United StatesFixed distance
Badwater Ultramarathon
22–24 Jul2003
Distance
135mi
Finishers
4631 men15 women
Winning time
28:26:52h
Median pace
4.78km/h
Pace distribution
46 finishers · 3.70–7.64 km/h · mean 4.89
Every finisher ran the same 135 mi course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 46 finishers ranged from 3.70 to 7.64 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 4.89 and a median of 4.78. The busiest band is 4.5 to 5.0 kilometres per hour, with 14 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–46 of 46
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | *Tucson, AZ | 28:26:52h | 7.64 | W40 | 1st F · 1st W40 |
| 2 | *San Francisco, CA | 28:51:26h | 7.53 | M40 | 1st M · 1st M40 |
| 3 | *ON | 33:41:29h | 6.45 | W35 | 2nd F · 1st W35 |
| 4 | *NY | 33:58:37h | 6.39 | M35 | 2nd M · 1st M35 |
| 5 | *OR | 35:16:17h | 6.16 | W23 | 3rd F · 1st W23 |
| 6 | *GA | 36:32:46h | 5.95 | M45 | 3rd M · 1st M45 |
| 7 | *Santa Maria, CA | 37:19:18h | 5.82 | M35 | 4th M · 2nd M35 |
| 8 | *Greensboro, NC | 38:39:38h | 5.62 | M40 | 5th M · 2nd M40 |
| 9 | *CA | 39:22:14h | 5.52 | W45 | 4th F · 1st W45 |
| 10 | *CA | 39:39:32h | 5.48 | M50 | 6th M · 1st M50 |
| 11 | *Distrito Federal | 40:03:44h | 5.42 | M45 | 7th M · 2nd M45 |
| 12 | *TX | 41:58:31h | 5.18 | M50 | 8th M · 2nd M50 |
| 13 | *NY | 42:03:13h | 5.17 | M23 | 9th M · 1st M23 |
| 14 | *Buena Park, CA | 42:18:07h | 5.14 | M45 | 10th M · 3rd M45 |
| 15 | *CA | 42:51:37h | 5.07 | M50 | 11th M · 3rd M50 |
| 16 | *CA | 43:14:12h | 5.03 | M45 | 12th M · 4th M45 |
| 17 | *Redlands, CA | 43:30:39h | 4.99 | M50 | 13th M · 4th M50 |
| 18 | 43:37:09h | 4.98 | M55 | 14th M · 1st M55 | |
| 19 | 43:41:59h | 4.97 | M45 | 15th M · 5th M45 | |
| 20 | *Pennsylvania | 44:08:04h | 4.92 | W45 | 5th F · 2nd W45 |
| 21 | *Palo Alto, CA | 45:10:46h | 4.81 | M40 | 16th M · 3rd M40 |
| 22 | *BC | 45:23:46h | 4.79 | W45 | 6th F · 3rd W45 |
| 23 | *TX | 45:23:58h | 4.79 | M40 | 17th M · 4th M40 |
| 24 | *CO | 45:30:04h | 4.78 | M50 | 18th M · 5th M50 |
| 25 | *CA | 45:54:01h | 4.73 | M60 | 19th M · 1st M60 |
| 26 | *Healdsburg, CA | 45:57:20h | 4.73 | W40 | 7th F · 2nd W40 |
| 27 | *FL | 46:01:42h | 4.72 | M35 | 20th M · 3rd M35 |
| 28 | *Iowa | 46:04:26h | 4.72 | W45 | 8th F · 4th W45 |
| 29 | *CA | 46:48:49h | 4.64 | W23 | 9th F · 2nd W23 |
| 30 | *New Mexico | 47:19:09h | 4.59 | M23 | 21st M · 2nd M23 |
| 31 | *Missouri | 2d00:31:13h | 4.48 | W50 | 10th F · 1st W50 |
| 32 | *Georgia | 2d00:54:12h | 4.44 | M55 | 22nd M · 2nd M55 |
| 33 | *Idaho | 2d04:11:39h | 4.16 | W40 | 11th F · 3rd W40 |
| 34 | *CA | 2d04:35:36h | 4.13 | W50 | 12th F · 2nd W50 |
| 35 | *Pennsylvania | 2d04:49:18h | 4.11 | M50 | 23rd M · 6th M50 |
| 36 | *Austin, TX | 2d05:14:54h | 4.08 | M45 | 24th M · 6th M45 |
| 37 | *CO | 2d05:23:36h | 4.07 | M50 | 25th M · 7th M50 |
| 38 | *San Jose, CA | 2d05:36:12h | 4.05 | M40 | 26th M · 5th M40 |
| 39 | *Modesto, CA | 2d06:01:08h | 4.02 | W55 | 13th F · 1st W55 |
| 40 | *Aberdeen | 2d06:01:13h | 4.02 | M23 | 27th M · 3rd M23 |
| 41 | *CA | 2d07:11:38h | 3.94 | W50 | 14th F · 3rd W50 |
| 42 | *FL | 2d07:54:15h | 3.89 | M50 | 28th M · 8th M50 |
| 43 | *Irvine, CA | 2d08:48:46h | 3.82 | M50 | 29th M · 9th M50 |
| 44 | *Burgenland | 2d09:39:48h | 3.77 | M40 | 30th M · 6th M40 |
| 45 | *Palo Alto, CA | 2d10:38:57h | 3.70 | W35 | 15th F · 2nd W35 |
| 46 | *CO | 2d10:43:29h | 3.70 | M50 | 31st M · 10th M50 |
- 1*Tucson, AZ1st F · 1st W40Time28:26:52hPace7.64Cat.W40
- 2*San Francisco, CA1st M · 1st M40Time28:51:26hPace7.53Cat.M40
- 3*ON2nd F · 1st W35Time33:41:29hPace6.45Cat.W35
- 4*NY2nd M · 1st M35Time33:58:37hPace6.39Cat.M35
- 5*OR3rd F · 1st W23Time35:16:17hPace6.16Cat.W23
- 6*GA3rd M · 1st M45Time36:32:46hPace5.95Cat.M45
- 7*Santa Maria, CA4th M · 2nd M35Time37:19:18hPace5.82Cat.M35
- 8*Greensboro, NC5th M · 2nd M40Time38:39:38hPace5.62Cat.M40
- 9*CA4th F · 1st W45Time39:22:14hPace5.52Cat.W45
- 10*CA6th M · 1st M50Time39:39:32hPace5.48Cat.M50
- 11*Distrito Federal7th M · 2nd M45Time40:03:44hPace5.42Cat.M45
- 12*TX8th M · 2nd M50Time41:58:31hPace5.18Cat.M50
- 13*NY9th M · 1st M23Time42:03:13hPace5.17Cat.M23
- 14*Buena Park, CA10th M · 3rd M45Time42:18:07hPace5.14Cat.M45
- 15*CA11th M · 3rd M50Time42:51:37hPace5.07Cat.M50
- 16*CA12th M · 4th M45Time43:14:12hPace5.03Cat.M45
- 17*Redlands, CA13th M · 4th M50Time43:30:39hPace4.99Cat.M50
- 1814th M · 1st M55Time43:37:09hPace4.98Cat.M55
- 1915th M · 5th M45Time43:41:59hPace4.97Cat.M45
- 20*Pennsylvania5th F · 2nd W45Time44:08:04hPace4.92Cat.W45
- 21*Palo Alto, CA16th M · 3rd M40Time45:10:46hPace4.81Cat.M40
- 22*BC6th F · 3rd W45Time45:23:46hPace4.79Cat.W45
- 23*TX17th M · 4th M40Time45:23:58hPace4.79Cat.M40
- 24*CO18th M · 5th M50Time45:30:04hPace4.78Cat.M50
- 25*CA19th M · 1st M60Time45:54:01hPace4.73Cat.M60
- 26*Healdsburg, CA7th F · 2nd W40Time45:57:20hPace4.73Cat.W40
- 27*FL20th M · 3rd M35Time46:01:42hPace4.72Cat.M35
- 28*Iowa8th F · 4th W45Time46:04:26hPace4.72Cat.W45
- 29*CA9th F · 2nd W23Time46:48:49hPace4.64Cat.W23
- 30*New Mexico21st M · 2nd M23Time47:19:09hPace4.59Cat.M23
- 31*Missouri10th F · 1st W50Time2d00:31:13hPace4.48Cat.W50
- 32*Georgia22nd M · 2nd M55Time2d00:54:12hPace4.44Cat.M55
- 33*Idaho11th F · 3rd W40Time2d04:11:39hPace4.16Cat.W40
- 34*CA12th F · 2nd W50Time2d04:35:36hPace4.13Cat.W50
- 35*Pennsylvania23rd M · 6th M50Time2d04:49:18hPace4.11Cat.M50
- 36*Austin, TX24th M · 6th M45Time2d05:14:54hPace4.08Cat.M45
- 37*CO25th M · 7th M50Time2d05:23:36hPace4.07Cat.M50
- 38*San Jose, CA26th M · 5th M40Time2d05:36:12hPace4.05Cat.M40
- 39*Modesto, CA13th F · 1st W55Time2d06:01:08hPace4.02Cat.W55
- 40*Aberdeen27th M · 3rd M23Time2d06:01:13hPace4.02Cat.M23
- 41*CA14th F · 3rd W50Time2d07:11:38hPace3.94Cat.W50
- 42*FL28th M · 8th M50Time2d07:54:15hPace3.89Cat.M50
- 43*Irvine, CA29th M · 9th M50Time2d08:48:46hPace3.82Cat.M50
- 44*Burgenland30th M · 6th M40Time2d09:39:48hPace3.77Cat.M40
- 45*Palo Alto, CA15th F · 2nd W35Time2d10:38:57hPace3.70Cat.W35
- 46*CO31st M · 10th M50Time2d10:43:29hPace3.70Cat.M50