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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
Lone Pine, CA. July 22-24, 2024. Globally recognized as the world’s toughest foot race, the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon is a pure athletic challenge of athlete, shoes, and support crew versus a brutal 135-mile / 217km stretch of highway and a forty-eight hour time limit.
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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
Aug 4, 2000 · Synopsis Filmmaker Mel Stuart chronicles marathon participants on a 135-mile race through Death Valley and up Mount Whitney.
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- Mel Stuart
- Documentary
Aug 21, 2000 · Reviews. Aug 21, 2000 12:00am PT. Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135. Vet filmmaker Mel Stuart delivers a well-paced trip through one of the most grueling marathons on Earth,...
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000) directed by Mel Stuart • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 2000 Directed by Mel Stuart. The road to hell is 135 miles long. Forty runners compete in the most gruelling race on earth, the Badwater.
