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Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 is a 2000 documentary film directed by Mel Stuart. The film follows athletes as they run 135 miles in the 1999 Badwater Ultramarathon, starting in California's Death Valley and ending at Whitney Portal, the trailhead to Mount Whitney .
- English
- Mel Stuart
- (US) August 4, 2000
- Galaxy Entertainment
With Adam Bookspan, Angelika Castaneda, Eric Clifton, Maria De Jesus. Forty runners compete in the most grueling race on earth, the Badwater. The film documents the trials and tribulations of these athletes as they run 135 miles through Death Valley in July and explores the motivations behind this seemingly masochistic contest.
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- Documentary, Sport
- Mel Stuart
- 2000-04
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Covering 135 miles (217km) non-stop from Death Valley* to Mt. Whitney, CA, the Badwater® 135 is the most demanding and extreme running race offered anywhere on the planet, as well as the 135-Mile World Championship. The start line is at Badwater Basin, Death Valley, which marks the lowest elevation in North America at 280’ (85m) below sea level.
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135. Filmmaker Mel Stuart chronicles marathon participants on a 135-mile race through Death Valley and up Mount Whitney.
- (662)
- Mel Stuart
- Documentary
- Galaxy Entertainment
1 hr 38 mins. Documentary, Sports. NR. Watchlist. Forty runners compete in the most gruelling race on earth, the Badwater. The film documents the trials and tribulations of these athletes as...
Oct 1, 2000 · Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000) - Mel Stuart on AllMovie - Thirteen competitive runners present themselves…
