ?the toughest footrace on the planet? - the good, the bad and yes, the ugly - in

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; FOREWORD; WELCOME TO DEATH VALLEY; HELL ON EARTH; INTRODUCTION - BADWATER; BADWATER ULTRAMARATHON CHECKPOINTS; CHAPTER ONE - PAM REED; SOME LIKE IT HOT BY SCOTT LUDWIG; CHAPTER TWO - DEAN KARNAZES; TOO LITTLE TOO LATE BY SCOTT LUDWIG; Night FEVER BY SCOTT LUDWIG; CHAPTER THREE - MONICA SCHOLZ; ROOKIE MISTAKES BY CHRIS BERGLAND WITH SCOTT LUDWIG; CHAPTER FOUR - CHRIS BERGLAND; JUST CREW IT BY SCOTT LUDWIG; Al Barker; Gary Griffin; Paula May; Eric Huguelet; Josh Ludwig; The Crew; The runner; Al; Gary; Paula; Eric; Josh; The Finish

CHAPTER FIVE - SCOTT LUDWIGAN EXTREME ADVENTURE BY LUIS ESCOBAR; CHAPTER SIX - LUIS ESCOBAR; THE FIGHT OF MY LIFE BY LOUISE COOPER; CHAPTER SEVEN - LOUISE COOPER; FUN RUN BY BILL LOCKTON; Here's my race report:; The Numbers:; Final Thought:; CHAPTER EIGHT - BILL LOCKTON; TAKING IT SLOW BY JOE DESENA; Badwater; CHAPTER NINE - JOE DESENA; ONE ROAD, ONE GOAL BY ROGER KLEIN; Friday, July 18, 2003; Saturday, July 19, 2003; Sunday, July 20, 2003; Monday, July 21, 2003; Tuesday, July 22; Wednesday, July 23, 2003; CHAPTER TEN - ROGER KLEIN; A LOT OF HELP FROM MY FRIENDS BY JANE BALLANTYNE; My Story:

CHAPTER ELEVEN - JANE BALLANTYNETHE DESERT FOx BY SCOTT LUDWIG; CHAPTER TWELVE - MARSHALL ULRICH; A RUNNER'S HIGH BY RUBEN CANTU; The Race; Too Hot, I Quit; Mike and Jeanne; Lone Pine; Home At Last, Home At Last; Double Next Time; CHAPTER THIRTEEN - RUBEN CANTU; TEAM EFFORT BY BONNIE BUSCH; Death Valley, July 2002; My Turn: One More Try; Training Camp; Preparation; Goal #1; Race Day; At Last!; Goal #2; Goal #3; Reflecting; Team #45; CHAPTER FOURTEEN - BONNIE BUSCH; A LESSON IN LIFE BY MIKE KARCH; CHAPTER FIFTEEN - MIKE KARCH; A FRIENDSHIP FORGED IN HELL BY ANDY VELAZCO; Believing You Can

BADWATER 2002 - Mike SmithBadwater 2003 - The Hot Year; Crew Run; Race Day; To Towne Pass; Father Crowley Pass; Lone Pine - The Whitney Portals; CHAPTER SIXTEEN - ANDY VELAZCO; SUMMER SCHOOL BY SCOTT LUDWIG; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - LISA SMITH-BATCHEN; ROOKIE TO VETERAN... ULTRALADIES' STYLE "MORE ULTRA... LESS LADY" BY NANCY SHURA-DERVIN; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - NANCY SHURA-DERVIN; BADWATER, A GOOD COMFORTABLE ROAD BY BILL LADIEU; CHAPTER NINETEEN - BILL LADIEU; SAND SPIRITS AND SCORPIONS BY JOE PRUSAITIS; CHAPTER TWENTY - JOE PRUSAITIS; ONLY MAN DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN BY MARK COCKBAIN

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE - MARK COCKBAINFUN IN THE SUN: BIG HEAT AND SORE FEET BY JAN LEVET; 2003; 2002; Early 2003; Pre-Race Night 2003 - Furnace Creek; Race Morning - Badwater; Furnace Creek; Stovepipe Wells; Townes Pass; Whitney Portal Road; Finish Line; CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO - JAN LEVET; WHAT AM I DOING HERE? BY JIM BODOH; CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE - JIM BODOH; FROM DOING EVERYTHING WRONG AND FINISHING TO DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT AND EVERYTHING GOING WRONG AND NOT FINISHING! BY CHRIS HENDLEY; CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR - CHRIS HENDLEY; IT WAS 135 AT THE BADWATER 135 BY BEN JONES; Now the Fun Starts

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE - BEN JONES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78255-341-X

1-78255-677-X