1 00:00:00,199 --> 00:00:06,000 ( wind gusting ) 2 00:00:19,599 --> 00:00:25,400 ( wind gusting ) 3 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:34,159 ( wind gusting ) 4 00:00:34,199 --> 00:00:36,519 ( man ) Far more people have climbed Mount Everest 5 00:00:36,559 --> 00:00:40,079 than have ever completed the Badwater 135. 6 00:00:43,119 --> 00:00:48,840 ( music playing ) 7 00:00:51,119 --> 00:00:55,320 ( man ) It's a very forbidding, dangerous place. 8 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,960 It's called Death Valley for a reason. 9 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,920 ( man ) This is the hardest foot race in the world. 10 00:01:04,960 --> 00:01:06,360 ( cheering ) 11 00:01:10,079 --> 00:01:13,239 ( man ) The air is so hot, it feels like 12 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,199 there's this massive hair dryer 13 00:01:15,239 --> 00:01:16,519 that's blowing on you. 14 00:01:17,639 --> 00:01:19,880 ( speaking Spanish ) 15 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,159 ( man ) A lot of people are trying to understand, 16 00:01:23,199 --> 00:01:25,599 "Why would you do this?" 17 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:28,480 ( woman ) When you start to really feel 18 00:01:28,519 --> 00:01:29,920 the pain, it's my favorite. 19 00:01:29,960 --> 00:01:31,000 I love it. 20 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:34,559 ( man ) You get exactly what you deserve. 21 00:01:34,599 --> 00:01:38,000 We made small mistake with feeding, and Badwater never forgives. 22 00:01:38,039 --> 00:01:41,519 ( woman ) There's no other course like it on the planet. 23 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,320 ( man ) Everyone who's been at this race, 24 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:44,960 you don't leave the same person. 25 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:46,840 Let's do this, man. 26 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:48,639 ( music continues ) 27 00:01:51,199 --> 00:01:56,199 ( music continues ) 28 00:02:04,599 --> 00:02:08,880 ( woman ) Ultrarunning for me is 29 00:02:08,920 --> 00:02:12,000 like speaking to God and Him speaking back. 30 00:02:16,599 --> 00:02:19,719 ( man ) These runners are the toughest athletes in the world. 31 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,400 ( woman ) The people that just see the end go, 32 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,920 "Why does anybody want to do this?" 33 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,400 It's a death march. It's not pretty. 34 00:02:32,719 --> 00:02:35,559 ( man ) What makes these events rich and exciting 35 00:02:35,599 --> 00:02:37,800 is the overcoming adversity. 36 00:02:38,599 --> 00:02:42,920 The crazier the event is, the crazier the stories. 37 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:48,840 ( music continues ) 38 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,400 ( man ) This place is magic. That's why I'm here. 39 00:02:56,920 --> 00:02:58,320 ( woman ) I always like to push the boundaries. 40 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,000 I like to do things that scare me. 41 00:03:02,119 --> 00:03:04,559 ( in Spanish ) My problem with hemophilia is when I have an injury, 42 00:03:04,599 --> 00:03:07,760 if I have internal bleeding, it takes a long time to recover. 43 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,360 ( woman ) My best running memory is always doing Badwater. 44 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:13,599 Always. 45 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:15,440 ( man ) You see every star in the sky, 46 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:19,000 and it's 117 degrees and the sun's not even up. 47 00:03:19,039 --> 00:03:21,159 ( woman ) Through Badwater, I'm going to prove 48 00:03:21,199 --> 00:03:23,760 something not only to other people but to myself. 49 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:25,639 I deserve to be here. 50 00:03:25,679 --> 00:03:28,159 ( in Brazilian Portuguese ) Running brings inner peace. 51 00:03:28,199 --> 00:03:30,559 Running can save lives. 52 00:03:30,599 --> 00:03:33,800 ( in Danish ) My family and friends think I’m crazy. 53 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,639 ( speaking Danish ) 54 00:03:35,679 --> 00:03:37,960 It's 93 degrees, I guess. 55 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,719 I wouldn't be running fast in a couple of hours though, that's for sure. 56 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,800 You don't want to overdo it. 57 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:44,960 ( song playing ) 58 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,760 ( woman ) We're live from Huntington Beach, California. 59 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:51,800 - Let's have some fun. - ( cheering ) 60 00:03:55,119 --> 00:03:56,920 Where do you want it? 61 00:03:59,599 --> 00:04:00,960 I shouldn't be doing any of this stuff. 62 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,800 ( song continues ) 63 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,159 ( clattering ) 64 00:04:38,599 --> 00:04:40,880 ( sighs ) 65 00:04:47,039 --> 00:04:48,599 All right. 66 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,159 Welcome, I am Chris Kostman, 67 00:04:52,199 --> 00:04:55,159 the Chief Adventure Officer at Adventure Corps, 68 00:04:55,199 --> 00:04:58,960 and the race director of the worldwide series of Badwater races. 69 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,159 And why are we here today? 70 00:05:01,199 --> 00:05:06,719 Well, the reason I'm here is to announce the incredible field 71 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,559 of athletes who have been selected to compete 72 00:05:09,599 --> 00:05:11,760 in the world's toughest foot race, 73 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:15,320 the 2022 Badwater 135, 74 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:16,760 presented by Adventure Corps. 75 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:18,559 ( Chris ) My name is Chris Kostman, 76 00:05:18,599 --> 00:05:20,559 and I live in Los Angeles, California, 77 00:05:20,599 --> 00:05:22,360 and I am the organizer 78 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,440 of the Badwater 135 ultramarathon. 79 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,360 So it begins at Badwater Basin, 80 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:33,960 which is 282 feet, or 85 meters below sea level, 81 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,360 It's the lowest point in North America, 82 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:41,159 and they start on the side of the road there at Badwater Basin, 83 00:05:41,199 --> 00:05:43,760 where there's literally a stinky pool of bad water, 84 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,760 which is why it has that name. 85 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:47,360 Then they run from there 86 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,760 to the end of the road on Mount Whitney, 87 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,320 the tallest mountain in the continental United States. 88 00:05:54,280 --> 00:05:56,960 What people don't realize, or many people don't realize, 89 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:58,760 is that there are three mountain ranges 90 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,159 before you get to the finish line. 91 00:06:01,199 --> 00:06:04,559 Now, Lone Pine is the only town actually on the route. 92 00:06:04,599 --> 00:06:06,559 There are three settlements before that, 93 00:06:06,599 --> 00:06:08,559 but Lone Pine is the only place that, 94 00:06:08,599 --> 00:06:10,559 you know, is like a town. 95 00:06:10,599 --> 00:06:13,679 ( music playing ) 96 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,159 The best way to describe the Badwater runners 97 00:06:21,199 --> 00:06:22,360 when they come into Lone Pine 98 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,559 is it's a living representation 99 00:06:24,599 --> 00:06:26,760 of "The Walking Dead"... 100 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,159 at their very limit just to survive 101 00:06:29,199 --> 00:06:31,559 when they're coming in through town. 102 00:06:31,599 --> 00:06:34,559 It's absolutely amazing the mental fortitude 103 00:06:34,599 --> 00:06:36,760 these people go through to get to Lone Pine, 104 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,800 and then they still have the climb up to Whitney Portal. 105 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,559 It's absolutely amazing, like, how much torture 106 00:06:43,599 --> 00:06:46,360 the human body can endure, honestly. 107 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,559 I mean, these people are ultrarunners, 108 00:06:48,599 --> 00:06:51,599 but they're also, like, professional suffer machines. 109 00:06:51,639 --> 00:06:57,000 ( music playing ) 110 00:07:13,119 --> 00:07:16,400 ( man ) To become an ultrarunner, you have to be crazy. 111 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,599 Your body is saying to you, "Do not run." 112 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:25,159 Your mind is saying to you, "Do not run." 113 00:07:25,199 --> 00:07:26,960 You keep pushing yourself to run. 114 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:31,360 ( song playing ) 115 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:34,760 Running is mostly about happiness. 116 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:36,159 You know, when you run, it's, like, 117 00:07:36,199 --> 00:07:37,760 maybe not comfortable, 118 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:39,760 especially at the beginning 119 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:43,760 when you try to compete and training is tough, yeah? 120 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,559 But after training, in your normal life, you feel happiness. 121 00:07:47,599 --> 00:07:48,960 - ( child shouting ) - ( speaking Kalenjin ) 122 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:53,320 ( laughter, chattering ) 123 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:56,599 That's in Kalenjin, like, "Hi." 124 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,760 ( speaking Kalenjin ) 125 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:04,960 I have to close the gate. Bye. 126 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:06,000 Bye! 127 00:08:08,199 --> 00:08:10,000 Soul of Kenya... children. 128 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,159 Yeah, here I'm keeping shoes. 129 00:08:16,199 --> 00:08:18,800 This is a... this is a toilet and shower. 130 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,000 Yeah, it's together. 131 00:08:23,279 --> 00:08:26,159 And here, living room. 132 00:08:26,199 --> 00:08:29,000 So I'm working here, also I'm doing exercises here. 133 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,600 Yeah, I like to keep everything in order. 134 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:37,279 Like, bed is like a reward after heavy training, yeah? 135 00:08:37,319 --> 00:08:40,359 This is like a regular house in Kenya. 136 00:08:40,399 --> 00:08:42,439 Like, all houses looks the same. 137 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,760 ( music playing ) 138 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,359 My name is Damian Kaczmarek. 139 00:08:50,399 --> 00:08:52,000 I'm an ultramarathoner. 140 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,399 I grew up in small village in Poland. 141 00:09:00,079 --> 00:09:03,199 I used to take my dog to the lake just to swim. 142 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,199 Just to be there faster, I started to jog. 143 00:09:09,479 --> 00:09:12,159 At that time, running wasn't so popular, 144 00:09:12,199 --> 00:09:14,720 and it was pretty strange to run. 145 00:09:18,359 --> 00:09:21,399 At one point, I saw an article about Badwater. 146 00:09:24,199 --> 00:09:26,159 And I was like, "Really? 147 00:09:26,199 --> 00:09:28,920 People are doing this? That's impossible." 148 00:09:32,399 --> 00:09:36,199 ( zipper, fabric rustling ) 149 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:42,479 I have a huge goal in my life... 150 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,560 to run Badwater under 24 hours. 151 00:09:48,479 --> 00:09:49,640 For sure, it's not easy. 152 00:09:49,680 --> 00:09:52,039 Just eight guys did this in history. 153 00:09:55,560 --> 00:10:01,079 But I will try as long as my body responds for training. 154 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,359 When I wake up, I feel so strong, 155 00:10:09,399 --> 00:10:14,159 so huge happiness, that I want to scream. 156 00:10:14,199 --> 00:10:16,800 It's feelings like this, when you wake up, 157 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:18,000 you want to scream. 158 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:23,960 This specific feeling, I have only here. 159 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:25,000 Only in Kenya. 160 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,359 At one point I realized that most important 161 00:10:30,399 --> 00:10:34,319 during the preparation is to stay on high altitude. 162 00:10:38,199 --> 00:10:41,800 Of course, there is a lot of places in the world with high altitude. 163 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,960 But there is only one place, only one country, 164 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,960 where running is a religion. 165 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,000 It's Kenya. 166 00:10:52,399 --> 00:10:54,319 This place is magic. 167 00:10:54,359 --> 00:10:55,359 That's why I'm here. 168 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:10,560 Of course, to run Badwater under 24 hours, 169 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,960 you have to sacrifice a lot. 170 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,039 So, I'm a long way from home. 171 00:11:15,079 --> 00:11:18,399 - ( chattering ) - You are lonely here. It's tough. 172 00:11:19,399 --> 00:11:21,560 - I'm fine with that. - Yeah, it's okay. 173 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:27,159 Maybe I will run Badwater under 24 hours, maybe not. 174 00:11:27,199 --> 00:11:28,760 But in the future, 175 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:33,359 I don't want to realize that I didn't try. 176 00:11:33,399 --> 00:11:35,159 It's like this. 177 00:11:35,199 --> 00:11:37,760 Even if you don't succeed, yeah? 178 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,720 You have to try as long as it's possible. 179 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:42,920 That's the goal. 180 00:11:49,399 --> 00:11:54,079 ( wind gusting ) 181 00:11:54,119 --> 00:11:59,279 The Badwater 135 ultramarathon began in 1987, 182 00:11:59,319 --> 00:12:02,560 but it didn't just come out of the clear blue sky. 183 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:06,159 Before the race happened there were a handful of runners 184 00:12:06,199 --> 00:12:08,920 who ran from Badwater Basin to Mount Whitney, 185 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:10,560 and the first one to do that was a man 186 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,399 named Al Arnold in 1977. 187 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,600 We call him the Neil Armstrong of ultrarunning. 188 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,760 He was the first person to prove that it was possible 189 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:25,199 to run this insane, outrageous, epic route 190 00:12:25,239 --> 00:12:26,760 from Death Valley to Mount Whitney. 191 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,800 And he did it in August, because he wanted to be there 192 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:31,399 at the hottest part of the year. 193 00:12:37,560 --> 00:12:40,600 ( narrator ) "My mind would just take off for hours. 194 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:46,399 I really began to feel like I was part of the desert. 195 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,079 All the time, I'm looking for Mount Whitney... 196 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,800 and I see this grey ominous thing way in the distance. 197 00:13:08,319 --> 00:13:11,600 Hours later, I find I'm on the same mountain I'm looking at. 198 00:13:14,199 --> 00:13:16,199 Barely kept going all through the night. 199 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:23,000 Finally, after 84 hours, I reached the summit. 200 00:13:25,319 --> 00:13:29,199 I just laid down on a rock and bawled my fool head off. 201 00:13:31,119 --> 00:13:33,119 I had a hard time putting into words 202 00:13:33,159 --> 00:13:34,920 what I learned about myself. 203 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:40,399 But I do feel I've become more of a tranquil person." 204 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,159 And then the race started in 1987. 205 00:13:45,199 --> 00:13:49,760 And it was actually a U.S. versus U.K. four-person race 206 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:51,359 with an American man and woman 207 00:13:51,399 --> 00:13:54,560 running against a British man and woman. 208 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:59,359 After it was held once, a shoe company heard about it and they took it over, 209 00:13:59,399 --> 00:14:03,760 and they put it on basically as a promotional event for their shoes. 210 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:07,760 From there, Hi-Tec made it a little bigger, 211 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,920 didn't impose many rules. 212 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:14,560 There was hardly an entry... I think the entry fee was $25. 213 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,359 And it was sort of go as you please, 214 00:14:16,399 --> 00:14:19,960 there's a time cut-off at the end, and, 215 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,640 "Have a good time and stay safe." 216 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:26,960 In 1999, when Hi-Tec said, "We can't do it anymore. 217 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:30,359 We're too busy with our company," 218 00:14:30,399 --> 00:14:31,760 we were in this quandary 219 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,359 of this is a precious thing to us. 220 00:14:34,399 --> 00:14:36,560 Who do we get to race direct? 221 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,560 ( Chris ) When I was given the opportunity to take it over, 222 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,159 I met with the Park Service, and they actually thanked me. 223 00:14:41,199 --> 00:14:43,359 They told me that they had planned to shut that race down. 224 00:14:43,399 --> 00:14:44,800 They weren't going to permit it anymore 225 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:47,560 because it was out of control and dangerous. 226 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,560 Basically because there was just nobody there running it. 227 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:52,560 There were just two people from the shoe company and that was it. 228 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:55,600 So I went out to the 1999 race to watch, 229 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:59,359 and then they sort of passed the baton to me at that event, 230 00:14:59,399 --> 00:15:00,680 and that was how it started. 231 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,439 ( thunder ) 232 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:10,239 ( woman ) I've been running for about 20 years. 233 00:15:10,279 --> 00:15:13,000 My first ever run, I couldn't run for a minute. 234 00:15:14,079 --> 00:15:16,560 But every time I went out, I progressed, 235 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:18,199 I ran a little bit further. 236 00:15:19,159 --> 00:15:22,199 I think that's now why I started doing, like, 237 00:15:22,239 --> 00:15:25,439 really extreme races. 238 00:15:25,479 --> 00:15:26,920 Because I've been doing it for so long 239 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:28,239 and I always like to push the boundaries. 240 00:15:28,279 --> 00:15:30,600 I like to do things that scare me. 241 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,159 The higher the failure rate in a race, 242 00:15:33,199 --> 00:15:35,760 the more I'm interested in it. 243 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,359 I'm Debbie Martin-Consani. 244 00:15:38,399 --> 00:15:40,359 I live in Glasgow in Scotland. 245 00:15:40,399 --> 00:15:43,159 Do I look intense? Like bitchy? 246 00:15:43,199 --> 00:15:46,239 And I guess you would say I'm an ultrarunner. 247 00:15:47,199 --> 00:15:51,000 You know, running is not what I do. Running is who I am. 248 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,079 I basically just love running. 249 00:15:54,119 --> 00:15:56,560 I love the motion of running. I love the freedom. 250 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:58,720 I love that I can just go anywhere. 251 00:16:00,199 --> 00:16:01,760 I love running around here. 252 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,479 I love the architecture and the buildings. 253 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:07,399 I'm obsessed with murals and street art. 254 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,720 I run in streets and industrial estates 255 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:13,479 and along rivers and anywhere. 256 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:15,640 I just love the motion of running 257 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:17,159 and just being outside and the freedom. 258 00:16:17,199 --> 00:16:18,600 You know, I can just put on my trainers 259 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,159 and I can run from my doorstep or... 260 00:16:21,199 --> 00:16:24,359 I don't need anyone or anything, I can just do it. 261 00:16:24,399 --> 00:16:25,680 It fits around my schedule. 262 00:16:31,039 --> 00:16:33,640 Anyone who's an ultrarunner has heard of Badwater. 263 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,359 It's an iconic race. 264 00:16:35,399 --> 00:16:39,239 Most people would say it sounds horrific. 265 00:16:39,279 --> 00:16:43,760 To me, it looks like utter hell, 266 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,800 and I'm sure it'll feel like hell at the time. 267 00:16:49,399 --> 00:16:50,720 I am so scared of the heat. 268 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:52,760 That's gotta be my biggest weakness. 269 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,960 I'm not bothered about the fact that it's 135 miles 270 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:59,199 or the tarmac or the ascent. 271 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:03,359 The biggest factor for me is gonna be the heat 272 00:17:03,399 --> 00:17:08,199 because living in Scotland, I just can't prepare. 273 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,239 A popular expression in Scotland is, 274 00:17:13,279 --> 00:17:14,520 "I love the Scottish summer. 275 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:15,840 It's my favorite day of the year." 276 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,680 ( laughing ) Because, you know, 277 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,159 we're probably gonna get one really good day to train in, 278 00:17:21,199 --> 00:17:24,960 so I'm having to do some artificial-type heat training 279 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:26,760 because we're just not gonna get anywhere 280 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:28,199 near those temperatures. 281 00:17:29,399 --> 00:17:32,760 - 36.7. You're okay. - Whoo-whoo! 282 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:34,760 So I'm training in a heat chamber, 283 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:36,560 sitting in saunas a lot. 284 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,359 Having some really weird conversations 285 00:17:38,399 --> 00:17:40,359 with people in saunas. 286 00:17:40,399 --> 00:17:45,000 I've also built a DIY heat chamber in my garage. 287 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,159 Bought some plastic sheets from Amazon 288 00:17:50,199 --> 00:17:51,560 which I've stapled round, 289 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:53,960 and I've got three portable heaters 290 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,800 that I'm gonna put in there. 291 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,560 So I've just gotta do the best I can with what I have. 292 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,159 There's so many ups and downs in ultrarunning. 293 00:18:03,199 --> 00:18:08,720 I have never done a race where I haven't hit some massive bad patches. 294 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:10,560 But it's gonna be a rollercoaster 295 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:16,000 and there's gonna be a lot of dark patches in there. 296 00:18:17,399 --> 00:18:18,600 I think there's one of the questions 297 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:21,159 on the application form where it says, 298 00:18:21,199 --> 00:18:22,760 you know, "Why do you want to do Badwater?" 299 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:24,880 Or "Why should we give you a place?" or something. 300 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:27,159 And I just wrote, "I'm Scottish and ginger 301 00:18:27,199 --> 00:18:28,920 and don't belong in Death Valley." 302 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,760 So I only assume they've let me in for the comedy value 303 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:35,079 of seeing a Scottish woman melt somewhere along the road. 304 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:41,000 ( chattering ) 305 00:18:42,479 --> 00:18:44,760 The application for the Badwater 135 306 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:48,159 is probably more challenging than applying to go to the university. 307 00:18:48,199 --> 00:18:50,359 To even enter that selection process 308 00:18:50,399 --> 00:18:55,119 a runner has to have certain credentials to even submit an application. 309 00:18:55,159 --> 00:18:56,960 The most common is that they have to have done 310 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:01,239 at least three 100-mile or longer ultramarathon races. 311 00:19:01,279 --> 00:19:04,159 So not stage races, not 24-hour races, 312 00:19:04,199 --> 00:19:05,760 but actual ultramarathons 313 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:07,359 that are at least 100 miles or longer 314 00:19:07,399 --> 00:19:08,600 where they go straight through. 315 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:12,760 Nobody gets into this race casually. 316 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:14,960 There's a minimum requirement to apply. 317 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,039 The expenses are tremendous. 318 00:19:17,079 --> 00:19:20,640 It's probably one of the more expensive races in the sport. 319 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:22,000 You have to rent one of these vehicles. 320 00:19:22,039 --> 00:19:24,960 You have to stock it up with ice and gas. 321 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:26,960 And you have to rent hotels at a few different spots 322 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:28,479 along the Badwater route. 323 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,680 Denise and I probably at least spend $1,000 every year, 324 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:33,680 and we live here. 325 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:35,960 We also have another option, 326 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,760 which is to complete our sister race, 327 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,560 the Brazil 135 in South America. 328 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:45,760 And if they've done that and at least a 50-mile race or longer, 329 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,159 that's another route for applying. 330 00:19:48,199 --> 00:19:49,760 And that basically reflects the fact 331 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,039 that there aren't that many ultramarathons 332 00:19:52,079 --> 00:19:53,760 being held in South America, 333 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:55,359 and so we're trying to create 334 00:19:55,399 --> 00:19:57,479 a pathway for those runners. 335 00:20:01,279 --> 00:20:04,880 ( music playing ) 336 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:11,399 ( singing in Brazilian Portuguese ) 337 00:20:11,439 --> 00:20:15,680 ( song continues ) 338 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:17,439 ( in Brazilian Portuguese ) My name is Kleber, 339 00:20:17,479 --> 00:20:20,039 I am 42 years old, 340 00:20:20,079 --> 00:20:22,479 and I am a professional athlete from Brazil. 341 00:20:28,239 --> 00:20:29,319 My life before running, 342 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:32,039 sometimes I don't even want to talk about it, 343 00:20:32,079 --> 00:20:34,279 because it was a very sad life. 344 00:20:34,319 --> 00:20:37,199 It was a constant routine. Work, home, work, home, work, home. 345 00:20:37,239 --> 00:20:40,600 Sometimes I worked 14 to 15 hours per day. 346 00:20:42,319 --> 00:20:47,560 To be honest, I never wanted to become an athlete. 347 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,000 It wasn't really my goal. 348 00:20:50,039 --> 00:20:52,760 It happened gradually. 349 00:20:53,399 --> 00:20:57,840 The first race in my life, my God, it was so difficult. 350 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:02,119 At the end of the race, I said, "I'll never run again." 351 00:21:02,159 --> 00:21:04,520 I think God heard this "Never again" and said, 352 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:08,399 "No. Your life will be made of running." 353 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:12,760 To go to Badwater, it costs around $12,000. 354 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:14,279 It's very expensive for us. 355 00:21:14,319 --> 00:21:16,279 Especially for a Brazilian athlete 356 00:21:16,319 --> 00:21:18,560 that's particularly hard to come by. 357 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,000 But it also motivates me. 358 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:26,000 It's even more expensive for us, 359 00:21:26,039 --> 00:21:29,000 especially coming from a small village. 360 00:21:31,319 --> 00:21:33,720 My dad was my first sponsor. 361 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:35,560 He always helped me by paying part of my transportation 362 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:37,079 or my food wherever I went. 363 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,439 ( speaking Brazilian Portuguese ) 364 00:21:39,479 --> 00:21:41,359 He always encouraged me, 365 00:21:41,399 --> 00:21:43,479 but he always worried about me. 366 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,760 He worried about where I was going, how I was doing. 367 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,000 I am very proud of the fact that my son is doing his races, 368 00:21:51,039 --> 00:21:54,359 that he arrived where he is now. 369 00:21:54,399 --> 00:21:56,399 I pray a lot for him to win. 370 00:21:56,439 --> 00:21:59,279 He was a very humble child. 371 00:21:59,319 --> 00:22:01,159 He never spoke badly to me, 372 00:22:01,199 --> 00:22:05,199 but sometimes he was a bit naughty at school. 373 00:22:06,199 --> 00:22:08,680 He was running away from school. 374 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:13,239 I had to call him to order several times, 375 00:22:13,279 --> 00:22:18,319 but thank God, now I see it paid off. 376 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:21,640 ( chattering ) 377 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:25,039 ( Kleber) My life completely changed. 378 00:22:25,079 --> 00:22:29,760 Now I run, I'm an athlete, an ultramarathoner. 379 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:33,439 I was very calm, very shy. 380 00:22:33,479 --> 00:22:36,119 I couldn’t express myself very well. 381 00:22:36,159 --> 00:22:40,119 I didn't have a goal in my life. 382 00:22:40,159 --> 00:22:41,720 I was not going anywhere. 383 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:45,560 I had a talent like a hidden gem. 384 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:49,800 I needed to hone it. 385 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:54,399 Nowadays, I feel ready 386 00:22:54,439 --> 00:22:58,319 to tackle any of life's challenges. 387 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:02,359 My goal in life is to influence people, 388 00:23:02,399 --> 00:23:05,159 show that it is possible to change your life. 389 00:23:05,199 --> 00:23:08,399 People who do not see a possibility to go further, to develop, 390 00:23:08,439 --> 00:23:11,560 my goal is getting people out of that state of mind... 391 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:13,960 "That's it. It's over. Nothing is going well. 392 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:15,479 I'm not able to live like this." 393 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,960 From this state of mind, transform them so that they can in turn 394 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,600 be able to transform other people, too. 395 00:23:25,239 --> 00:23:27,600 As for running Badwater, 396 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:30,479 it's a challenge for me. 397 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:31,920 A very personal challenge. 398 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:40,159 Badwater has always been a race 399 00:23:40,199 --> 00:23:44,039 where I want to finish in the top. 400 00:23:44,079 --> 00:23:46,079 Up until now I haven't succeeded. 401 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:48,199 But now I finally managed to go back, 402 00:23:48,239 --> 00:23:50,439 try and get a better result. That's my goal. 403 00:23:50,479 --> 00:23:51,960 That's why I'm returning, 404 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:55,279 to try do better than the first time. 405 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:08,479 I saw you had a bunch of food on top of the ice. 406 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:10,159 So what ice are you gonna free up 407 00:24:10,199 --> 00:24:12,359 to be able to get to for every bottle? 408 00:24:12,399 --> 00:24:15,560 ( Jimmy ) One of the things that makes Badwater distinct and unique 409 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,279 is the support crews. 410 00:24:17,319 --> 00:24:19,920 You are required to have a support crew. 411 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:24,479 ( music playing ) 412 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:25,760 Yeah, watch out. Watch out, watch out. 413 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:28,760 They're getting out of the van every mile, 414 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:30,960 mile and a half, two miles. 415 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:32,560 They're going to carry all of your ice, 416 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,159 your fluids, your calories, 417 00:24:35,199 --> 00:24:36,760 change of clothes, change of shoes, 418 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,840 anything that you might need that's going to get you 419 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,560 from Badwater Basin to Mount Whitney Portal. 420 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,960 But as long as you can just get to the ice so you can fill her ice... 421 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:50,239 ( man ) A runner cannot stay alive without a support vehicle, 422 00:24:50,279 --> 00:24:52,359 It's a runner's job to run. 423 00:24:52,399 --> 00:24:57,359 It's the crew member's job to do every single other thing. 424 00:24:57,399 --> 00:25:01,479 And that means, do the thinking for the runner, 425 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,560 suggest things early in the race, 426 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:06,359 and then demand things later in the race, 427 00:25:06,399 --> 00:25:09,159 because the runner suffers 428 00:25:09,199 --> 00:25:12,760 from exhaustion, malnutrition. 429 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,920 So, you really have to take over 430 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,319 and do the thinking for everyone. 431 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:21,359 I've done a lot of jobs in my life, 432 00:25:21,399 --> 00:25:23,359 a lot of manual labor, 433 00:25:23,399 --> 00:25:25,159 and I've been a trial lawyer for 40 years, 434 00:25:25,199 --> 00:25:28,159 and crewing is the hardest job I've ever done in my whole life. 435 00:25:28,199 --> 00:25:31,560 And I've told people that if you don't think it's hard, you're not doing it right. 436 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:34,159 - Okay. - Uh, bagels... 437 00:25:34,199 --> 00:25:37,199 The truth of the matter is about crewing 438 00:25:37,239 --> 00:25:40,560 is I hate pretty much every minute of it, 439 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:44,039 but I would hate not being there for my wife even more, 440 00:25:44,079 --> 00:25:46,960 because I know how much it means to her. 441 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,079 ( woman ) Spencer has been the man 442 00:25:57,119 --> 00:26:01,199 encouraging me to do more ultrarunning. 443 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:08,359 Ultrarunning for me is like speaking to God 444 00:26:08,399 --> 00:26:10,359 and him speaking back. 445 00:26:10,399 --> 00:26:14,600 And it sort of reminds me of healing when I was young. 446 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,560 My parents could not afford to send me to college. 447 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,479 I actually got a singing scholarship 448 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:29,399 to go to school at University of Michigan. 449 00:26:31,079 --> 00:26:33,600 So, I was going to go to school and be a singer. 450 00:26:35,199 --> 00:26:37,159 I moved to Florida, 451 00:26:37,199 --> 00:26:39,319 and I had gotten diagnosed in Florida 452 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:42,600 at age 17 with cancer. 453 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:46,319 My life was just about over. 454 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,800 It made me feel so angry. 455 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:54,159 I was angry at them telling me 456 00:26:54,199 --> 00:26:56,680 about this diagnosis 457 00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:01,159 and not telling me about the 10% of cases 458 00:27:01,199 --> 00:27:02,560 that have survived it. 459 00:27:03,479 --> 00:27:06,960 So here I am today at 66, 460 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,680 and I have had three children, 461 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,880 and I have eight grandchildren. 462 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:18,239 I just feel extremely lucky and grateful. 463 00:27:22,479 --> 00:27:23,760 - ( chattering ) - Okay, okay. 464 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,159 I decided to change my major. 465 00:27:26,199 --> 00:27:27,520 I became a nurse. 466 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,920 I worked in ICU. 467 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,479 From there on, I have just loved every day 468 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:35,680 - of my working life. - My name is Pam. 469 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:37,560 - I'm with anesthesia. - Nice to meet you. 470 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:40,960 Nice to meet you. I'm going to lay you on a nice little warm bed, 471 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,359 and hook you up to a bunch of monitors. 472 00:27:43,399 --> 00:27:45,560 But as I'm hooking you up, you're just going to lay there 473 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,960 because I've got a little cocktail to give you. 474 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:51,880 - You'll love it. - My approach to my health care 475 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,359 is to take really good care of the patient 476 00:27:54,399 --> 00:27:56,760 I am dealing with at that time. 477 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,159 When I put a patient to sleep, 478 00:27:58,199 --> 00:27:59,960 the last thing I say to them is... 479 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:01,560 You're going to do really good. 480 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:03,159 Concentrate on your breath. 481 00:28:03,199 --> 00:28:07,079 Slow deep breath in, and blow it on out. 482 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,119 We're gonna take real good care of you here. 483 00:28:09,159 --> 00:28:12,239 That's the last thing they hear when they go to sleep. 484 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:18,000 I got into ultrarunning just to run Badwater, 485 00:28:18,039 --> 00:28:19,079 and that is the truth. 486 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:23,079 I've never ran a marathon, never ran a 5K, 487 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:26,159 never ran a 10K, 488 00:28:26,199 --> 00:28:28,359 because I just like running by myself. 489 00:28:28,399 --> 00:28:31,399 So, I do run my own race. 490 00:28:32,399 --> 00:28:36,119 I run it because it's my prayer time 491 00:28:36,159 --> 00:28:39,199 and it just silences me. 492 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:44,159 I was starting to realize 493 00:28:44,199 --> 00:28:46,760 I could do things without my kids, 494 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:50,159 which is hard for a lot of women to see in life. 495 00:28:50,199 --> 00:28:52,159 It is. You raise kids all your life, 496 00:28:52,199 --> 00:28:53,800 and then, poof, they're gone. 497 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:59,159 The empty nest syndrome is truly a big depression, 498 00:28:59,199 --> 00:29:01,520 and it happens when you're going through menopause, 499 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:03,680 so you have hormonal changes. 500 00:29:06,399 --> 00:29:09,760 I want women to know no matter how old you are, 501 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:11,359 you can be good at anything. 502 00:29:11,399 --> 00:29:13,800 I don't care what it is. 503 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:16,760 You have to create your own life, 504 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,439 and create and make up your own passions. 505 00:29:20,239 --> 00:29:24,159 If I could come off with just, um... 506 00:29:24,199 --> 00:29:27,159 and I'm trying to say this without tears... 507 00:29:27,199 --> 00:29:32,359 just inspiring one person, then I've done my job. 508 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:40,760 There's four seats right here. There's three seats right there. 509 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:42,159 So, why don't you guys... 510 00:29:42,199 --> 00:29:43,640 you know, if there's a group of four... 511 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:47,239 ( chattering ) 512 00:29:47,279 --> 00:29:49,680 Remember, we're in a very remote place. 513 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:52,000 Hospitals can be very far away. 514 00:29:52,039 --> 00:29:56,359 Really great hospitals can be even further away. 515 00:29:56,399 --> 00:29:58,159 You do not want to be in a position where 516 00:29:58,199 --> 00:29:59,760 you need to go to the hospital. 517 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:03,079 And I'm talking about the racer or the crew members. 518 00:30:03,119 --> 00:30:05,199 You don't want to be in a position where you need medical care 519 00:30:05,239 --> 00:30:07,760 because you are very far from it. 520 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:11,960 My goal is to have 100 runners stand on the start line, 521 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:16,960 and then award 100 Badwater 135 buckles at the finish line. 522 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,159 And that's one of the main driving reasons 523 00:30:19,199 --> 00:30:22,600 that we put such an effort into trying to select the field. 524 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:27,119 Go back, like, 10 feet, 15 feet. 525 00:30:27,159 --> 00:30:29,560 I need all the runners to back way up. 526 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:31,960 - See those banners? - Smile! 527 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:35,279 - ( cheering ) - All right! Let's hear it. 528 00:30:35,319 --> 00:30:37,960 - Badwater 135! - Yeah! 529 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,600 We got 24 nations represented. 530 00:30:41,319 --> 00:30:43,359 Awesome! We're done. 531 00:30:43,399 --> 00:30:44,960 You guys have a great evening. 532 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:46,760 We'll see you at Badwater Basin 533 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:48,560 for the world's toughest foot race. 534 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:50,680 ( cheers, applause ) 535 00:30:57,960 --> 00:30:58,960 Mm. 536 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:01,760 ( in Spanish ) Do you want me to uncover it? 537 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:02,800 Mm-hmm. 538 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:08,359 ( in Spanish ) I got diagnosed with hemophilia, 539 00:31:08,399 --> 00:31:13,119 when I was about 20 years old. 540 00:31:15,399 --> 00:31:19,000 - Is it warm enough? - ( in English ) Almost. 541 00:31:19,039 --> 00:31:21,399 ( in Spanish ) Where I am from, there were no hematologists. 542 00:31:21,439 --> 00:31:25,560 My parents and I, we didn't know that I had hemophilia. 543 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:30,560 Hemophilia gives me trouble when I hurt myself. 544 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:33,159 I develop internal bleeding, and it takes time to heal 545 00:31:33,199 --> 00:31:35,399 if I don't get appropriate treatment. 546 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:50,359 One time I panicked. I was at the hospital. 547 00:31:50,399 --> 00:31:53,560 I was in a coma. I didn't know what happened. 548 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:55,760 I didn't know how many days I stayed that way. 549 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,760 But when I woke up, I couldn't see anymore from one eye. 550 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:02,600 But progressively my vision came back. 551 00:32:04,319 --> 00:32:08,279 After that, I decided to go to the United States. 552 00:32:08,319 --> 00:32:10,560 It was a radical change for me 553 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,159 because my whole family lives in Mexico. 554 00:32:13,199 --> 00:32:15,560 I didn't have anybody here. I had to start from scratch. 555 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:17,399 I didn't know anybody. 556 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:24,079 At first, I didn't have access to medication. 557 00:32:24,119 --> 00:32:26,760 My brother who stayed in Mexico, he also suffers from hemophilia, 558 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:29,840 and he has access to medication. 559 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:32,159 So he would send me some of his medication, 560 00:32:32,199 --> 00:32:36,159 but I would only use them in case of an emergency. 561 00:32:36,199 --> 00:32:38,239 Now I've got access to medication here. 562 00:32:38,279 --> 00:32:39,640 I've got medication in the house. 563 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:42,960 I can take it whenever I need it. 564 00:32:44,319 --> 00:32:46,039 Living with hemophilia is difficult, 565 00:32:46,079 --> 00:32:49,079 but not impossible. 566 00:32:49,119 --> 00:32:51,520 ( music playing ) 567 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:54,479 Badwater is a special race to me. 568 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:57,159 It's a race that I hold dearly. 569 00:32:57,199 --> 00:32:59,560 I really would like to finish it. 570 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:01,960 I want to show people who are diagnosed with hemophilia 571 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:05,159 that it is possible, because a few months ago 572 00:33:05,199 --> 00:33:08,159 my grandson was diagnosed with hemophilia. 573 00:33:08,199 --> 00:33:10,880 He's only 18 months old. 574 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:13,479 He got diagnosed with hemophilia 575 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:16,520 and I want to show him that he can live a normal life. 576 00:33:18,039 --> 00:33:20,119 Not only for him, but for my daughter, 577 00:33:20,159 --> 00:33:21,640 because she's the one taking care of him. 578 00:33:24,319 --> 00:33:26,560 Now that I have my treatment at home, 579 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,760 if I have a wound, an injury, or bleeding, 580 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:32,199 I don't have to go to the hospital anymore. 581 00:33:33,159 --> 00:33:35,880 I feel protected, more confident. 582 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:39,119 It allows me to live a normal life. 583 00:33:48,199 --> 00:33:49,960 ( Jimmy ) The temperature of the air, 584 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,159 you know, is going to be somewhere in the 120, 585 00:33:52,199 --> 00:33:54,760 125 degree Fahrenheit range, 586 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:57,079 and the pavement readings are going to be off the chart. 587 00:33:57,119 --> 00:34:00,560 They're going to be 165 to 185 Fahrenheit. 588 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:03,560 They are almost at the point you could fry an egg on the road. 589 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,159 Hearing about that type of searing heat, 590 00:34:07,199 --> 00:34:09,560 going to the hottest place on Earth 591 00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:12,720 in the hottest week of the summer, 592 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:16,199 people throwing up on the side of the road and heat stress. 593 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:19,560 Well, I mean, I'm not vomiting everywhere anymore, so that's good. 594 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:21,760 Liza, you have vomited in very beautiful places. 595 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:23,760 - It's true, I have. - And this is one of them. 596 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:28,359 So, how do you get the body ready for this extreme heat? 597 00:34:28,399 --> 00:34:31,359 And not just extreme heat, but you're likely going to be 598 00:34:31,399 --> 00:34:34,560 running or hiking through two nights. 599 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:39,359 Sauna training is a very common tenet of Badwater participants. 600 00:34:39,399 --> 00:34:43,119 You'll sweat more. That will help with the body's cooling mechanisms. 601 00:34:43,159 --> 00:34:47,760 And just getting in a lot of miles, specifically road miles, 602 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:50,560 beating the body up so that it can get a little bit stronger 603 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:52,159 and tougher and more resilient, 604 00:34:52,199 --> 00:34:55,720 so that when you're on 135 miles of desert road, 605 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:59,520 you can start to, you know, survive that. 606 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:05,680 ( cooing ) 607 00:35:05,720 --> 00:35:07,960 ( woman speaking Danish ) 608 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:12,760 ( speaking Danish ) 609 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:14,960 ( woman ) It's called Mother In Shape. 610 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:17,560 It's something I have made in Denmark. 611 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:20,680 Mothers who come with their children, and then we train together. 612 00:35:20,720 --> 00:35:24,560 ( speaking Danish ) 613 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:28,760 There was no offer for mothers like me who wanted to train. 614 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:32,000 I could only do, you know, singing with the children. 615 00:35:32,039 --> 00:35:36,319 ( speaking Danish ) 616 00:35:36,359 --> 00:35:38,560 And I thought it could be good to have something... 617 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:39,960 work out together. 618 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:44,439 It's really funny because mothers are coming 619 00:35:44,479 --> 00:35:46,960 in three months, every day, 620 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:49,399 and you get a friendship with the mothers. 621 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:54,239 Afterwards, you still write with them, and you see them, 622 00:35:54,279 --> 00:35:58,000 and you miss them, and you have a special bond. 623 00:35:58,039 --> 00:36:01,159 You can have this as a memory, 624 00:36:01,199 --> 00:36:02,800 and think of Stine. 625 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:11,920 ( in Danish ) I have always been very active. 626 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:14,279 I have always done some kind of sport since I was a child. 627 00:36:14,319 --> 00:36:15,960 So I have always run in some way, 628 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:20,479 either through soccer or other kinds of sports. 629 00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:24,560 In a way, I can't remember a life before running. 630 00:36:26,199 --> 00:36:27,960 ( cheering ) 631 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:32,000 As a child, I had my energy channeled 632 00:36:32,039 --> 00:36:34,359 through many forms of exercise. 633 00:36:34,399 --> 00:36:38,520 I also think that's why I spend a lot of time with young people, 634 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:42,079 trying to motivate them to engage more in sports, 635 00:36:42,119 --> 00:36:45,000 because it helped save me. 636 00:36:46,199 --> 00:36:50,079 When I run, I experience focus and peace. 637 00:36:50,119 --> 00:36:51,800 My first run is during the morning from 5 to 6 AM. 638 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:55,079 During that run, I often plan the day in my head. 639 00:36:55,119 --> 00:37:01,000 I also found it awesome that I felt like I forgot time and space. 640 00:37:01,039 --> 00:37:05,319 My thoughts just drifted. 641 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:14,199 ( speaking Danish ) 642 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,960 I run because it gives me mental clarity. 643 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,800 I run because it helps me manage my thoughts. 644 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:28,399 I run because I love to run, and I love to be outside. 645 00:37:28,439 --> 00:37:30,640 Problems I can't seem to solve, 646 00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:32,520 for example, work stuff, 647 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,560 I always seem to find a solution when I'm running. 648 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:39,319 I think the coolest thing about ultrarunning 649 00:37:39,359 --> 00:37:41,239 is the adventure aspect of it. 650 00:37:41,279 --> 00:37:44,359 The fact that you have to travel somewhere, 651 00:37:44,399 --> 00:37:46,800 and the fact that you have to prepare for it. 652 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:48,479 ( in English ) It's really funny. 653 00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:51,079 Sometimes there's people to talk with, 654 00:37:51,119 --> 00:37:53,840 and they relax and I just train. 655 00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:59,359 They think I'm really, really crazy. 656 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:01,760 ( producer ) Do you think you're crazy? 657 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:04,960 - I know I'm crazy. - ( laughter ) 658 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,560 ( in Danish ) Normally, I don't have a structured training program. 659 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:10,760 Right now I do have one because I have to run Badwater. 660 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:14,720 So at the moment I run almost every day in a room 661 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:16,960 where the temperature is around 40 degrees Celsius. 662 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:19,760 I run 45 to 60 minutes in that room every day. 663 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:23,279 So for the first time in my career, I have a program I have to follow. 664 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:28,079 ( in English ) Just do it. 665 00:38:28,119 --> 00:38:31,279 ( in Danish ) My best advice to people is take a chance, 666 00:38:31,319 --> 00:38:35,560 because even if you don't succeed, you'll learn a lot, 667 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:37,520 and then it will probably work out next time. 668 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:38,760 The need to over-analyze things, feeling secure about everything 669 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:40,359 isn't the way to go in my opinion, 670 00:38:40,399 --> 00:38:43,079 because you will never be certain about the outcome. 671 00:38:43,119 --> 00:38:46,239 I asked Dan, my husband, 672 00:38:46,279 --> 00:38:50,319 if he thought I could run 6 hours. 673 00:38:50,359 --> 00:38:51,760 He didn't even have to look at me. 674 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:54,840 He said, "Of course you can!" 675 00:38:54,880 --> 00:38:56,760 I asked do you think I can run 12 hours? 676 00:38:56,800 --> 00:39:00,920 He said, "Sure, you can always walk for a bit." 677 00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:02,920 At last I asked, "What about 24 hours?" 678 00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:07,960 Then he said, "No, it's only crazy people who can manage that." 679 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:11,359 So I registered for my first 24-hour race, 680 00:39:11,399 --> 00:39:15,159 and I ended up beating the Danish national record, 681 00:39:15,199 --> 00:39:17,880 which also got me a place on the Danish national team. 682 00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:20,319 So it was quite a crazy start on my ultrarunning career. 683 00:39:20,359 --> 00:39:22,800 ( in English ) So, just do it. 684 00:39:25,319 --> 00:39:30,399 ( wind gusting ) 685 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:33,279 ( Jimmy ) My picture of desert 686 00:39:33,319 --> 00:39:35,560 was this idea where if you drive from Los Angeles 687 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:40,039 to Phoenix, Arizona, it's hideous. 688 00:39:40,079 --> 00:39:42,239 It's like tumbleweeds 689 00:39:42,279 --> 00:39:47,560 and dust bowls and just not... 690 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:50,640 not something you would go visit on purpose. 691 00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:53,159 And once I got out to Death Valley, 692 00:39:53,199 --> 00:39:57,800 it's one of the most unique parks in the United States. 693 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:01,720 It's got these epic marvels of geology. 694 00:40:03,199 --> 00:40:06,800 It's one of the most unique places in the world. 695 00:40:14,279 --> 00:40:16,800 ( man ) Badwater is the craziest landscape I've ever run on. 696 00:40:18,399 --> 00:40:20,600 I always tell people it's like running on Mars. 697 00:40:22,119 --> 00:40:24,960 At night, you can see every star in the universe, 698 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,800 and then some bonus ones they throw out there. 699 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:29,439 It's kind of what the race does to you. 700 00:40:29,479 --> 00:40:31,359 It kind of strips your soul bare. 701 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:34,560 Whoo! 702 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:38,159 ( cheers and applause ) 703 00:40:38,199 --> 00:40:39,800 You find out who you are. 704 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:43,039 It doesn't matter what you're wearing. 705 00:40:43,079 --> 00:40:44,600 It doesn't matter what you know. 706 00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:50,239 It doesn't matter the money in your bank account. 707 00:40:51,199 --> 00:40:52,680 None of that can help you get to the finish line. 708 00:40:52,720 --> 00:40:56,199 ( cheers and applause ) 709 00:40:57,520 --> 00:40:58,760 You figure out who you are. 710 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:02,359 You figure out your true worries in life. 711 00:41:02,399 --> 00:41:04,239 Whoo! 712 00:41:04,279 --> 00:41:05,239 ( laughter ) 713 00:41:05,279 --> 00:41:07,159 ( music playing ) 714 00:41:07,199 --> 00:41:08,760 When you're out there, there's only one person 715 00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:10,600 you can really hear, and that's yourself. 716 00:41:10,640 --> 00:41:13,159 ( no audible dialogue ) 717 00:41:13,199 --> 00:41:14,760 And most of us never really hear ourselves 718 00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:16,840 in our daily life because of all the noise. 719 00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:21,000 ( music continues ) 720 00:41:32,720 --> 00:41:36,079 When I read about Badwater, I kind of had 721 00:41:36,119 --> 00:41:38,359 that same initial perspective that it was something 722 00:41:38,399 --> 00:41:39,960 just so crazy and so out there, 723 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:44,159 and it was these really especially gifted athletes 724 00:41:44,199 --> 00:41:45,760 that show up to do that race, 725 00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:48,640 and I'm about as normal as it gets. 726 00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:52,039 - Giddy-up! - ( chattering ) 727 00:41:52,079 --> 00:41:54,760 I've always had to balance being a father 728 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:56,960 and being a parent and being a runner. 729 00:41:57,000 --> 00:41:58,960 I've basically been a stay-at-home father most of the time, 730 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:01,319 and I was running Run It Fast, my side business, out of the house. 731 00:42:01,359 --> 00:42:03,359 So I was taking these kids to school in the morning, 732 00:42:03,399 --> 00:42:05,720 picking them up in the afternoon... different schools. 733 00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:06,960 If they had a problem or something, 734 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:08,159 I was usually the one taking care of it. 735 00:42:08,199 --> 00:42:10,359 - Whoa! Good one. - Oh. 736 00:42:10,399 --> 00:42:12,560 So, I mean, that's always been the number one priority in my life, 737 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:15,000 and I've worked running and training around it. 738 00:42:17,199 --> 00:42:19,239 To be able to get the training in and have a flexible schedule, 739 00:42:19,279 --> 00:42:21,239 you gotta be able to put a lot of pieces together financially 740 00:42:21,279 --> 00:42:23,640 to try to pay the bills. 741 00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:24,680 ( beeps ) 742 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:28,359 I get to talk about my passion of running, 743 00:42:28,399 --> 00:42:30,479 I get to talk to people that come in the store, 744 00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:32,399 whether they're new to running 745 00:42:32,439 --> 00:42:34,359 or whether they are a very experienced runner 746 00:42:34,399 --> 00:42:36,399 because we have that connection and that bond. 747 00:42:37,479 --> 00:42:39,239 I like seeing, like, newer people into the sport. 748 00:42:39,279 --> 00:42:42,359 They're usually really excited, and I try to help them 749 00:42:42,399 --> 00:42:44,119 to get to where they wanna get to. 750 00:42:44,159 --> 00:42:48,159 Your left's at 8.2. You have non-existent arches. 751 00:42:48,199 --> 00:42:50,960 They're somewhere over in California. 752 00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:53,560 This year's been extremely tough with a lot of things 753 00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:55,960 I've been dealing with in my personal life 754 00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:57,920 and trying to figure a lot of those things out. 755 00:42:59,319 --> 00:43:02,359 Running is something that's always leveled me out. 756 00:43:02,399 --> 00:43:03,560 Especially in the further you run, 757 00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:05,159 it's kind of like you get to where the only thing 758 00:43:05,199 --> 00:43:06,560 you can think about is survival. 759 00:43:06,600 --> 00:43:07,560 It's kind of always been like 760 00:43:07,600 --> 00:43:10,159 a therapeutic release in a way. 761 00:43:10,199 --> 00:43:11,960 And then of course, you know, when people look at how much 762 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:13,840 and how far you run, and you say, 763 00:43:13,880 --> 00:43:16,359 "Oh, running's my therapy," which a lot of people say. 764 00:43:16,399 --> 00:43:18,279 When you run as much as me, you know, people are like, 765 00:43:18,319 --> 00:43:20,560 "Mm. How messed up is this guy that he's having to run 766 00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:21,840 this much for therapy?" 767 00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:23,960 ( music playing ) 768 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:26,760 When I'm into something, I, like, keep pushing the pedal. 769 00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:29,680 And that's where I'm able to oftentimes process 770 00:43:29,720 --> 00:43:32,039 a lot of things going on in my life. 771 00:43:32,079 --> 00:43:35,720 I've always said it detoxes my soul, it bleaches my brain, 772 00:43:35,760 --> 00:43:38,119 and it helps me just, like, get grounded again. 773 00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:41,159 If I go a couple of days without running, 774 00:43:41,199 --> 00:43:42,760 everything starts to kind of shut down. 775 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:44,359 I start to kind of overload mentally. 776 00:43:44,399 --> 00:43:45,680 So I have to go out and run. 777 00:43:46,600 --> 00:43:48,359 Run or go to the gym and lift weights. 778 00:43:48,399 --> 00:43:50,079 They're both good for me. 779 00:43:51,319 --> 00:43:53,159 Oftentimes, when I'm in the middle of the desert, 780 00:43:53,199 --> 00:43:54,760 even a hundred miles before the finish line, 781 00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:56,560 I'm thinking about my kids that are camped out 782 00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:58,079 at the finish line. 783 00:43:58,119 --> 00:43:59,880 They're waiting for me to get there. 784 00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:01,560 Their smiles, how proud they'll be of me 785 00:44:01,600 --> 00:44:04,000 no matter how well I did in the race. 786 00:44:04,039 --> 00:44:06,560 In my lowest points in the race, I kind of focus on them 787 00:44:06,600 --> 00:44:08,159 and I can see the mountains in the distance, 788 00:44:08,199 --> 00:44:09,960 like, from 50 miles away. 789 00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:11,319 I'm like, "I gotta get to my kids. 790 00:44:11,359 --> 00:44:13,079 I gotta get to my kids." 791 00:44:13,119 --> 00:44:15,359 Sometimes I just do crazy scenario games in my head. 792 00:44:15,399 --> 00:44:17,600 I'm like, "All right, the world's ending. 793 00:44:17,640 --> 00:44:18,920 There's only one way to get to my kids 794 00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:20,800 and they're 50 miles away and I gotta get there by foot." 795 00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:22,479 So, like, I've gotta get there. 796 00:44:22,520 --> 00:44:23,800 It's, like, a necessity to get there. 797 00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:27,680 At the end of the day, I feel like you have to do 798 00:44:27,720 --> 00:44:30,359 what you're passionate about, what makes you happy. 799 00:44:30,399 --> 00:44:31,960 And as long as you can... you know, for me, 800 00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:33,960 keep my kids first in my life 801 00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:36,079 and running somewhere below that, 802 00:44:36,119 --> 00:44:38,119 I believe that I can handle the balance 803 00:44:38,159 --> 00:44:39,359 and that's what I try to do. 804 00:44:49,600 --> 00:44:52,800 ( chattering ) 805 00:44:53,600 --> 00:44:54,560 ( man ) Yeah. 806 00:44:54,600 --> 00:44:57,119 Hey! What's up, guys! 807 00:44:57,159 --> 00:44:59,159 - We have blue tape. Uh-huh. - Okay, so take this. 808 00:44:59,199 --> 00:45:01,520 I'll need your runner check-in form. 809 00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:02,840 And I'm going to look at your... 810 00:45:02,880 --> 00:45:03,880 ( woman ) For me, this is probably 811 00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:05,680 the greatest moment of my life so far, 812 00:45:05,720 --> 00:45:08,319 being accepted into Badwater and then getting to run it. 813 00:45:08,359 --> 00:45:13,760 Okay, Lindsay is ready to run! Lindsay is out there! 814 00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:16,560 I can't really think of anything greater in my life 815 00:45:16,600 --> 00:45:19,520 that I've looked forward to for so long. 816 00:45:19,560 --> 00:45:22,159 This is my calling. No matter what happens, I'm gonna just... 817 00:45:22,199 --> 00:45:24,760 I'm gonna be so excited to just go stand at that start line 818 00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:28,640 with these legends of the sport that are still running it. 819 00:45:28,680 --> 00:45:30,880 This is who you need a picture with! 820 00:45:30,920 --> 00:45:33,319 - So I hear you... - Truly the best in the world are gonna be there, 821 00:45:33,359 --> 00:45:36,359 and I get... like, how am I gonna be standing there? 822 00:45:36,399 --> 00:45:38,199 Like, it's truly mind-blowing. 823 00:45:38,239 --> 00:45:42,399 ( music playing ) 824 00:45:46,199 --> 00:45:49,960 When I was, I believe 13, about in seventh grade, 825 00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:52,359 my dad actually gave me a book by an author 826 00:45:52,399 --> 00:45:54,720 that is very well-known in the running community. 827 00:45:54,760 --> 00:45:56,279 His name is Dean Karnazes. 828 00:45:56,319 --> 00:45:58,960 So he wrote a book called "Ultramarathon Man," 829 00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:01,960 and in it he just describes this race that's Badwater. 830 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:05,399 He talks about how it's so hot and you have to wear all white, 831 00:46:05,439 --> 00:46:06,760 and you've got to run on the white strip. 832 00:46:06,800 --> 00:46:09,159 Like, he really fantasizes the whole thing. 833 00:46:09,199 --> 00:46:10,760 And I don't know what that says about me, 834 00:46:10,800 --> 00:46:12,359 but I read this as a 13-year-old 835 00:46:12,399 --> 00:46:13,720 and I was like, "I've gotta do Badwater." 836 00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:15,760 Like, I've gotta do this. 837 00:46:15,800 --> 00:46:17,359 I've gotta be one of those crazy people. 838 00:46:17,399 --> 00:46:22,199 ( music playing ) 839 00:46:28,399 --> 00:46:31,960 Living in Los Angeles is like the best training ground. 840 00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:35,760 It truly is, because we've got endless amounts of canyons, 841 00:46:35,800 --> 00:46:39,479 and then you also have pavement roads that go up forever. 842 00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:42,600 You can easily get 5,000 feet of climb in your training run. 843 00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:45,199 As far as roadblocks go, 844 00:46:45,239 --> 00:46:47,039 I fractured my back when I was 14, 845 00:46:47,079 --> 00:46:49,079 so my training is definitely vital 846 00:46:49,119 --> 00:46:50,960 in making sure that my core is strong, 847 00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:54,399 making sure my back is ready for 135 miles. 848 00:46:55,199 --> 00:46:58,159 I've also had foot surgery, which gives me trouble from time to time 849 00:46:58,199 --> 00:47:02,079 due to wearing high heels for x number of years as a model. 850 00:47:03,079 --> 00:47:07,319 I don't wish that on anybody to have to learn how to reuse their foot again. 851 00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:13,359 Since I have been modeling for the majority of my life, 852 00:47:13,399 --> 00:47:17,479 a lot of kind of stigma that comes with that is like, "She can't be tough." 853 00:47:17,520 --> 00:47:19,960 So for me, I've got something to prove. 854 00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:23,760 I feel like, yes, I've been very blessed in certain areas of my life 855 00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:27,920 and I've been able to travel the world and be this model. 856 00:47:27,960 --> 00:47:30,960 On the other side, I feel like I'm working out of a disadvantage 857 00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:32,359 in the ultrarunning world. 858 00:47:32,399 --> 00:47:33,880 People really do judge you 859 00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:36,319 before you even get out on that course. 860 00:47:36,359 --> 00:47:39,399 So, for me, I feel like I've got a lot to prove. 861 00:47:40,199 --> 00:47:42,359 Through Badwater, I'm gonna prove something 862 00:47:42,399 --> 00:47:44,159 not only to other people, but to myself. 863 00:47:44,199 --> 00:47:45,600 I deserve to be here. 864 00:47:58,880 --> 00:48:01,159 It's very, very tough to win this race twice in a row, 865 00:48:01,199 --> 00:48:03,359 because you have to have a great day both times 866 00:48:03,399 --> 00:48:05,920 and you have a target on your back the second time that you're here. 867 00:48:05,960 --> 00:48:08,760 ( cheers and applause ) 868 00:48:08,800 --> 00:48:11,159 ( overlapping shouting ) 869 00:48:11,199 --> 00:48:13,760 Harvey Lewis, he's probably the top American contender here. 870 00:48:13,800 --> 00:48:15,319 He's the nicest guy in the world, 871 00:48:15,359 --> 00:48:18,079 but he is so serious when it's game time. 872 00:48:18,119 --> 00:48:20,319 He has the running talent, the experience. 873 00:48:20,359 --> 00:48:23,239 Being a 10-time consecutive Badwater veteran, 874 00:48:23,279 --> 00:48:24,680 he knows what he's doing on this course. 875 00:48:24,720 --> 00:48:27,039 So I would not ever count Harvey out 876 00:48:27,079 --> 00:48:29,159 of maybe pulling off a win, 877 00:48:29,199 --> 00:48:31,039 but certainly being in the top three or top five. 878 00:48:32,960 --> 00:48:34,239 ( man ) "I'm psyched." 879 00:48:34,279 --> 00:48:36,560 We'll just get a little bit of ultrasound gel. 880 00:48:36,600 --> 00:48:38,479 It's all warmed up, Harv. 881 00:48:38,520 --> 00:48:40,560 ( Harvey ) If we didn't do this right now, can you imagine? 882 00:48:40,600 --> 00:48:42,000 - ( man ) Aw, Harv. - I'd probably be, like, 883 00:48:42,039 --> 00:48:44,279 breaking up across Death Valley or something. 884 00:48:44,319 --> 00:48:47,359 ( man ) You should feel this pretty good in a second, Harv. 885 00:48:47,399 --> 00:48:49,560 - ( device clicking ) - No, that's good. 886 00:48:49,600 --> 00:48:52,199 - No, I don't want to feel it too much now. - But you can feel it? 887 00:48:52,239 --> 00:48:53,760 See that? How tight that is right there, Harv? 888 00:48:53,800 --> 00:48:55,399 - ( clicking continues ) - Yeah, you think it's tight... 889 00:48:55,439 --> 00:48:57,560 like, the right side is tighter than the left side? 890 00:48:57,600 --> 00:48:59,640 ( man ) Yeah. We'll check it really quick. 891 00:48:59,680 --> 00:49:01,840 - I might have to switch it... - Nah, I think that's pretty good. 892 00:49:01,880 --> 00:49:05,520 - Are you sure? - Yeah, I'm sure I'll be ready to go flying later today. 893 00:49:05,560 --> 00:49:09,600 ( music playing ) 894 00:49:11,399 --> 00:49:13,279 It's 93 degrees, I guess. 895 00:49:13,319 --> 00:49:15,960 I'd say my suit's about 200 degrees right now. 896 00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:17,840 It's part of my heat training. 897 00:49:17,880 --> 00:49:19,880 ( song playing ) 898 00:49:19,920 --> 00:49:23,279 I wouldn't be running fast in a couple hours though, that's for sure. 899 00:49:23,319 --> 00:49:26,159 Especially within almost 10 days of the race, 900 00:49:26,199 --> 00:49:27,800 you don't wanna overdo it. 901 00:49:29,640 --> 00:49:30,800 Whew. 902 00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:33,199 It's hot. 903 00:49:34,680 --> 00:49:36,119 Hot, hot, hot, hot. 904 00:49:41,119 --> 00:49:43,760 Oh, man, I feel the steam coming down my legs. 905 00:49:43,800 --> 00:49:47,600 ( panting ) 906 00:49:49,199 --> 00:49:51,800 ( sighs, laughs ) 907 00:49:56,600 --> 00:49:59,079 ( woman ) Harvey's mind is so different than anybody 908 00:49:59,119 --> 00:50:00,840 that I've ever met. 909 00:50:00,880 --> 00:50:03,479 He only sees positive, all of the time. 910 00:50:07,159 --> 00:50:10,560 I used to say I thought he was just totally out of touch with reality 911 00:50:10,600 --> 00:50:12,159 was like the way that I viewed it. 912 00:50:12,199 --> 00:50:15,800 I was like, this guy is, like, you know, off. 913 00:50:15,840 --> 00:50:18,880 It's hotter than anything I'll experience in Death Valley, 914 00:50:18,920 --> 00:50:21,560 and it's also really dangerous. 915 00:50:21,600 --> 00:50:24,800 Like, if someone normally did that, they would die. 916 00:50:24,840 --> 00:50:28,560 But to him, it's like, "Go, go, go," all the time. 917 00:50:28,600 --> 00:50:29,960 He always has an idea. 918 00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:31,680 He's always ready to go do something big. 919 00:50:32,800 --> 00:50:34,000 It's good. 920 00:50:35,000 --> 00:50:37,600 All right, now we can go out and run some more. 921 00:50:43,720 --> 00:50:46,960 ( Harvey ) I became a teacher because I felt driven 922 00:50:47,000 --> 00:50:48,439 to work with young people. 923 00:50:51,640 --> 00:50:54,439 I actually really struggled in school growing up. 924 00:50:55,720 --> 00:50:59,159 I had to apply myself longer to get the same achievement 925 00:50:59,199 --> 00:51:01,439 that someone else probably got through a shorter time. 926 00:51:04,319 --> 00:51:07,199 There was a major switch in ninth grade. 927 00:51:07,239 --> 00:51:08,760 I was on the track team. 928 00:51:08,800 --> 00:51:10,359 I wasn't a very competitive runner. 929 00:51:10,399 --> 00:51:11,960 I'd usually finish towards 930 00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:14,119 the middle of the back or the back. 931 00:51:14,159 --> 00:51:16,760 And I decided sort of on a whim, 932 00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:18,680 I was gonna run the Cleveland Marathon 933 00:51:18,720 --> 00:51:20,840 about eight or nine days before the race. 934 00:51:22,199 --> 00:51:24,199 My mom agreed to go ahead with the idea, 935 00:51:24,239 --> 00:51:27,880 even though it kind of sounded crazy to everybody. 936 00:51:27,920 --> 00:51:29,760 I really struggled through the marathon. 937 00:51:29,800 --> 00:51:31,960 Ran the first eight or nine, ten miles, 938 00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:33,960 and then after that, I ran and walked. 939 00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:36,359 It was a real pinnacle moment for me 940 00:51:36,399 --> 00:51:39,399 because it taught me that through endurance, 941 00:51:39,439 --> 00:51:41,399 you can achieve great things. 942 00:51:41,439 --> 00:51:42,479 - Whoo! - Congratulations. 943 00:51:42,520 --> 00:51:45,960 Our 2021 champion of the Badwater 135, 944 00:51:46,000 --> 00:51:47,359 Harvey Lewis. 945 00:51:47,399 --> 00:51:49,479 10-time finisher and two-time winner. 946 00:51:49,520 --> 00:51:51,159 He won the race seven years ago, 2014. 947 00:51:51,199 --> 00:51:53,840 ( Harvey ) Winning the Badwater 135 948 00:51:53,880 --> 00:51:57,159 for my second time was a dream. 949 00:51:57,199 --> 00:51:59,520 This was my 10th year running the race. 950 00:51:59,560 --> 00:52:03,159 It's kind of crazy because back when I was a younger person, 951 00:52:03,199 --> 00:52:06,760 my mind back then would never even imagine going out 952 00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:11,039 and running for 135 miles in 120-degree heat. 953 00:52:11,079 --> 00:52:13,279 Like, that would have been, like, pretty daunting. 954 00:52:18,800 --> 00:52:22,800 The Badwater race is more than just a race to me. 955 00:52:26,000 --> 00:52:29,199 By putting myself through that hardened experience, 956 00:52:29,239 --> 00:52:32,159 the struggle, the discomfort, 957 00:52:32,199 --> 00:52:36,039 I come out of that with some greater appreciation for life. 958 00:52:40,520 --> 00:52:42,920 The desert is timeless. 959 00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:45,359 It's something magical. 960 00:52:45,399 --> 00:52:46,800 It's serene. 961 00:52:46,840 --> 00:52:48,159 Every time I return there, 962 00:52:48,199 --> 00:52:50,199 it's like visiting an old friend. 963 00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:55,079 Just imagine you're out in the middle of nowhere. 964 00:52:55,119 --> 00:52:58,560 You can see for as far as the eye can see in all directions, 965 00:52:58,600 --> 00:53:00,079 and there's not a single human. 966 00:53:02,560 --> 00:53:04,239 ( woman ) That alone makes it very unique. 967 00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:08,880 Starting at a really low place 968 00:53:08,920 --> 00:53:12,880 and going through a really harsh desert... 969 00:53:12,920 --> 00:53:15,000 that course is so much like my life. 970 00:53:51,520 --> 00:53:54,760 I always had a natural love for running. 971 00:53:54,800 --> 00:53:58,079 I noticed at a young age, too, in elementary school, 972 00:53:58,119 --> 00:54:01,239 I was always one of the fastest kids in the whole school. 973 00:54:01,279 --> 00:54:04,039 I loved being able to beat the boys at the races. 974 00:54:04,079 --> 00:54:05,359 And when boys would try to chase me, 975 00:54:05,399 --> 00:54:07,000 I loved that they couldn't catch me. 976 00:54:08,800 --> 00:54:10,479 You know, when I was younger, 977 00:54:10,520 --> 00:54:11,560 I wanted to be a professional soccer player. 978 00:54:11,600 --> 00:54:12,760 I didn't think that I was going to be 979 00:54:12,800 --> 00:54:14,520 an ultramarathoner. 980 00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:17,359 It was through a series of 981 00:54:17,399 --> 00:54:19,279 just really sad events in my life 982 00:54:19,319 --> 00:54:21,920 that I didn't continue pursuing soccer. 983 00:54:25,199 --> 00:54:27,159 When I was 15 years old, 984 00:54:27,199 --> 00:54:29,520 we found out that my mom was very sick. 985 00:54:29,560 --> 00:54:32,560 The doctor said, you know, "You have breast cancer. 986 00:54:32,600 --> 00:54:34,880 There's nothing we can do to help you." 987 00:54:34,920 --> 00:54:37,399 You know, "This is... you only have a couple years to live." 988 00:54:40,159 --> 00:54:43,159 My mom was my greatest encourager. 989 00:54:43,199 --> 00:54:47,680 She was at every soccer game, and she was always the one 990 00:54:47,720 --> 00:54:50,600 that believed in me when I didn't believe in myself. 991 00:54:50,640 --> 00:54:54,000 I really couldn't imagine my life without her. 992 00:54:56,079 --> 00:54:57,880 When I was 17, 993 00:54:57,920 --> 00:55:00,359 we had our final soccer game in high school. 994 00:55:00,399 --> 00:55:03,359 She, for a few weeks, wasn't able to come to my games 995 00:55:03,399 --> 00:55:06,399 because she was so sick and she really needed to be in bed. 996 00:55:07,600 --> 00:55:09,520 I was running down the soccer field. 997 00:55:10,199 --> 00:55:12,920 All of a sudden in the corner, I notice my mom 998 00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:15,760 standing beneath an umbrella. 999 00:55:15,800 --> 00:55:17,760 And I was like, "What are you doing here?" 1000 00:55:17,800 --> 00:55:19,560 I missed the shot on goal, and I run over 1001 00:55:19,600 --> 00:55:21,600 to the corner of the field. She's there all by herself. 1002 00:55:21,640 --> 00:55:24,560 She says, "I just... I wanted to watch you play. 1003 00:55:24,600 --> 00:55:26,600 I love watching you play." 1004 00:55:26,640 --> 00:55:28,680 A couple months later she passed away, 1005 00:55:28,720 --> 00:55:32,520 and I lost all hope in soccer. 1006 00:55:40,279 --> 00:55:43,159 The last birthday I had with her was when I was 17. 1007 00:55:44,000 --> 00:55:46,359 She gave me a whole bunch of yellow presents. 1008 00:55:46,399 --> 00:55:48,960 A little yellow candle and a yellow picture frame. 1009 00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:51,479 And she basically just said, 1010 00:55:51,520 --> 00:55:53,560 "Don't be bitter that I'm gone." 1011 00:55:55,600 --> 00:55:57,399 And that's where Yellow Runner comes from. 1012 00:55:57,439 --> 00:56:01,760 ( music playing ) 1013 00:56:01,800 --> 00:56:03,640 This year marks the year 1014 00:56:03,680 --> 00:56:06,199 where I have finally outlived her. 1015 00:56:06,239 --> 00:56:08,760 As a teenager, I started wondering 1016 00:56:08,800 --> 00:56:12,199 what my life would be like when I was her age. 1017 00:56:12,239 --> 00:56:15,560 I wondered, is that gonna be the same path for me? 1018 00:56:15,600 --> 00:56:20,000 Am I gonna find out when I'm 40 years old that I'm gonna die? 1019 00:56:23,479 --> 00:56:28,199 For so long, it was all about me being a famous soccer player 1020 00:56:28,239 --> 00:56:29,960 and making all this money. 1021 00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:32,720 And when my mom died, none of that mattered anymore, 1022 00:56:32,760 --> 00:56:35,319 and I realized that that was a very small dream. 1023 00:56:35,359 --> 00:56:38,359 As years went on, you know, I always would remember 1024 00:56:38,399 --> 00:56:40,560 that image of my mom standing in the rain 1025 00:56:40,600 --> 00:56:44,720 when she was so weak and in so much pain. 1026 00:56:44,760 --> 00:56:48,159 I always like to give her credit as to why I was curious 1027 00:56:48,199 --> 00:56:50,479 or thought I could run an ultra in the first place. 1028 00:56:50,520 --> 00:56:53,960 Because I thought if someone can stand in the rain 1029 00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:56,680 when they're so close to death and in so much pain, 1030 00:56:56,720 --> 00:56:59,279 I think I can run 100 miles. 1031 00:56:59,319 --> 00:57:04,600 ( music continues ) 1032 00:57:16,079 --> 00:57:17,560 ( woman ) How do you feel? 1033 00:57:17,600 --> 00:57:20,159 Good. It's race morning. 1034 00:57:20,199 --> 00:57:23,560 Start at 11 PM. Got eight hours of sleep. 1035 00:57:23,600 --> 00:57:25,640 Doing good. 1036 00:57:25,680 --> 00:57:27,359 Most races start in the morning. 1037 00:57:27,399 --> 00:57:29,359 So, like, you go to bed the night before, 1038 00:57:29,399 --> 00:57:31,560 if you wake up at, you know, 3 or 4:00 in the morning 1039 00:57:31,600 --> 00:57:34,159 and the race starts at six, you don't have that long to think about it. 1040 00:57:34,199 --> 00:57:36,560 Like, just a couple of hours and then you'll be fine. 1041 00:57:36,600 --> 00:57:38,760 You're starting and the anxiety's gone. 1042 00:57:38,800 --> 00:57:40,920 This is like a whole day to let you think about it. 1043 00:57:40,960 --> 00:57:43,560 ( man ) You're talking about changing your start time. 1044 00:57:43,600 --> 00:57:45,199 Yeah, I'm having a bit of a panic. 1045 00:57:46,600 --> 00:57:49,279 - Having a... - It's just a... 1046 00:57:49,319 --> 00:57:52,359 - Crisis. Confidence crisis. - Last minute jitters. 1047 00:57:52,399 --> 00:57:55,359 It gets worse because you have three different start waves. 1048 00:57:55,399 --> 00:57:57,760 So you have the 8 PM start wave, the 9:30 PM start wave, 1049 00:57:57,800 --> 00:58:01,560 - and the 11:00 start wave. - If it's possible, I'm gonna do it. 1050 00:58:01,600 --> 00:58:04,680 Just give myself that little bit of buffer 1051 00:58:04,720 --> 00:58:07,479 just, um, so I don't go off too hard. 1052 00:58:07,520 --> 00:58:09,359 ( Eric ) So the people in the first wave, 1053 00:58:09,399 --> 00:58:11,199 if they were starting later, 1054 00:58:11,239 --> 00:58:13,159 that cut-off at mile 50 would be very tough for them. 1055 00:58:13,199 --> 00:58:15,960 But the downside is the sun is still up when they start. 1056 00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:18,760 The 11:00 wave, it's the darkest, 1057 00:58:18,800 --> 00:58:21,159 but that cut-off is closer for them. 1058 00:58:21,199 --> 00:58:23,960 So even though that last wave has very fast runners, 1059 00:58:24,000 --> 00:58:25,640 if they have just a rough patch, 1060 00:58:25,680 --> 00:58:27,880 their margin's smaller than the other two waves are. 1061 00:58:27,920 --> 00:58:29,079 So that's kind of the downside. 1062 00:58:29,119 --> 00:58:30,079 I personally believe the middle wave 1063 00:58:30,119 --> 00:58:31,359 is the easiest one because 1064 00:58:31,399 --> 00:58:32,760 you have the sun being down, 1065 00:58:32,800 --> 00:58:34,560 and you have an extra hour and a half buffer. 1066 00:58:34,600 --> 00:58:35,800 But I think anyone would tell you, 1067 00:58:35,840 --> 00:58:36,960 if you're having a bad day, 1068 00:58:37,000 --> 00:58:37,960 it doesn't matter which wave you're in, 1069 00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:41,159 it's just a challenging thing to do. 1070 00:58:41,199 --> 00:58:42,960 Now we're getting serious, Pam. 1071 00:58:43,000 --> 00:58:44,159 Now we're getting serious. 1072 00:58:44,199 --> 00:58:45,800 It's her Xena braids. 1073 00:58:47,199 --> 00:58:48,359 You ready to rock this thing? 1074 00:58:48,399 --> 00:58:49,720 Ready to rock it. 1075 00:58:49,760 --> 00:58:50,760 ( woman ) Let's see. 1076 00:58:50,800 --> 00:58:52,760 We've got 30 minutes 1077 00:58:52,800 --> 00:58:54,760 until we gotta get our butts out of here 1078 00:58:54,800 --> 00:58:55,960 and to the start line. 1079 00:58:56,000 --> 00:58:57,960 - All right, so... - Almost time! 1080 00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:00,359 We're gonna do a quick little last minute check 1081 00:59:00,399 --> 00:59:03,119 to make sure we have everything for Pam ready. 1082 00:59:03,159 --> 00:59:06,479 And it looks like we have a can of Coke that exploded. 1083 00:59:07,800 --> 00:59:10,039 That's the Death Valley heat for you, folks. 1084 00:59:10,079 --> 00:59:12,399 That's regular. That's regular. 1085 00:59:12,439 --> 00:59:16,159 - That's for the final calories. - When we get to the start, 1086 00:59:16,199 --> 00:59:18,560 you guys will wanna fill this with ice and water. 1087 00:59:18,600 --> 00:59:19,760 But let's get to the start first. 1088 00:59:19,800 --> 00:59:21,359 Yeah, we gotta get there first. 1089 00:59:21,399 --> 00:59:22,600 ( woman ) Debbie? 1090 00:59:23,920 --> 00:59:25,560 How you feeling? 1091 00:59:25,600 --> 00:59:27,960 I'm nervous and excited. More excited, I think. 1092 00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:30,359 - I think I just wanna get started. - Yeah, we're gonna go. 1093 00:59:30,399 --> 00:59:33,560 - We're gonna do it! - Leaving Lone Pine, heading to the start. 1094 00:59:33,600 --> 00:59:34,560 ( indistinct chatter ) 1095 00:59:34,600 --> 00:59:36,920 I wanna sleep. 1096 00:59:36,960 --> 00:59:39,159 Last minute packing. 1097 00:59:39,199 --> 00:59:40,439 ( man ) There's not many moments in life 1098 00:59:40,479 --> 00:59:42,239 where you have this much freedom, 1099 00:59:42,279 --> 00:59:43,640 where you're just, like, on this grand adventure 1100 00:59:43,680 --> 00:59:45,560 and you get to do it with the best friends 1101 00:59:45,600 --> 00:59:46,600 and people you trust. 1102 00:59:46,640 --> 00:59:49,039 And you just gotta soak it up while you're in it 1103 00:59:49,079 --> 00:59:51,960 because no matter how long it feels during it, 1104 00:59:52,000 --> 00:59:53,760 it'll be over in the blink of an eye. 1105 00:59:55,399 --> 00:59:58,159 ( woman ) Here we go to the start line. 1106 00:59:58,199 --> 01:00:01,359 - How you feeling, Spence? - Oh, I'm feeling relaxed. 1107 01:00:01,399 --> 01:00:04,439 How about you, bombshell? 1108 01:00:04,479 --> 01:00:06,760 Oh, you wonder why I'm on blood pressure medicine 1109 01:00:06,800 --> 01:00:08,439 - ( woman laughs ) - You... 1110 01:00:08,479 --> 01:00:09,960 ( woman ) What time is it, Debbie? 1111 01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:15,000 It's 8 PM in the evening and it's 47 degrees. 1112 01:00:18,159 --> 01:00:19,640 ( man ) Would you like to do this one day? 1113 01:00:20,439 --> 01:00:21,439 No. 1114 01:00:38,920 --> 01:00:40,000 ( woman ) Hands in. 1115 01:00:43,880 --> 01:00:47,159 Good and gracious God, thank you for bringing us all together here today 1116 01:00:47,199 --> 01:00:49,520 to glorify you and all the gifts and talents 1117 01:00:49,560 --> 01:00:51,319 that you've blessed us with. 1118 01:00:51,359 --> 01:00:55,760 Be with us as we guide Mom through, um, 1119 01:00:55,800 --> 01:00:58,920 the desert, and keep her safe and healthy, 1120 01:00:58,960 --> 01:01:03,239 and all of us safe and healthy and in positive minds 1121 01:01:03,279 --> 01:01:06,560 - and, um... - ( woman ) Bodies and spirit. 1122 01:01:06,600 --> 01:01:08,960 bodies, spirit, all of the things. 1123 01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:11,359 - In your name we pray, amen. - ( all ) Amen. 1124 01:01:11,399 --> 01:01:12,800 ( woman ) Beautiful, Stace. 1125 01:01:12,840 --> 01:01:14,159 Do you wanna a cool thing on... 1126 01:01:14,199 --> 01:01:15,800 - Yeah, that'd be great. - Don't trip. 1127 01:01:18,600 --> 01:01:21,119 ( man praying quickly ) Dear heavenly Father... 1128 01:01:21,159 --> 01:01:23,079 We just want to thank you for this day and bless this life... 1129 01:01:23,119 --> 01:01:27,359 ( continues praying ) 1130 01:01:27,399 --> 01:01:28,560 as he gets ready to go across the desert, Father. 1131 01:01:28,600 --> 01:01:30,159 Just give him the ability and the fortitude 1132 01:01:30,199 --> 01:01:32,039 to be able to... whatever comes his way, Lord. 1133 01:01:32,079 --> 01:01:33,640 - Let's do this! - Yes. 1134 01:01:33,680 --> 01:01:36,159 - You're gonna smash it. - You're gonna do awesome! 1135 01:01:36,199 --> 01:01:38,239 - Thanks so much. - You're gonna be awesome. 1136 01:01:39,520 --> 01:01:41,359 - Please don't die. - Don't die? Okay, thanks. 1137 01:01:41,399 --> 01:01:42,800 ( woman ) Say good luck to your mom. 1138 01:01:42,840 --> 01:01:45,560 - ( woman ) How do you feel? - I feel good. 1139 01:01:45,600 --> 01:01:47,279 - I think so. Maybe. - You ready? 1140 01:01:47,319 --> 01:01:49,800 - I not ready, but... no. - You're not ready? 1141 01:01:51,199 --> 01:01:53,520 I think you're more than ready. Do you need help with that? 1142 01:01:53,560 --> 01:01:55,720 - Yeah. - Okay. 1143 01:01:55,760 --> 01:01:58,560 ( music playing ) 1144 01:01:58,600 --> 01:01:59,960 ( indistinct chatter ) 1145 01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:01,319 - ( man ) All right, everybody. - Let's go! 1146 01:02:01,359 --> 01:02:03,560 - Let's go! - Whoo! 1147 01:02:03,600 --> 01:02:06,439 ( man ) Okay, all the runners line up at the sign. 1148 01:02:06,479 --> 01:02:10,520 ( music continues ) 1149 01:02:13,000 --> 01:02:15,800 ( exhales ) 1150 01:02:15,840 --> 01:02:19,600 We're here. We made it! 1151 01:02:19,640 --> 01:02:23,079 ( indistinct chatter ) 1152 01:02:26,039 --> 01:02:29,880 - All right, one, two three. - ( chatter continues ) 1153 01:02:29,920 --> 01:02:32,159 I think we have a couple minutes before we have to go down. 1154 01:02:32,199 --> 01:02:34,279 Hands and face. 1155 01:02:38,800 --> 01:02:41,479 ( laughter, chatter ) 1156 01:02:41,520 --> 01:02:43,760 ( man ) You all earned your spot on this start line. 1157 01:02:43,800 --> 01:02:46,359 We all believe that you are capable of doing this. 1158 01:02:46,399 --> 01:02:49,159 ( indistinct chatter ) 1159 01:02:49,199 --> 01:02:52,560 Everybody look straight forward. Look straight forward. 1160 01:03:00,319 --> 01:03:01,960 - Three miles, okay? - ( man ) Three miles. 1161 01:03:02,000 --> 01:03:03,479 - ( indistinct chatter ) - ( Chris ) You guys ready? 1162 01:03:03,520 --> 01:03:04,760 We're gonna count down from ten 1163 01:03:04,800 --> 01:03:05,960 and then you are gonna begin 1164 01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:07,720 the world's toughest foot race. 1165 01:03:07,760 --> 01:03:10,239 Ten, nine... 1166 01:03:10,279 --> 01:03:13,199 ( crowd joins in ) Eight, seven, six, 1167 01:03:13,239 --> 01:03:16,560 five, four, three, 1168 01:03:16,600 --> 01:03:18,560 two, one! 1169 01:03:18,600 --> 01:03:21,159 ( cheers and applause ) 1170 01:03:21,199 --> 01:03:24,279 ( Chris ) Don't start thinking about the 135 miles 1171 01:03:24,319 --> 01:03:26,960 of scorching desert mountain highway 1172 01:03:27,000 --> 01:03:29,520 between here and the finish line. 1173 01:03:29,560 --> 01:03:30,920 Just don't think about that. 1174 01:03:30,960 --> 01:03:32,840 Don't think about how you'll be running all night 1175 01:03:32,880 --> 01:03:35,960 and then you get to go 5,000 feet up Towne Pass! 1176 01:03:36,000 --> 01:03:37,960 Over 17 miles! 1177 01:03:38,000 --> 01:03:40,319 And you hit the top and you're not even 1178 01:03:40,359 --> 01:03:41,960 anywhere near halfway yet. 1179 01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:44,359 Just don't think about those things. 1180 01:03:44,399 --> 01:03:46,680 But definitely think about how I will be 1181 01:03:46,720 --> 01:03:48,560 at the finish line waiting for you. 1182 01:03:48,600 --> 01:03:53,399 ( cheers and applause ) 1183 01:03:53,439 --> 01:03:55,560 - ( man ) Let's go! - Whoo! 1184 01:03:55,600 --> 01:03:58,920 - ( cheering continues ) - ( woman ) Let's go, papi! 1185 01:03:58,960 --> 01:04:01,960 ( cheers and applause ) 1186 01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:04,159 - ( man ) Yay! - Now the fun begins. 1187 01:04:04,199 --> 01:04:07,880 - All the fun. - Lot of work went into it. 1188 01:04:07,920 --> 01:04:10,159 A lot of work's fixin' to go into it. 1189 01:04:10,199 --> 01:04:11,479 We'll see you guys out there. 1190 01:04:19,800 --> 01:04:20,800 ( Eric ) That first overnight, 1191 01:04:20,840 --> 01:04:22,159 that's when their body realizes 1192 01:04:22,199 --> 01:04:23,600 you're not gonna sleep tonight. 1193 01:04:25,000 --> 01:04:27,079 And it's where you see a lot of mistakes start to happen. 1194 01:04:30,000 --> 01:04:31,159 Let me ask you this. 1195 01:04:31,199 --> 01:04:32,359 What happens if you lock yourself out 1196 01:04:32,399 --> 01:04:33,560 and you have to call AAA? 1197 01:04:33,600 --> 01:04:35,159 You're gonna take that rock 1198 01:04:35,199 --> 01:04:36,680 and you're gonna break my window. 1199 01:04:36,720 --> 01:04:38,560 - 11 times in 23 years. - No. You know why? 1200 01:04:38,600 --> 01:04:41,159 Spare keys around the neck! You've heard my speech! 1201 01:04:41,199 --> 01:04:43,560 Please water up. It's really, really hot. 1202 01:04:43,600 --> 01:04:46,159 It's 121. Don't stand in back of the car. 1203 01:04:46,199 --> 01:04:48,520 If somebody drifts over, we don't wanna go to no legs land. 1204 01:04:48,560 --> 01:04:51,439 - Okay. Am I good to go? - You're good to go, brother! 1205 01:04:51,479 --> 01:04:54,199 Go, Pam! 5-2. 1206 01:05:23,720 --> 01:05:25,960 She's gonna be here in just a couple minutes. 1207 01:05:26,000 --> 01:05:27,560 - Oh, yeah. -Okay, we're ready? 1208 01:05:27,600 --> 01:05:28,720 - Yeah, we're fine. -All right. 1209 01:05:29,920 --> 01:05:31,560 ( Eric ) There's pressure on the crew, certainly. 1210 01:05:31,600 --> 01:05:33,159 You don't wanna do something 1211 01:05:33,199 --> 01:05:35,000 that jeopardizes the runner's race. 1212 01:05:36,119 --> 01:05:37,640 Yeah, one now. 1213 01:05:37,680 --> 01:05:39,239 We can do another one in 30 minutes. 1214 01:05:39,279 --> 01:05:41,760 - You gonna spray her? - Yep. 1215 01:05:41,800 --> 01:05:44,319 - Have you put... oh, you have. Well done. - I put ice, yep. 1216 01:05:44,359 --> 01:05:48,159 Um, yeah, make sure that's pumped. 1217 01:05:48,199 --> 01:05:50,600 - Yep. Sure. - You want me to do that? 1218 01:05:52,359 --> 01:05:55,600 Uh, would you give me half a scoop of scratch please? 1219 01:05:57,920 --> 01:06:00,520 Yeah, that's perfect. Thank you. 1220 01:06:01,520 --> 01:06:03,479 - What about a Maurten gel? - Got it. 1221 01:06:03,520 --> 01:06:04,680 - Yeah, it's in the... - You got it? 1222 01:06:04,720 --> 01:06:08,359 - Okay. Water? - Got it. 1223 01:06:08,399 --> 01:06:10,159 I believe this is one of the hardest parts of the race, 1224 01:06:10,199 --> 01:06:13,119 even though it's very early, because you can't see very much, 1225 01:06:13,159 --> 01:06:14,840 you have a lot of runners on the road together, 1226 01:06:14,880 --> 01:06:16,960 and it's just a lot of tail lights of crew vehicles 1227 01:06:17,000 --> 01:06:20,000 and headlights of the runners on the other side of the road. 1228 01:06:26,199 --> 01:06:27,159 ( man ) All right. We're going, we're going! 1229 01:06:27,199 --> 01:06:28,399 Yep, going. 1230 01:06:30,800 --> 01:06:32,000 Yep. Got it. 1231 01:06:33,279 --> 01:06:34,760 - Ready, Mom? - Keep moving. 1232 01:06:34,800 --> 01:06:35,960 ( indistinct chatter ) 1233 01:06:36,000 --> 01:06:38,600 - Is that dead? - No, it's too hot. 1234 01:06:38,640 --> 01:06:41,960 ( woman on radio ) You're gonna have to make her water colder. 1235 01:06:42,000 --> 01:06:44,359 - Make her water colder. - ( woman ) Copy! 1236 01:06:44,399 --> 01:06:48,159 So that means, I guess, 1237 01:06:48,199 --> 01:06:51,159 - uh, put the ice in the water. - Yeah? 1238 01:06:51,199 --> 01:06:52,960 Put the ice in after we stop, 1239 01:06:53,000 --> 01:06:54,960 - not before we stop. - Yeah. I've got... on it. 1240 01:06:55,000 --> 01:06:56,680 - Everywhere. Yeah. - Everywhere? 1241 01:06:56,720 --> 01:06:59,560 - Is that okay? Good? - Yeah. 1242 01:06:59,600 --> 01:07:02,000 - Stace, you want a little splash? - Sure. Thank you. 1243 01:07:04,119 --> 01:07:07,159 Yeah, she really wants it cold, I mean, it's coming out... 1244 01:07:07,199 --> 01:07:08,680 it's ice cold water to begin with, 1245 01:07:08,720 --> 01:07:10,359 - but it's pretty hot outside. - ( woman ) Yeah. 1246 01:07:10,399 --> 01:07:12,359 - It is hot outside. - Okay. 1247 01:07:12,399 --> 01:07:15,399 - Well, let's do the best we can with that. - Yep. 1248 01:07:15,439 --> 01:07:20,680 ( music playing ) 1249 01:07:23,399 --> 01:07:25,039 ( indistinct chatter ) 1250 01:07:27,079 --> 01:07:28,520 ( indistinct chatter ) 1251 01:07:34,520 --> 01:07:37,359 ( speaking Spanish ) 1252 01:07:37,399 --> 01:07:43,039 ( speaking Polish ) 1253 01:07:47,399 --> 01:07:49,960 ( chatter continues ) 1254 01:07:50,000 --> 01:07:52,399 - Go, go, go! - Go, go! 1255 01:07:52,439 --> 01:07:53,960 - I'll just take nutrition. - Okay. 1256 01:07:54,000 --> 01:07:55,359 - Just nutrition. - Yeah, yep. 1257 01:07:55,399 --> 01:07:56,600 - And then thank you, guys! - All right. 1258 01:07:56,640 --> 01:07:59,359 - Yeah! - ( indistinct chatter ) 1259 01:07:59,399 --> 01:08:01,039 All right, what do you need? 1260 01:08:01,079 --> 01:08:03,359 - Um, handheld. - Or both? Handheld. 1261 01:08:03,399 --> 01:08:04,880 - Maurten. Okay. - Dumping those. 1262 01:08:04,920 --> 01:08:05,920 - I need ice, yep. - Want some ice? Yeah? 1263 01:08:07,199 --> 01:08:08,560 - Thank you. See you in two. - Yep, yep. 1264 01:08:08,600 --> 01:08:09,800 - You good? Okay. - Yep. 1265 01:08:11,399 --> 01:08:13,159 ( man ) Just over marathon distance. 1266 01:08:13,199 --> 01:08:15,960 2:00. Been running for four and a half hours. 1267 01:08:16,000 --> 01:08:18,800 Outside temperature is 109 Fahrenheit. 1268 01:08:19,600 --> 01:08:21,760 It's chilly compared to the start! 1269 01:08:21,800 --> 01:08:24,760 Debbie is motoring so fast just now 1270 01:08:24,800 --> 01:08:26,560 that actually we're playing a bit of catch-up. 1271 01:08:26,600 --> 01:08:28,359 You're not drinking enough, Debbie, 1272 01:08:28,399 --> 01:08:31,079 according to what we always said! 1273 01:08:31,119 --> 01:08:32,760 That was a quick section. 1274 01:08:32,800 --> 01:08:35,960 Um, we don't think she's drinking enough, 1275 01:08:36,000 --> 01:08:38,359 so we're actually trying to say drink more. 1276 01:08:38,399 --> 01:08:40,760 We expected we should have been about three liters by now. 1277 01:08:40,800 --> 01:08:41,920 ( Eric ) They call it banking time. 1278 01:08:41,960 --> 01:08:43,159 Just try to go faster 1279 01:08:43,199 --> 01:08:44,960 while it's dark and not quite as hot, 1280 01:08:45,000 --> 01:08:46,760 to then have less time in the sun 1281 01:08:46,800 --> 01:08:48,560 climbing in the full exposure. 1282 01:08:48,600 --> 01:08:49,920 The problem is they're going too hard 1283 01:08:49,960 --> 01:08:52,720 and they don't realize it. 1284 01:08:52,760 --> 01:08:54,760 ( Marco ) Susie! 1285 01:08:54,800 --> 01:08:56,680 Susie, did you get a Coke? 1286 01:08:56,720 --> 01:08:57,760 - Coke. - Coke? 1287 01:08:57,800 --> 01:08:59,560 - There's a ginger sweet. - Yeah. 1288 01:08:59,600 --> 01:09:01,159 - Why don't you suck that? - Yeah, thank you. 1289 01:09:01,199 --> 01:09:03,159 - And a Coke? Okay? - Coke. Get some Coke. 1290 01:09:03,199 --> 01:09:06,199 - Just in a flask? - Yeah, yeah. Please? Thank you. 1291 01:09:06,239 --> 01:09:08,359 ( Marco ) How you feeling? 1292 01:09:08,399 --> 01:09:10,279 - Just a bit sick. - Yeah? 1293 01:09:13,520 --> 01:09:14,640 - Okay? - Yeah. 1294 01:09:14,680 --> 01:09:16,199 Why don't you just walk for a while? 1295 01:09:16,239 --> 01:09:18,880 Just try a wee jog. Could we just walk for the next bit? 1296 01:09:23,560 --> 01:09:24,800 ( Susie ) Are you going two miles, yeah? 1297 01:09:24,840 --> 01:09:27,359 - Two miles. You walk. - Halfway to 50, Mom. 1298 01:09:27,399 --> 01:09:29,760 You're doing great, You're ahead of the pace. 1299 01:09:29,800 --> 01:09:31,359 - I... I am? - Yes, you are. 1300 01:09:31,399 --> 01:09:33,359 -You're doing really well. - Yes, you are. 1301 01:09:33,399 --> 01:09:36,680 - Doing brilliantly. - Brilliantly. 1302 01:09:36,720 --> 01:09:38,239 You want another Maurten gel or... 1303 01:09:38,279 --> 01:09:41,159 - No. Yeah. - I'll hang on to it? Okay. 1304 01:09:41,199 --> 01:09:43,399 - Do you have any more ice? - Yep. 1305 01:09:44,399 --> 01:09:46,960 - Boob ice? - This one's for my back. 1306 01:09:47,000 --> 01:09:48,279 - For my hip - Okay. 1307 01:09:48,319 --> 01:09:49,600 - ( coughing ) - Good? 1308 01:09:49,640 --> 01:09:50,960 - Yep. Good. - All right. 1309 01:09:51,000 --> 01:09:52,960 - I'm gonna spray you again. - Thank you. 1310 01:09:53,000 --> 01:09:54,680 - Mm-hmm. - Okay, baby, you're doing great. 1311 01:09:54,720 --> 01:09:56,760 - Okay. Thank you. - You're ahead of the pace! 1312 01:09:56,800 --> 01:09:58,960 - Keep it up! All right! - Run, run! 1313 01:09:59,000 --> 01:10:01,479 Run like the wind! Whew. 1314 01:10:01,520 --> 01:10:04,000 ( Spencer ) Our focus now is the 50-mile cut-off. 1315 01:10:04,039 --> 01:10:06,760 That's our focus. That's our laser focus. 1316 01:10:06,800 --> 01:10:10,359 Get her across the 50.8 mile by 10 AM. 1317 01:10:10,399 --> 01:10:12,600 All right, what do you want to drink? 1318 01:10:13,800 --> 01:10:16,840 ( music playing ) 1319 01:10:16,880 --> 01:10:19,039 ( woman ) Is this thing for the bra or is there another one somewhere? 1320 01:10:19,079 --> 01:10:21,039 - ( man ) Uh... - ( indistinct chatter ) 1321 01:10:26,000 --> 01:10:29,119 Spray it with that spray. Yep. 1322 01:10:29,159 --> 01:10:31,600 Just some ice. Thank you. 1323 01:10:33,199 --> 01:10:35,760 - Thank you. - Nice work. 1324 01:10:35,800 --> 01:10:36,960 Keep it up. Keep it up. 1325 01:10:39,439 --> 01:10:40,960 ( man ) 5:00 on the dot. 1326 01:10:41,000 --> 01:10:43,000 You can see the cars out in the distance. 1327 01:10:44,199 --> 01:10:46,359 They're crewing the other runners 1328 01:10:46,399 --> 01:10:48,960 all the way as far as you can see. 1329 01:10:51,760 --> 01:10:53,520 - Sun's coming. - Yeah. 1330 01:10:53,560 --> 01:10:55,159 ( Marco ) We'll go straight to the checkpoint, 1331 01:10:55,199 --> 01:10:56,159 and we'll get you there. 1332 01:10:56,199 --> 01:10:57,680 I'm a million times better. 1333 01:10:57,720 --> 01:10:58,760 Yeah, you are. Yeah, I know. 1334 01:10:58,800 --> 01:11:01,359 I can tell. You perked right up. 1335 01:11:01,399 --> 01:11:03,760 - Here take a sweet. - ( muttering ) 1336 01:11:03,800 --> 01:11:06,960 - Do you want Marco to get ready to pace? - Eh... 1337 01:11:07,000 --> 01:11:08,159 ( Marco ) I'll get ready. 1338 01:11:08,199 --> 01:11:10,359 I'll just take a couple of these. 1339 01:11:10,399 --> 01:11:11,359 Cool. 1340 01:11:11,399 --> 01:11:12,960 You're looking great. Well done. 1341 01:11:13,000 --> 01:11:14,359 Bye! 1342 01:11:14,399 --> 01:11:16,199 ( woman ) Lights off soon. Sun's coming! 1343 01:11:17,680 --> 01:11:18,800 I can take this off? 1344 01:11:20,119 --> 01:11:21,159 ( man ) I think so. 1345 01:11:21,199 --> 01:11:22,800 ( man ) Yeah, it looks like... yeah, I think so. 1346 01:11:23,800 --> 01:11:28,159 ( indistinct chatter ) 1347 01:11:28,199 --> 01:11:31,000 ( Lindsay ) Pain is something I really welcome. 1348 01:11:34,720 --> 01:11:36,960 The first 30 miles of a hundred-miler 1349 01:11:37,000 --> 01:11:40,960 are the hardest for me because I know that pain is coming 1350 01:11:41,000 --> 01:11:43,760 and everything kind of, like, it doesn't feel right yet. 1351 01:11:43,800 --> 01:11:45,760 So around mile 30 when you start to really 1352 01:11:45,800 --> 01:11:47,960 feel the pain, that's where I thrive. 1353 01:11:48,000 --> 01:11:52,880 I can sit with that feeling of just torture for what feels like a lifetime. 1354 01:11:52,920 --> 01:11:54,600 What do you want? 1355 01:11:55,800 --> 01:11:57,560 Uh... 1356 01:11:57,600 --> 01:11:58,560 ( indistinct chatter ) 1357 01:11:58,600 --> 01:12:00,000 Yep. 1358 01:12:01,600 --> 01:12:03,960 ( woman ) Good job, Lindsay. 1359 01:12:04,000 --> 01:12:05,960 ( man ) Danny's, like, two people up. 1360 01:12:06,000 --> 01:12:07,359 ( man ) Nice job, Linds! 1361 01:12:07,399 --> 01:12:11,000 ( music playing ) 1362 01:12:13,000 --> 01:12:14,760 ( indistinct chatter ) 1363 01:12:14,800 --> 01:12:18,079 ( music continues ) 1364 01:12:26,000 --> 01:12:28,199 ( indistinct chatter ) 1365 01:12:36,600 --> 01:12:39,560 - Shorter than usual, right? - ( woman ) Yeah. 1366 01:12:39,600 --> 01:12:42,079 - Fantastic. - Uh... 1367 01:12:42,119 --> 01:12:43,239 I'm gonna put this lamp right here, guys. 1368 01:12:43,279 --> 01:12:45,960 - Yep. - It's gonna need to be charged. 1369 01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:47,359 - Charge them all for the night. - You got it. You got it. 1370 01:12:47,399 --> 01:12:49,359 ( indistinct chatter ) 1371 01:12:49,399 --> 01:12:51,520 Do it for my legs. 1372 01:12:51,560 --> 01:12:52,680 Back. Grab my deodorant. It helps. 1373 01:12:52,720 --> 01:12:54,119 ( woman ) Yeah. 1374 01:13:00,600 --> 01:13:03,359 Okay. I might at some point do a shoe change 1375 01:13:03,399 --> 01:13:05,159 into the white Cliftons. 1376 01:13:05,199 --> 01:13:07,960 ( woman ) White Cliftons? Okay. Got it. 1377 01:13:08,000 --> 01:13:10,199 Rock and roll all night, party every day. 1378 01:13:13,039 --> 01:13:16,399 ( muted chatter ) 1379 01:13:19,359 --> 01:13:20,319 You're good. You're good. 1380 01:13:20,359 --> 01:13:22,479 ( indistinct chatter ) 1381 01:13:36,800 --> 01:13:39,680 - Five! - Five. Got you, Debbie! 1382 01:13:39,720 --> 01:13:41,479 High-fives all around. 1383 01:13:41,520 --> 01:13:43,359 I'm just gonna take a... 1384 01:13:43,399 --> 01:13:45,119 I had a very rough night. 1385 01:13:45,159 --> 01:13:46,159 She was throwing up a lot. 1386 01:13:46,199 --> 01:13:47,479 It was a little bit worrying 1387 01:13:47,520 --> 01:13:48,880 for quite early on in the race. 1388 01:13:50,800 --> 01:13:54,359 She didn't slow down, but she was throwing up, 1389 01:13:54,399 --> 01:13:56,359 and she just kept running. 1390 01:13:56,399 --> 01:13:58,359 We were like, "Slow down," and she just kept running. 1391 01:13:58,399 --> 01:14:01,960 Now she's looking absolutely perky as hell, so thank goodness. 1392 01:14:02,000 --> 01:14:03,159 We don't have any... 1393 01:14:03,199 --> 01:14:04,560 ( Eric ) Starting at mile 42, 1394 01:14:04,600 --> 01:14:07,159 you're allowed to have one runner only... 1395 01:14:07,199 --> 01:14:10,560 and you can rotate who that is... running with you. 1396 01:14:10,600 --> 01:14:12,000 So the pacer helps you. 1397 01:14:12,039 --> 01:14:13,359 They can also carry things for you, 1398 01:14:13,399 --> 01:14:15,720 often like a spray bottle to kind of cool you down. 1399 01:14:15,760 --> 01:14:17,960 If you didn't have a pacer, 1400 01:14:18,000 --> 01:14:19,159 it would be really tough mentally. 1401 01:14:21,399 --> 01:14:23,560 - Number one, checking in. - Got it! 1402 01:14:23,600 --> 01:14:25,159 That sounds, like, so prideful. 1403 01:14:25,199 --> 01:14:27,520 - "Number one, checking in." - Nice! 1404 01:14:27,560 --> 01:14:29,159 - Nice work! - Thank you. 1405 01:14:29,199 --> 01:14:30,560 You go, girl. 1406 01:14:30,600 --> 01:14:31,960 ( man ) We have the van right here. 1407 01:14:32,000 --> 01:14:33,680 I almost stopped my watch like I was done. 1408 01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:36,680 That was a good 42, guys, so... 1409 01:14:36,720 --> 01:14:38,560 ( man ) She's doing great. She's in great spirits. 1410 01:14:38,600 --> 01:14:40,800 Yeah, she's in, like, maybe 30, 1411 01:14:40,840 --> 01:14:42,920 40 minutes quicker than last year. 1412 01:14:42,960 --> 01:14:44,560 Yeah, let's go, you guys. 1413 01:14:44,600 --> 01:14:46,159 ( man ) Yeah, go ahead. Go ahead. 1414 01:14:46,199 --> 01:14:48,359 This race is all about patience, right? 1415 01:14:48,399 --> 01:14:50,760 And so much is going to happen between now and the finish line, 1416 01:14:50,800 --> 01:14:54,359 and she's really kind of focused on time and just keeping at it. 1417 01:14:54,399 --> 01:14:55,319 ( woman ) She's not feeling sick? 1418 01:14:55,359 --> 01:14:57,199 No. Unh-uh, no. 1419 01:14:57,239 --> 01:14:58,359 - Not yet. - But you never know. 1420 01:14:58,399 --> 01:14:59,840 It's a long race. 1421 01:15:01,800 --> 01:15:03,119 Really good. 1422 01:15:03,159 --> 01:15:04,199 ( man ) Yeah. 1423 01:15:07,000 --> 01:15:08,520 ( in Brazilian Portuguese ) I want to change here. 1424 01:15:08,560 --> 01:15:09,520 ( in Brazilian Portuguese ) No, to take a shower. 1425 01:15:09,560 --> 01:15:10,760 She said no. 1426 01:15:10,800 --> 01:15:12,039 He wasn't able to eat at the beginning 1427 01:15:12,079 --> 01:15:13,760 and was feeling a bit weak. 1428 01:15:13,800 --> 01:15:15,439 But now he his able to eat again, 1429 01:15:15,479 --> 01:15:17,039 and has gained some strength back. 1430 01:15:17,079 --> 01:15:19,560 I am just gonna take it off because I am burning. 1431 01:15:19,600 --> 01:15:23,039 No, dry yourself and put on Vaseline. 1432 01:15:23,079 --> 01:15:25,520 And one other thing, you were running next to another runner. 1433 01:15:25,560 --> 01:15:27,199 You can't do that. You can be penalized. 1434 01:15:27,239 --> 01:15:30,680 I can take some Coca-Cola, and I'll catch the car there. 1435 01:15:30,720 --> 01:15:33,079 - Do you want to keep walking? - No, I'll stay here for a bit. 1436 01:15:33,119 --> 01:15:34,560 ( woman, in English ) Oh, another Brazilian runner! 1437 01:15:34,600 --> 01:15:35,800 ( in Brazilian Portuguese ) Water from Caxambu! 1438 01:15:35,840 --> 01:15:37,239 ( woman, in English ) Pretty exciting. 1439 01:15:37,279 --> 01:15:38,720 Oh, we got some film crews... 1440 01:15:40,399 --> 01:15:43,199 ( in English ) Very hard. Whew! 1441 01:15:57,399 --> 01:16:00,560 ( Eric ) So the next section is a 17-mile climb to Towne Pass, 1442 01:16:00,600 --> 01:16:02,560 and it's about 5,000 feet of climbing. 1443 01:16:02,600 --> 01:16:04,000 So it's a very steady climb. 1444 01:16:05,399 --> 01:16:08,159 The best runners that are here are just patient. 1445 01:16:08,199 --> 01:16:09,760 They know that it's a long race, 1446 01:16:09,800 --> 01:16:11,560 you have so much time to make up. 1447 01:16:11,600 --> 01:16:13,880 And those little minutes you're saving here and there? 1448 01:16:13,920 --> 01:16:15,960 You could be giving up hours, tens of hours, 1449 01:16:16,000 --> 01:16:17,359 or out of the race later on. 1450 01:16:17,399 --> 01:16:18,960 This is the ultimate test 1451 01:16:19,000 --> 01:16:20,359 of when little things go wrong 1452 01:16:20,399 --> 01:16:22,560 that you're doing kind of improperly, 1453 01:16:22,600 --> 01:16:24,399 the penalty is massive. 1454 01:16:24,439 --> 01:16:25,560 Okay, uh... 1455 01:16:25,600 --> 01:16:27,840 ( speaking Spanish ) 1456 01:16:28,920 --> 01:16:32,280 - That hurts. - With hemophilia this is a... 1457 01:16:32,319 --> 01:16:33,559 ( woman ) It was a pretty small blister. 1458 01:16:33,600 --> 01:16:35,360 It bled out pretty good. 1459 01:16:35,399 --> 01:16:37,159 But I think he was able to squeeze all the blood 1460 01:16:37,200 --> 01:16:38,959 and get it to stop and tape it up really well. 1461 01:16:39,000 --> 01:16:41,159 So I think he'll be fine. 1462 01:16:41,200 --> 01:16:44,239 I think if he had waited longer, it would have been a lot worse. 1463 01:16:44,280 --> 01:16:45,920 ( in Spanish ) My bottle? 1464 01:16:45,959 --> 01:16:48,159 - ( speaking Spanish ) - I can only do so many things. 1465 01:16:49,600 --> 01:16:51,360 ( in English ) Okay, thank you. 1466 01:16:51,399 --> 01:16:52,360 ( Susie, on walkie ) Sorry, can you repeat that? 1467 01:16:52,399 --> 01:16:54,159 - Over. - Yeah, some more ice 1468 01:16:54,200 --> 01:16:56,360 for the sleeves, and we're coming up behind you. 1469 01:16:56,399 --> 01:16:57,600 Roger that. 1470 01:16:59,680 --> 01:17:01,000 ( Susie ) She's been doing this periodically, 1471 01:17:01,040 --> 01:17:02,959 just getting in the car, lying down, 1472 01:17:03,000 --> 01:17:05,159 having five minutes, regrouping, 1473 01:17:05,200 --> 01:17:07,360 and popping back out again. 1474 01:17:07,399 --> 01:17:09,879 - How about some... - Rather than plowing on, 1475 01:17:09,920 --> 01:17:11,520 I think it's like a little reset. 1476 01:17:11,559 --> 01:17:13,319 - I'll try it next stop. - Can I, um... 1477 01:17:15,000 --> 01:17:15,959 ( Sally ) I feel like sometimes just 1478 01:17:16,000 --> 01:17:18,079 a few minutes of resetting, 1479 01:17:18,120 --> 01:17:19,159 now I feel a lot better. 1480 01:17:19,200 --> 01:17:21,760 So, yeah. 1481 01:17:21,799 --> 01:17:24,360 And my crew won't let me stay longer in the van. 1482 01:17:24,399 --> 01:17:25,559 They're like, "You get three minutes. 1483 01:17:25,600 --> 01:17:27,959 That's it. Then you're out." 1484 01:17:28,000 --> 01:17:29,360 So it's good. 1485 01:17:31,399 --> 01:17:35,239 She willed herself, you know? After a rough night. 1486 01:17:35,280 --> 01:17:38,680 ( Pamela ) When the cut-offs are very steep 1487 01:17:38,719 --> 01:17:40,200 and you get pulled from the race, 1488 01:17:40,239 --> 01:17:43,600 that's... especially early, that's really hard. 1489 01:17:43,639 --> 01:17:45,360 ( Eric ) There is a cut-off at mile 50. 1490 01:17:45,399 --> 01:17:47,319 If you asked all the runners in this race 1491 01:17:47,360 --> 01:17:49,159 are they worried about the heat or the mileage 1492 01:17:49,200 --> 01:17:50,760 or any of this stuff, they will tell you 1493 01:17:50,799 --> 01:17:52,319 their number one fear is missing that cut-off. 1494 01:17:52,360 --> 01:17:54,760 Because if you have just even 1495 01:17:54,799 --> 01:17:57,559 one hour overnight where maybe you're nauseous 1496 01:17:57,600 --> 01:17:59,959 or vomiting or slowing down or walking, 1497 01:18:00,000 --> 01:18:03,079 all of a sudden, that cut-off becomes real. 1498 01:18:03,120 --> 01:18:06,959 ( woman ) It is 9:24, and we are waiting 1499 01:18:07,000 --> 01:18:10,159 where Pam needs to pass by 10:00. 1500 01:18:10,200 --> 01:18:12,959 There's the Adventure Corps team, including Chris, 1501 01:18:13,000 --> 01:18:15,360 - ready to sweep people off the race course... - Ooh. 1502 01:18:15,399 --> 01:18:16,760 if they don't make it here by... 1503 01:18:16,799 --> 01:18:19,200 Here come the bearers of bad news. 1504 01:18:20,920 --> 01:18:24,000 We think we can see her. We hope we can see her. 1505 01:18:24,799 --> 01:18:27,040 It's not gonna be easy. 1506 01:18:32,600 --> 01:18:35,600 - ( clapping ) - Woohoo! 1507 01:18:36,920 --> 01:18:38,639 Bring it in! 1508 01:18:38,680 --> 01:18:40,680 ♪ She'll be coming round the mountain ♪ 1509 01:18:40,719 --> 01:18:42,760 ♪ When she comes ♪ 1510 01:18:42,799 --> 01:18:44,159 - Nice work! - First checkpoint. 1511 01:18:44,200 --> 01:18:46,159 - The most important one! - Yes! 1512 01:18:46,200 --> 01:18:48,360 - Done! Boom! - Good job. 1513 01:18:48,399 --> 01:18:50,760 - ( sighs ) - ( muffled chatter ) 1514 01:18:50,799 --> 01:18:53,079 For us! It's all for us. 1515 01:18:53,120 --> 01:18:55,559 - Awesome. - What do you want, Mom? Do you want... 1516 01:18:55,600 --> 01:18:56,879 - I wanna sit. - Sit down. 1517 01:18:56,920 --> 01:18:57,879 - We got a seat for you. - Here, sit in the shade. 1518 01:18:57,920 --> 01:18:58,920 Thank you. 1519 01:19:03,200 --> 01:19:06,559 At some point in most races, 1520 01:19:06,600 --> 01:19:09,680 your series of A-plus goals are out the window. 1521 01:19:09,719 --> 01:19:14,559 We made small mistake with feeding, and Badwater never forgive. 1522 01:19:14,600 --> 01:19:17,360 So now we have to fight to finish. 1523 01:19:17,399 --> 01:19:22,399 It's gonna be a long way because it's more time in the sun. 1524 01:19:22,440 --> 01:19:25,920 You don't just quit when your goal isn't going to be achieved. 1525 01:19:25,959 --> 01:19:31,280 You have to find a way to reassess and reevaluate and set a new goal. 1526 01:19:31,319 --> 01:19:34,360 The goal is just to finish. 1527 01:19:34,399 --> 01:19:35,840 Yeah, we still have a lot of fun. 1528 01:19:46,000 --> 01:19:51,000 ( music playing ) 1529 01:20:00,920 --> 01:20:02,159 Yep. 1530 01:20:02,200 --> 01:20:03,520 - ( woman ) Nice breeze! - Hmm. 1531 01:20:03,559 --> 01:20:07,079 ( music continues ) 1532 01:20:10,799 --> 01:20:12,719 - How you feeling? - Hot. 1533 01:20:14,799 --> 01:20:16,200 ( woman ) You're doing great. 1534 01:20:16,239 --> 01:20:17,239 No. 1535 01:20:21,719 --> 01:20:23,959 - More than usual. - More than usual? 1536 01:20:24,000 --> 01:20:26,159 - It's hot down here. - ( indistinct chatter ) 1537 01:20:26,200 --> 01:20:27,600 Alrighty. 1538 01:20:28,399 --> 01:20:29,600 - One more. - One more. 1539 01:20:31,319 --> 01:20:34,000 It's hotter than two minks having sex in a wool sock. 1540 01:20:37,600 --> 01:20:40,399 ( Harvey ) We're struggling, man! But that's all right! 1541 01:20:42,239 --> 01:20:45,559 Wouldn't be worth it if it weren't a struggle though, right? 1542 01:20:45,600 --> 01:20:48,360 You're doing great. You're killing it. She loves us both. 1543 01:20:48,399 --> 01:20:50,600 These mountains are nothing, man. You're doing awesome. 1544 01:20:51,600 --> 01:20:53,760 Here, this is coconut water. 1545 01:20:53,799 --> 01:20:55,159 ( indistinct shouting ) 1546 01:20:55,200 --> 01:20:56,559 - Yes, sir! - I am concern... I... 1547 01:20:56,600 --> 01:20:58,559 - I am thinking of Kelly. - Yeah. 1548 01:20:58,600 --> 01:21:01,079 - I hope she... - Yeah. 1549 01:21:01,120 --> 01:21:02,879 - ( man ) She's right behind ya! - Let's go! 1550 01:21:02,920 --> 01:21:05,399 - If you don't speed up, she's gonna beat ya! - Let's go! 1551 01:21:06,799 --> 01:21:09,159 Lots of pieces of pretty shit up ahead. 1552 01:21:09,200 --> 01:21:10,559 It's my favorite place. 1553 01:21:10,600 --> 01:21:12,959 Favorite highway in the whole country. 1554 01:21:13,000 --> 01:21:15,200 Maybe the whole world. 1555 01:21:16,559 --> 01:21:18,680 Let's do what seems impossible. 1556 01:21:18,719 --> 01:21:23,559 Let's do this, man. Come on! Let's do it! 1557 01:21:23,600 --> 01:21:25,959 ( Eric ) Once you come over Towne Pass, you have a really, 1558 01:21:26,000 --> 01:21:28,040 really steep descent for about eight miles. 1559 01:21:28,079 --> 01:21:31,600 - Whoo! - Feels like you're falling off the mountain. 1560 01:21:31,639 --> 01:21:32,959 And then you end up in Panamint Valley. 1561 01:21:33,000 --> 01:21:35,120 ( wind gusting ) 1562 01:21:35,159 --> 01:21:40,760 ( wind intensifies ) 1563 01:21:42,319 --> 01:21:44,479 - ( muted chatter ) - Right here. 1564 01:21:44,520 --> 01:21:46,200 We go in the van? 1565 01:21:48,239 --> 01:21:50,760 ( Harvey ) What place are we in? 1566 01:21:50,799 --> 01:21:52,760 - ( man ) We're in fifth. - Fifth place. 1567 01:21:52,799 --> 01:21:54,959 - I gained 10 minutes? - On the leader, yeah. 1568 01:21:55,000 --> 01:21:56,399 - I gained ten minutes. - From the last time. 1569 01:21:56,440 --> 01:21:57,760 It was like seven. It was like seven minutes. 1570 01:21:57,799 --> 01:21:59,719 - I gained seven minutes. - Yeah, here... 1571 01:21:59,760 --> 01:22:02,280 Well, I just lost three minutes, so... 1572 01:22:06,799 --> 01:22:09,479 ( Chris ) So Ricardo and his crew have a vehicle 1573 01:22:09,520 --> 01:22:11,360 that is totally not allowed under the race rules. 1574 01:22:11,399 --> 01:22:13,760 It's too big, it's too wide, it's too tall. 1575 01:22:13,799 --> 01:22:15,760 We're issuing them a time penalty, 1576 01:22:15,799 --> 01:22:19,280 and so Ricardo will actually have to stop for one hour 1577 01:22:19,319 --> 01:22:21,479 while the clock keeps ticking in Lone Pine. 1578 01:22:21,520 --> 01:22:25,760 ( speaking Spanish ) 1579 01:22:25,799 --> 01:22:27,200 There has to be some kind of penalty, 1580 01:22:27,239 --> 01:22:28,479 and so that's how we're handling it. 1581 01:22:28,520 --> 01:22:31,799 ( speaking Spanish ) 1582 01:22:36,360 --> 01:22:38,239 ( woman ) Bye, papi! 1583 01:22:38,280 --> 01:22:39,399 ( man ) Bye, papi! 1584 01:22:42,399 --> 01:22:43,760 My back has gone out, 1585 01:22:43,799 --> 01:22:46,959 so I just laid down for a minute 1586 01:22:47,000 --> 01:22:50,559 to try and get it to reset before climbing. 1587 01:22:50,600 --> 01:22:52,559 Climbing hurts it. 1588 01:22:52,600 --> 01:22:57,559 It happens sometimes, and today it happened, so... 1589 01:22:57,600 --> 01:22:58,639 The heat, I think. 1590 01:22:58,680 --> 01:23:01,559 I've got a lot of heat rash. 1591 01:23:01,600 --> 01:23:05,840 Tomorrow, it'll itch, but today it feels like sores or something, yeah. 1592 01:23:08,200 --> 01:23:09,600 I'll make it to the finish line, 1593 01:23:09,639 --> 01:23:12,000 just might be bent over sideways. 1594 01:23:14,600 --> 01:23:16,159 When you get to Panamint Springs 1595 01:23:16,200 --> 01:23:18,559 and you know that you have this 18-mile climb 1596 01:23:18,600 --> 01:23:20,280 starting right there... it's full exposure. 1597 01:23:20,319 --> 01:23:21,959 There's no shade anywhere on this course. 1598 01:23:22,000 --> 01:23:23,600 You climb up to Father Crowley, which is what 1599 01:23:23,639 --> 01:23:25,799 most people consider the hardest climb of the race. 1600 01:23:25,840 --> 01:23:27,280 ( woman ) Do you like that climb? 1601 01:23:27,319 --> 01:23:28,399 Not really. 1602 01:23:32,000 --> 01:23:34,239 Not really. 1603 01:23:34,280 --> 01:23:38,959 ( music playing ) 1604 01:23:39,000 --> 01:23:41,319 This doesn't hurt, right? You're gonna get through it. 1605 01:23:41,360 --> 01:23:43,399 The pain will be more comfortable as you go. 1606 01:23:44,799 --> 01:23:47,079 ( man ) She had a big IT issue. 1607 01:23:47,120 --> 01:23:49,319 It was kind of going through her glutes. 1608 01:23:49,360 --> 01:23:53,000 Kind of locked up so she wasn't able to run for a big stretch. 1609 01:23:55,399 --> 01:24:00,000 ( music continues ) 1610 01:24:04,399 --> 01:24:07,200 ( speaking Danish ) 1611 01:24:12,200 --> 01:24:14,680 ( hisses ) 1612 01:24:14,719 --> 01:24:16,399 ( man ) How are you feeling? 1613 01:24:18,879 --> 01:24:22,360 ( speaking Spanish ) 1614 01:24:22,399 --> 01:24:23,600 ( woman, in English ) Yeah, look the other way. 1615 01:24:25,079 --> 01:24:27,079 ( sighs ) 1616 01:24:27,120 --> 01:24:32,159 ( speaking Brazilian Portuguese ) 1617 01:24:37,719 --> 01:24:40,000 David, why do you always come out when I'm walking? 1618 01:24:42,000 --> 01:24:43,200 I'm an athlete. 1619 01:24:44,000 --> 01:24:48,200 ( wind gusting ) 1620 01:24:50,200 --> 01:24:54,799 ( scraping, clattering ) 1621 01:24:57,000 --> 01:24:58,000 Doing great. 1622 01:25:04,600 --> 01:25:06,799 Wind keeps making my eyes water up. 1623 01:25:12,799 --> 01:25:14,799 They look pretty good, considered. 1624 01:25:16,920 --> 01:25:20,159 ( muted chatter ) 1625 01:25:30,000 --> 01:25:31,879 You know why Jesus couldn't be from Death Valley? 1626 01:25:34,200 --> 01:25:36,799 They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin. 1627 01:25:41,000 --> 01:25:42,799 Good job up the mountain. 1628 01:25:42,840 --> 01:25:47,000 That was some fierce heat in the first half, and wind. 1629 01:25:48,200 --> 01:25:50,239 Probably the hottest it's been when I've climbed it. 1630 01:25:50,280 --> 01:25:53,159 - ( indistinct chatter ) - Yeah. 1631 01:25:53,200 --> 01:25:54,959 Ray, the night before, he was complaining 1632 01:25:55,000 --> 01:25:56,360 that it was gonna be a cold year. 1633 01:25:56,399 --> 01:25:58,360 - ( woman laughs ) - ( man ) It's not cold. 1634 01:25:58,399 --> 01:26:00,280 Cold? It ain't cold. 1635 01:26:00,319 --> 01:26:01,280 It was hot at the start. 1636 01:26:01,319 --> 01:26:03,399 A tinge more. A little more. 1637 01:26:06,120 --> 01:26:07,600 All right, see you guys. 1638 01:26:08,840 --> 01:26:09,840 Be careful. 1639 01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:14,200 Back went out, my Achilles went out. 1640 01:26:15,879 --> 01:26:17,799 We're making it. We'll make it. 1641 01:26:19,719 --> 01:26:22,760 ( wind continues ) 1642 01:26:22,799 --> 01:26:26,760 ( music playing ) 1643 01:26:26,799 --> 01:26:30,559 ( Chris ) When they hit about mile 100, 1644 01:26:30,600 --> 01:26:33,920 it's a slight downhill for about 20 miles. 1645 01:26:35,799 --> 01:26:37,360 And it just seems to take forever. 1646 01:26:37,399 --> 01:26:38,959 In fact, even though it's supposedly 1647 01:26:39,000 --> 01:26:39,959 the easiest part of the route, 1648 01:26:40,000 --> 01:26:43,360 most people describe it as the most difficult. 1649 01:26:43,399 --> 01:26:45,319 At least mentally defeating. 1650 01:26:48,760 --> 01:26:51,360 ( Eric ) If you had to bet on, when you get to Darwin at mile 90, 1651 01:26:51,399 --> 01:26:52,879 who's gonna be a hunter, 1652 01:26:52,920 --> 01:26:54,680 Harvey is a hunter every single year. 1653 01:26:54,719 --> 01:26:55,799 And he's very competitive. 1654 01:26:57,600 --> 01:26:59,760 He is here to try to win the race, 1655 01:26:59,799 --> 01:27:01,600 and he will do whatever it takes to do that. 1656 01:27:04,959 --> 01:27:09,520 ( music continues ) 1657 01:27:14,200 --> 01:27:16,319 There's a duel in the sun. 1658 01:27:19,000 --> 01:27:20,799 Look at this! Can't beat it, man! 1659 01:27:24,600 --> 01:27:27,680 Three hour back and forth foot race between the two of them. 1660 01:27:29,319 --> 01:27:30,920 ( man ) Since Darwin, we battle. 1661 01:27:30,959 --> 01:27:33,239 And how can you go by Darwin and not stop? 1662 01:27:33,280 --> 01:27:34,799 ( music stops ) 1663 01:27:36,959 --> 01:27:38,879 ( music resumes ) 1664 01:27:38,920 --> 01:27:41,360 He didn't stop here. He didn't sign the book. He didn't get MandMs. 1665 01:27:43,600 --> 01:27:45,520 Good job, Harvey. 1666 01:27:45,559 --> 01:27:48,399 Nerf football. He didn't throw the football. 1667 01:27:48,440 --> 01:27:50,399 Whoo! Like a rocket ship! 1668 01:27:51,719 --> 01:27:53,159 ( man ) They're right next to each other. 1669 01:27:53,200 --> 01:27:55,000 ( man ) It's really crazy. It's been a blast. 1670 01:28:33,120 --> 01:28:35,159 He's battled, he's struggled. It's beautiful. 1671 01:28:35,200 --> 01:28:36,200 What a day. 1672 01:28:41,600 --> 01:28:44,200 ( man muttering ) 1673 01:28:49,799 --> 01:28:51,200 ( man ) Warm wind, yeah. 1674 01:28:51,239 --> 01:28:53,159 Like a hair dryer. 1675 01:28:56,000 --> 01:28:57,360 They got punished out there. 1676 01:28:57,399 --> 01:28:58,799 Big time, yeah. 1677 01:29:05,000 --> 01:29:08,000 ( speaking Danish ) 1678 01:29:09,159 --> 01:29:14,280 ( speaking Danish ) 1679 01:29:23,040 --> 01:29:26,959 ( indistinct chatter ) 1680 01:29:27,799 --> 01:29:28,959 How's the wind? 1681 01:29:29,000 --> 01:29:30,920 - Dude, it's gnarly. Yeah. - I know. 1682 01:29:30,959 --> 01:29:33,000 I know, and it just dries you out so bad. 1683 01:29:37,799 --> 01:29:43,000 ( music continues ) 1684 01:29:47,120 --> 01:29:48,559 ( no audible dialogue ) 1685 01:29:48,600 --> 01:29:49,959 Why don't you just walk for a wee tiny bit? 1686 01:29:50,000 --> 01:29:51,600 - Yeah, yeah. - Let that settle. 1687 01:29:51,639 --> 01:29:52,799 ( Marco ) Gels are making her a bit sick. 1688 01:29:52,840 --> 01:29:54,879 We had the same issue last night. 1689 01:29:54,920 --> 01:29:57,120 It was instantly making her throw up. 1690 01:29:59,399 --> 01:30:00,959 ( woman ) Walk for a bit and let it settle. 1691 01:30:01,000 --> 01:30:01,959 - Okay. - ( Marco ) Okay? 1692 01:30:02,000 --> 01:30:03,079 ( man ) That's what we just said. 1693 01:30:03,120 --> 01:30:05,159 ( wind gusting ) 1694 01:30:05,200 --> 01:30:08,520 ( muted chatter ) 1695 01:30:10,600 --> 01:30:12,040 ( chatter continues ) 1696 01:30:13,280 --> 01:30:15,079 - Alrighty. - ( groans ) 1697 01:30:15,120 --> 01:30:17,159 - I don't want to get up. - ( man laughs ) 1698 01:30:17,200 --> 01:30:18,600 Only way to get to the finish, though, right? 1699 01:30:18,639 --> 01:30:20,959 - Mm-hmm. - That's it. 1700 01:30:21,000 --> 01:30:23,079 ( Brad ) I know how much it hurts at the end of a marathon. 1701 01:30:23,120 --> 01:30:26,000 I can't think of stringing five of them together all at once. 1702 01:30:26,040 --> 01:30:28,159 - Lone Pine! - ( Marco ) Lone Pine. 1703 01:30:28,200 --> 01:30:30,360 - See you at Lone Pine! - ( man ) Welcome to Lone Pine! 1704 01:30:30,399 --> 01:30:31,959 Thank you. 1705 01:30:32,000 --> 01:30:33,399 ( man ) It's been long awaited. 1706 01:30:35,399 --> 01:30:37,200 ( in Danish ) Oh, I'm so glad to see you. 1707 01:30:38,200 --> 01:30:42,959 ( speaking in Danish ) 1708 01:30:43,000 --> 01:30:44,520 - ( man ) And then up the mountain. - Yeah. 1709 01:30:44,559 --> 01:30:45,760 At this point, they just... 1710 01:30:45,799 --> 01:30:46,959 they don't want to do anything anymore. 1711 01:30:47,000 --> 01:30:48,959 They don't eat, they don't drink. 1712 01:30:49,000 --> 01:30:50,959 They just want to stop it, end it, you know? 1713 01:30:51,000 --> 01:30:53,559 - Get to the finish line. - ( woman ) Yeah! 1714 01:30:53,600 --> 01:30:55,239 ( Eric ) The last climb, it's whatever you have left. 1715 01:30:58,079 --> 01:30:59,959 ( woman ) Even the fastest runners 1716 01:31:00,000 --> 01:31:01,360 rarely run the Portal road 1717 01:31:01,399 --> 01:31:03,200 because it's so steep. 1718 01:31:12,760 --> 01:31:14,360 Little magnesium for you, Harv. 1719 01:31:14,399 --> 01:31:15,600 Awesome. 1720 01:31:29,879 --> 01:31:31,399 ( man ) Damian is the king of uphills. 1721 01:31:32,280 --> 01:31:34,000 That's his place. 1722 01:31:36,000 --> 01:31:38,559 He already passed on the way to Mount Whitney, 1723 01:31:38,600 --> 01:31:40,639 like, seven runners. 1724 01:31:42,520 --> 01:31:45,760 If he can manage to stay with this pace, 1725 01:31:45,799 --> 01:31:48,040 we'll be in the top, I think, in two hours. 1726 01:31:51,200 --> 01:31:54,760 ( Spencer ) She's running on a broken hip, bone to bone. 1727 01:31:54,799 --> 01:31:58,559 She runs with a limp across the most desolate and hostile 1728 01:31:58,600 --> 01:32:01,159 territory in the entire United States. 1729 01:32:01,200 --> 01:32:04,000 And she did it at age 66. 1730 01:32:04,040 --> 01:32:05,639 What more can you say about that? 1731 01:32:11,559 --> 01:32:14,719 ( wind gusting ) 1732 01:32:35,799 --> 01:32:37,000 ( indistinct chatter ) 1733 01:32:45,479 --> 01:32:47,000 It's like... 1734 01:32:52,440 --> 01:32:53,639 There's a car coming. 1735 01:32:55,200 --> 01:32:58,799 Kind of fancy taking my chances with a car rather than get up that hill. 1736 01:33:01,520 --> 01:33:03,760 - We're tired. We're... - Sleepy. 1737 01:33:03,799 --> 01:33:04,959 - Sleepy. - Exhausted. 1738 01:33:05,000 --> 01:33:08,280 We've been, yeah, falling asleep a lot now. 1739 01:33:08,319 --> 01:33:10,040 Not driving. Yet. 1740 01:33:11,120 --> 01:33:12,479 But we can see the finish. 1741 01:33:13,120 --> 01:33:16,399 - Literally. - Yeah. 1742 01:33:19,399 --> 01:33:20,959 ( insect buzzing ) 1743 01:33:21,000 --> 01:33:25,200 ( wind gusting ) 1744 01:33:25,239 --> 01:33:30,120 ( wind intensifies ) 1745 01:33:50,200 --> 01:33:56,200 ( music playing ) 1746 01:33:59,799 --> 01:34:02,079 - We finally made it! - ( man ) There you go! 1747 01:34:02,120 --> 01:34:04,040 - ( laughing ) - ( man ) Nice job. 1748 01:34:04,079 --> 01:34:05,680 It's the first time I have not run 1749 01:34:05,719 --> 01:34:07,479 across a finish line in my lifetime, 1750 01:34:07,520 --> 01:34:09,200 but that was happy. 1751 01:34:09,680 --> 01:34:11,440 ( man ) All right! Harvey, welcome back. 1752 01:34:11,479 --> 01:34:12,920 - Thank you. - ( man ) You did it, man. 1753 01:34:12,959 --> 01:34:15,760 I need to sit down. I am so tired. 1754 01:34:15,799 --> 01:34:20,159 - Oh, yeah. Mm. - Want something to drink? 1755 01:34:20,200 --> 01:34:23,799 Guys, I'm probably get sick here and throw up maybe. 1756 01:34:23,840 --> 01:34:25,760 Get your drink down, and then... 1757 01:34:25,799 --> 01:34:27,120 Is there a chance that we might be able 1758 01:34:27,159 --> 01:34:28,360 to pull the van up closer? 1759 01:34:28,399 --> 01:34:29,559 - Yeah, definitely. - Yeah. 1760 01:34:29,600 --> 01:34:32,159 - ( grunts ) - ( muted chatter ) 1761 01:34:32,200 --> 01:34:34,600 - We'll come and get you. - Yeah. 1762 01:34:34,639 --> 01:34:36,959 - Thanks, guys. - Oh, jeez. To the bed. 1763 01:34:37,000 --> 01:34:40,360 - To the bed! - ( chatter continues ) 1764 01:34:40,399 --> 01:34:41,719 Hell, yeah. You've earned it. 1765 01:34:43,600 --> 01:34:45,559 ( muted chatter ) 1766 01:34:45,600 --> 01:34:48,079 If I get sick, I'll open the door. 1767 01:34:48,120 --> 01:34:49,799 All right. 1768 01:34:54,360 --> 01:34:56,479 - Woohoo! - Yeah! 1769 01:34:56,520 --> 01:34:59,719 - Yay! - ( cheers and applause ) 1770 01:34:59,760 --> 01:35:01,760 - ( sighs ) - Great job. 1771 01:35:01,799 --> 01:35:03,559 - ( Stine ) Thank you. - ( man ) Congratulations! 1772 01:35:03,600 --> 01:35:06,000 ( Stine ) Thank you very much. Thank you. 1773 01:35:08,319 --> 01:35:10,559 - Would you like the buckle? - Uh, yes, please. 1774 01:35:10,600 --> 01:35:12,159 Okay. Congratulations. 1775 01:35:12,200 --> 01:35:15,680 You are a Badwater 135 official finisher. 1776 01:35:15,719 --> 01:35:18,360 "Let it be given to those most worthy." 1777 01:35:18,399 --> 01:35:20,200 And you are certainly most worthy. 1778 01:35:28,799 --> 01:35:30,559 ( Stine ) It was really funny. 1779 01:35:30,600 --> 01:35:33,159 - Yeah? The whole thing? - No. No, nothing. 1780 01:35:33,200 --> 01:35:35,120 ( laughing ) 1781 01:35:35,159 --> 01:35:36,959 But I liked it very much. 1782 01:35:41,479 --> 01:35:42,920 ( laughter ) 1783 01:35:42,959 --> 01:35:45,680 ( man ) All right, Joshua Holmes! Yes! 1784 01:35:45,719 --> 01:35:49,959 ( cheers and applause ) 1785 01:35:50,000 --> 01:35:52,200 Awesome. Congratulations. 1786 01:35:53,920 --> 01:35:56,360 ( Joshua ) The journey to get here is everything I remember. 1787 01:35:56,399 --> 01:35:58,559 You know, the people you make those memories with, 1788 01:35:58,600 --> 01:36:01,559 you know, your crew, they remember the highs and the lows. 1789 01:36:01,600 --> 01:36:03,760 And to me, it's just the journey. 1790 01:36:03,799 --> 01:36:05,159 The finish is nice, but, you know, 1791 01:36:05,200 --> 01:36:07,120 I remember everything out there more. 1792 01:36:10,600 --> 01:36:11,760 Appreciate you guys being here. 1793 01:36:11,799 --> 01:36:13,479 - Tired? - Nah. 1794 01:36:13,520 --> 01:36:16,079 - I feel relieved right now. - Really? 1795 01:36:20,559 --> 01:36:26,760 ( muted chatter, laughter ) 1796 01:36:29,680 --> 01:36:31,559 ( Marco ) This is pretty aggressive after all. 1797 01:36:31,600 --> 01:36:33,879 - ( cheers and applause ) - ( woman ) Debbie! 1798 01:36:33,920 --> 01:36:37,760 - ( cheering continues ) - Yeah! 1799 01:36:37,799 --> 01:36:40,399 ( laughter ) 1800 01:36:40,440 --> 01:36:42,079 ( man ) Nice. Congratulations, Debbie. 1801 01:36:42,120 --> 01:36:43,200 ( woman ) Great job, Debbie. 1802 01:36:43,239 --> 01:36:45,159 ( man ) Fantastic. 1803 01:36:45,200 --> 01:36:47,120 ( Susie ) Stop your watch! 1804 01:36:47,159 --> 01:36:48,559 - Fantastic. - Aww, thank you so much. 1805 01:36:48,600 --> 01:36:50,200 Congratulations. You're the best. 1806 01:36:50,239 --> 01:36:51,559 - Oh! - So inspirational. 1807 01:36:51,600 --> 01:36:53,559 - Bring it in! - All right, congratulations. 1808 01:36:53,600 --> 01:36:55,360 - You're awesome! - Aww, thank you. 1809 01:36:55,399 --> 01:36:57,959 I mean, that was endless. 1810 01:36:58,000 --> 01:36:59,520 ( laughter ) 1811 01:36:59,559 --> 01:37:03,159 - I've aged somewhat. - Yeah. 1812 01:37:03,200 --> 01:37:05,000 Well, congratulations. 1813 01:37:05,040 --> 01:37:08,079 And this is the elevation profile down in there. 1814 01:37:08,120 --> 01:37:11,360 - See, here's Death Valley. - Yeah, that bit at the end is unnecessary. 1815 01:37:11,399 --> 01:37:13,440 - No, that's... that's what... - ( laughter ) 1816 01:37:13,479 --> 01:37:16,200 - It's just rude! - That's how you crown the achievement. 1817 01:37:16,239 --> 01:37:18,360 - ( man ) Good job. - ( woman ) Sally! 1818 01:37:18,399 --> 01:37:21,360 ( cheering ) 1819 01:37:21,399 --> 01:37:24,079 ( man ) All right, Sally. Congratulations. 1820 01:37:24,120 --> 01:37:26,559 ( song playing ) 1821 01:37:26,600 --> 01:37:29,000 ( laughing ) 1822 01:37:29,040 --> 01:37:30,959 ( man ) You got this. All good. 1823 01:37:31,000 --> 01:37:31,959 It's all good. It's all right. 1824 01:37:32,000 --> 01:37:32,959 ( laughs ) 1825 01:37:33,000 --> 01:37:37,000 ( song continues ) 1826 01:37:38,600 --> 01:37:41,079 - ( cheering ) - No, no. It's DNF. 1827 01:37:41,120 --> 01:37:43,639 - ( woman ) What? - ( laughter ) 1828 01:37:43,680 --> 01:37:48,239 ( cheering ) 1829 01:37:48,280 --> 01:37:51,159 Yes, bruh! We did it! 1830 01:37:51,200 --> 01:37:53,000 ( Chris ) Damian, congratulations. 1831 01:37:53,040 --> 01:37:55,360 You came all the way from Poland to the world's hottest place 1832 01:37:55,399 --> 01:37:57,760 and the world's toughest foot race. 1833 01:37:57,799 --> 01:38:01,920 You are a Badwater 135 official finisher. 1834 01:38:01,959 --> 01:38:02,959 ( song continues ) 1835 01:38:03,000 --> 01:38:04,559 ( muffled ) Congratulations. 1836 01:38:04,600 --> 01:38:06,239 All right, and this is the buckle. 1837 01:38:07,000 --> 01:38:09,559 You see, this is the race route. 1838 01:38:09,600 --> 01:38:11,559 ( normal audio ) And this says in Latin, 1839 01:38:11,600 --> 01:38:14,440 "Let it be given to those most worthy." 1840 01:38:14,479 --> 01:38:15,760 And you are most worthy. 1841 01:38:15,799 --> 01:38:18,680 So, congratulations. Hold that with the shirts. 1842 01:38:18,719 --> 01:38:21,159 - ( cheers and applause ) - ( man ) Congratulations. 1843 01:38:21,200 --> 01:38:23,920 ( woman ) Congratulations to all. 1844 01:38:23,959 --> 01:38:25,959 ( Ricardo ) Yes. We did it. 1845 01:38:26,000 --> 01:38:31,600 ( song continues ) 1846 01:38:46,399 --> 01:38:50,120 ( no audible dialogue ) 1847 01:38:50,159 --> 01:38:54,680 ( cheering ) 1848 01:38:54,719 --> 01:38:56,399 ( woman ) Congratulations. 1849 01:39:09,399 --> 01:39:12,479 ( cheering ) 1850 01:39:12,520 --> 01:39:14,079 ( man ) She puts her mind to something 1851 01:39:14,120 --> 01:39:15,959 and you just wonder what it's going to be next. 1852 01:39:16,000 --> 01:39:18,959 - She always does it. - Sorry, it took me so long. 1853 01:39:19,000 --> 01:39:22,079 She's been that way since she was a kindergartner. 1854 01:39:25,760 --> 01:39:29,200 So we're really proud of her, yeah. 1855 01:39:34,200 --> 01:39:35,760 ( cheering ) 1856 01:39:35,799 --> 01:39:38,159 ( Spencer ) She overcame so much. 1857 01:39:38,200 --> 01:39:42,559 Every doctor she goes to says she's never going to run again, never going to compete. 1858 01:39:42,600 --> 01:39:46,159 She ignores everybody. She comes out here and limps 1859 01:39:46,200 --> 01:39:48,959 to the finish line in 44 hours. 1860 01:39:49,000 --> 01:39:52,159 What we saw is just incredible courage. 1861 01:39:52,200 --> 01:39:54,600 Just unmatched courage and bravery. 1862 01:39:54,639 --> 01:39:58,000 She just showed how much heart she had. I'm so proud of her. 1863 01:39:59,719 --> 01:40:03,159 - I love you. - Love you. 1864 01:40:03,200 --> 01:40:07,040 - ( cheering ) - ( bell ringing ) 1865 01:40:07,079 --> 01:40:12,200 ( song continues ) 1866 01:40:16,319 --> 01:40:17,319 Whoo! 1867 01:40:19,040 --> 01:40:22,120 - ( cheering ) - ( man ) Yeah! 1868 01:40:23,200 --> 01:40:28,959 ( cheering continues ) 1869 01:40:29,000 --> 01:40:30,360 ( man ) Yeah! 1870 01:40:30,399 --> 01:40:34,760 ( cheering ) 1871 01:40:34,799 --> 01:40:35,760 Arigato! 1872 01:40:35,799 --> 01:40:40,559 ( cheering ) 1873 01:40:40,600 --> 01:40:42,959 ( crowd ) Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob! 1874 01:40:43,000 --> 01:40:46,159 - Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob! - Yeah! 1875 01:40:46,200 --> 01:40:49,399 - ( cheering ) - ( chanting continues ) 1876 01:40:52,000 --> 01:40:55,600 - ( cheering ) - ( man ) Yeah, Bob! 1877 01:40:55,639 --> 01:41:01,040 ( cheering continues ) 1878 01:41:01,079 --> 01:41:02,559 Congratulations, to everybody that... 1879 01:41:02,600 --> 01:41:03,559 ( woman ) We're so happy for you. 1880 01:41:03,600 --> 01:41:05,159 that actually finished the race. 1881 01:41:05,200 --> 01:41:06,399 ( woman ) You finished! 1882 01:41:06,440 --> 01:41:08,559 And, no, I am not going to do this again. 1883 01:41:08,600 --> 01:41:11,040 ( laughter ) 1884 01:41:11,079 --> 01:41:12,760 - ( woman ) Congratulations, Bob! - ( woman ) Good job, Bob! 1885 01:41:12,799 --> 01:41:16,000 - ( woman ) You say that now, Bob. - ( laughter ) 1886 01:41:16,040 --> 01:41:18,159 - Good job. - ( man ) Yeah, I knew you could. 1887 01:41:18,200 --> 01:41:22,200 ( song ends ) 1888 01:41:31,959 --> 01:41:37,120 ( music playing ) 1889 01:41:52,520 --> 01:41:57,799 - ( song playing ) - ( thunder ) 1890 01:41:57,840 --> 01:42:02,399 ( song continues ) 1891 01:42:06,719 --> 01:42:09,879 - Move your ass! - ( man ) Real nice. 1892 01:42:09,920 --> 01:42:13,200 - It'll rain a little at midday. - Okay. 1893 01:42:26,600 --> 01:42:28,600 ( woman ) You crazy. 1894 01:42:32,959 --> 01:42:35,399 ( indistinct chatter ) 1895 01:42:37,399 --> 01:42:39,239 Oh, he stole the water. 1896 01:42:39,280 --> 01:42:40,559 Look at that thief over there. 1897 01:42:40,600 --> 01:42:41,680 Okay. 1898 01:42:41,719 --> 01:42:44,399 ( song continues ) 1899 01:43:04,399 --> 01:43:05,440 ( screams ) 1900 01:43:25,600 --> 01:43:26,760 ( sighs ) 1901 01:43:26,799 --> 01:43:29,159 ( muttering ) 1902 01:43:29,200 --> 01:43:30,879 No, no. No, no. 1903 01:43:37,520 --> 01:43:39,000 You want more? 1904 01:43:41,280 --> 01:43:47,239 ( music continues ) 1905 01:44:02,600 --> 01:44:07,399 ( song continues ) 1906 01:45:05,000 --> 01:45:10,000 ( song ends ) 1907 01:45:11,200 --> 01:45:16,600 ( music fades )