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Badwater Ultramarathon
The Badwater Ultramarathon describes itself as "the world's toughest foot race". It is a course starting at below sea level in the Badwater Basin, in California's Death Valley, and ending at an elevation of 8360 feet (2548 m) at Whitney Portal, the trailhead to Mount Whitney. It takes place annually in mid-July, when the weather conditions are most extreme and temperatures can reach . Consequently, very few people—even among ultramarathoners—are capable of finishing the race. Course Originally, the run was conceived as being between the lowest and the highest points in the contiguous United States: Badwater, Death Valley [] and Mt. Whitney's summit []. The two are only eighty miles apart on the map, but the land route between the two points is substantially longer, , because of detours around lake beds and over mountain ranges. Additionally, since the finish-line is from the nearest trailhead, anyone who competes over the race-distance must be capable of a total physical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization's work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879. The USGS is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior; it is that department's sole scientific agency. The USGS employs approximately 8,670 people and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The USGS also has major offices near Lakewood, Colorado, at the Denver Federal Center, and Menlo Park, California. The current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is "science for a changing world". The agency's previous slogan, adopted on the occasion of its hundredth an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In The United States
The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the United States, it has resulted in confirmed cases with all-time deaths, the most of any country, and the twentieth-highest per capita worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic ranks first on the list of disasters in the United States by death toll; it was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer. From 2019 to 2020, U.S. life expectancy dropped by 3years for Hispanic and Latino Americans, 2.9years for African Americans, and 1.2years for white Americans. These effects persisted as U.S. deaths due to COVID-19 in 2021 exceeded those in 2020, and life expectancy continued to fall from 2020 to 2021. On December 31, 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The first American case was reported on January 20, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Scholz
Monica may refer to: People *Monica (actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress * Monica (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Monica (singer) (born 1980), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, and actress * Saint Monica, mother of Augustine Places * 833 Monica, a minor planet * Monica, Kentucky * Santa Monica, California Arts, entertainment, and media Fiction * ''Monica'' (2011 film), an Indian film * ''Monica'' (2022 film), an American-Italian film *Monica, a fictional country in '' Æon Flux'' *Monica, a fictional planet in David Weber's science fiction Honorverse Music * MONICA, a Scottish band featuring members of Win/ The Apples and Trembling Bells * "Monica" (song), a song by The Kinks from their album ''The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society'' (1968) *"Monica", a song by Dan Bern from his album '' Fifty Eggs'' *"Monica", a 1984 song by Kōji Kikkawa ** Leslie Cheung, covered into Cantonese in 1984 ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Jurek
Scott Gordon Jurek (born October 26, 1973) is an American ultramarathoner, author, and public speaker. Throughout his running career, Jurek was one of the most dominant ultramarathon runners in the world, winning the Hardrock Hundred (2007), the Badwater Ultramarathon (2005, 2006), the Spartathlon (2006, 2007, 2008), and the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run (1999–2005). In 2010, at the 24-Hour World Championships in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, Jurek won a silver medal behind Shingo Inoue and set a new US record for distance run in 24 hours with 165.7 miles (an average pace of 8 minutes and 42 seconds per mile). Jurek has followed a vegetarian diet since 1997, and a vegan diet since 1999. Early life Raised in Proctor, Minnesota, Jurek is of part Polish descent. He is the son of Lynn (Swapinski) and Gordon Jurek. His childhood involved a strong connection with nature developed through hunting, fishing, and camping with his family. Jurek began trail running as a child b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valmir Nunes
Valmir Nunes (born January 16, 1964) is a Brazilian runner. A former world record holder, he currently holds South American and Brazilian Ultramarathon records. Career Nunes initially found success in the distance race, winning the world championship in 1991. He also placed first in the U.S.A. National 100 Kilometer Championship, finishing before the first American. In 1995 Nunes set the world record with a time of 6 hours, 18 minutes and 9 seconds in Winschoten, Netherlands. His record was not broken until 1998. Nunes has also been successful in longer races. In 2001 he won the Spartathlon in Greece in a time of 23 hours, 18 minutes and 5 seconds. He is a former record holder at the Badwater Ultramarathon. In 2007 he was the first runner to finish the race in less than 24 hours, setting a course record of 22 hours, 51 minutes and 29 seconds. During the race, temperatures reached . His record lasted 12 years, and was broken in 2019 by Japanese runner Yoshihiko Ishikawa, who sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswaldo Lopez
Oswaldo Lopez is a long-distance runner, specializing in Ultramarathons. He is most well known for winning the Badwater Ultramarathon in 2011. He has also won the Iron Horse 100 Miler, the Yellowstone-Teton 100 Miler, the Tahoe Midnight Express Ultra 72 Miler, and other races. Lopez lives in Madera, California Madera (Spanish for "Wood") is a city and county seat of Madera County, California. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 66,224. Located in the San Joaquin Valley, Madera is the principal city of thMadera Metropolitan .... References American male ultramarathon runners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Track and field athletes from California Sportspeople from Madera, California {{US-ultradistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumie Inagaki
is a Japanese ultramarathon runner from Hokkaido. Inagaki holds current women's world record in 24-hour run Indoor (, Espoo FIN, Jan 2011), and in 48-hour run Track (, Surgeres FRA, May 2010). She is a two time female winner of IAU 24-Hour Run World Championship. She was the female winner of 2006 and 2009 Spartathlon, and the female winner of 2011 and 2012 Badwater Ultramarathon The Badwater Ultramarathon describes itself as "the world's toughest foot race". It is a course starting at below sea level in the Badwater Basin, in California's Death Valley, and ending at an elevation of 8360 feet (2548 m) at Whitney Portal .... Competition record International competitions Non-championship races 2014 *1st place in 24-hour run Finland (240.6 km) *1st place in 48-hour run France (397.1 km) 2013 *1st place in 24-hour run Finland (220.7 km) *1st place in 48-hour run Sweden (331 km) 2012 *1st place in 24-hour run Finland (228.173 km) *1st place among w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Morton (runner)
Michael "Mike" Morton (born 1971) is an American ultramarathoner and United States Army Special Forces soldier. He currently holds the current US national record for distance run in 24-hour run with 172 miles. He won the IAU 24 Hour World Championship held in Katowice, Poland in 2012 with the distance of 277.543 kilometres. He has set also course records for the Long Haul 100-miler, Umstead 100-miler, The Keys 100-miler and won the Badwater Ultramarathon and Western States among many others. He was born in Trenton, Michigan Trenton is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. At the 2010 census, the city population was 18,853. A Shawnee village was built in the area by war chief Blue Jacket after the 1795 Treaty of Greenville. The area later became the site .... . Run Morton Run. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mor ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Todd
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christian era it came to be associated with the Greek adjective (), meaning "pure", leading to the alternative spellings ''Katharine'' and ''Katherine''. The former spelling, with a middle ''a'', was more common in the past and is currently more popular in the United States than in Britain. ''Katherine'', with a middle ''e'', was first recorded in England in 1196 after being brought back from the Crusades. Popularity and variations English In Britain and the U.S., ''Catherine'' and its variants have been among the 100 most popular names since 1880. The most common variants are ''Katherine,'' ''Kathryn,'' and ''Katharine''. The spelling ''Catherine'' is common in both English and French. Less-common variants in English include ''Katheryn'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Kostelnick
Pete Kostelnick (born September 12, 1987) is an American ultramarathon runner most well known for his world record for fastest coast-to-coast crossing of the United States by foot, in 42 days, six hours and 30 minutes. He is a two time Badwater Ultramarathon champion, and the 5th fastest North American, all-time, at the 24-hour run, covering 163.5 miles (an average pace of 8:48 per mile). Coast-to-coast run On September 12, 2016, Kostelnick set out to break the record for the United States coast-to-coast (3,100 mile) run, starting at San Francisco City Hall and ending at New York City's City Hall. The previous record was 46 days, eight hours and 36 minutes, set in 1980 by Frank Giannino Jr. Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Cur ... Giannino noted that he felt "nostalgic" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Graglia
Michele Graglia is a model, author, fitness coach, and ultra marathon runner. His book ''Ultra'' was published by Sperling & Kupfer in May 2017. Originally from Taggia, Liguria, Italy, Graglia became an international model represented by Major Model Management in New York and the now defunct Irene Marie Model Management in Miami, FL, where he was initially discovered. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California. On July 24, 2018, Graglia completed and won the Badwater 135. He finished the race in a time of 24:51:47. On September 15, 2018, Graglia started the ultramarathon across Chile's Atacama Desert. The translation company TransPerfect sponsored his run. Following the run, Graglia was officially certified as the new Guinness Book World Record holder for the fastest-ever crossing of Chile's Atacama Desert on foot. He accomplished the unprecedented feat in 8 days, 12 hours, and 49 minutes, the equivalent of 2 to 3 marathons per day. On 11 October 2020, Graglia won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrycja Bereznowska
Patrycja Bereznowska (born 17 October 1975) is a Polish long-distance runner who specializes in 24-hour running. Competitions As of August 2019, she has completed thirteen 24-hour runs and won the IAU 24 Hour World Championship and IAU 24 Hour European Championship, both individually and in a team. She ran her first half-marathon in 2008 and her first ultramarathon in 2013. In 2015, in Turin, she won a bronze medal in the team competition as part of the IAU 24 Hour World Championship (together with Aleksandra Niwińska and Agata Matejczuk; she placed fifth individually). She also won silver medals both individually and in the team competition in the European Championship. A year later, in Albi, in the IAU 24 Hour European Championship, she won a silver medal individually and a gold medal in the team competition (together with Agata Matejczuk and Milena Grabska-Grzegorczyk). In 2017, she won a gold medal individually and a silver medal with her team in the IAU 24 Hour World Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
