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Stories

All Stories by Greg Minter

Germans, Austrians, and Americans: How Much Energy?

Jurek, Engle, and Karnazes Neck and Neck at Scotty's Castle

Dan Jensen: Back for More

Neil Kapoor: Running Far from Home

6am Starter Akos Konya First Across Finish Line

Wild Weather!

Not Just Another Ultramarathon

First Time Finisher: Maria Lemus

Zombified

Experience: The Benefits of the Second Time Around

Audio

Unless otherwise noted, all audio by Marlis Schmidt

Interview with Jack Denness, 2006 Badwater Hall of Fame inductee (2.3Mb)

Interview with Rhonda Provost, 2006 Badwater Hall of Fame inductee (2.4Mb)

Post-Race with Akos Konya and his crew (5.3Mb)

Pre-Race Runner Comments, Part 1 (6.4Mb)

Pre-Race Runner Comments, Part 2 by Matt Ruscigno and Maxwell Lucas (9.8Mb)

Update at the Furnace Creek checkpoint with staffers Leon Draxler and Jack Denness (1.2Mb)

Update at the Stove Pipe checkpoint by Matt Ruscigno and Maxwell Lucas (1.0Mb)

A quick interview with Gillian Robinson of ZombieRunner.com by Matt Ruscigno and Maxwell Lucas (4.4Mb)

Web staff Marlis Schmidt talks to Badwater Hall of Famer, Jeannie Ennis at the start of the race (1.2Mb)

Web staff Marlis Schmidt checks in with some of the crew of 2005 winner, Scott Jurek 612Kb)

The Canadian crew of Neil Runions talk with web staff Marlis Schmidt with comments from Stove Pipe Wells timestation staff Phil Marchant (988Kb)

7th time Badwater finisher, Lisa Smith-Batchen of Idaho, hits the 41 mile marker for her double crossing (1.2Mb)

4:46 pm Day 1 The race heats up at Stovepipe Wells (2.1Mb)

Interview with Linda McFadden's Crew, Part 1 by Matt Ruscigno and Maxwell Lucas (2.6Mb)

Interview with Linda McFadden's Crew, Part 2 Audio File by Matt Ruscigno and Maxwell Lucas (2.6Mb)

A chat with the Ice Man on Townes Pass by Matt Ruscigno and Maxwell Lucas (928Kb)

Interview with Jonathan Gunderson in Darwin by Matt Ruscigno and Maxwell Lucas (3.9Mb)

Youngest runner and rookie, 28-year-old Jonathan Gunderson tells web staff how and why he is doing this race, part 1 (1.2Mb)

Youngest runner and rookie, 28-year-old Jonathan Gunderson, talks to web staff about entering this race, part 2 (1.6Mb)

Talking with 53-year-old Badwater veteran Scott Weber (1.6Mb)

Interview with official Don Meyer at Lone Pine Headquarters by Matt Ruscigno and Maxwell Lucas (3.4Mb)

  

Race Photo Galleries

IMG_1369 Racer Mugshots, an Annual Pre-Race Tradition
by Mike Angelos
IMG_1369 Racer Check-In and Race Meeting Photos
by Anna Boldon
DSC_0108 More Pre-Race Meeting Photos
by Ton Van Daelan
DSC_0003 6am Start and on the road
by Chris Kostman
IMG_1407 6am Pre-Start, Start and on the road
by Anna Boldon
DSC_0016 8am Start and on the road
by Chris Kostman
IMG_1530 8am Pre-Start, Start and on the road
by Anna Boldon
IMG_1675 10am Pre-Start and Start
by Anna Boldon
DSC_0054 10am Start and on the road
by Chris Kostman
DSC_0003 Furnace Creek toward SPW: All waves
by Chris Kostman
DSC_0130 Into Stove Pipe Wells: All waves
by Chris Kostman
DSC_16 Climbing Townes Pass; David Goggins and Akos Konya off the front
by Chris Kostman
DSC_81 Panamint to Darwin; Goggins and Konya
by Chris Kostman
IMG_1719 At Furnace Creek and on road to Stove Pipe
by Anna Boldon
IMG_1768 At Stove Pipe and on road to Panamint
by Anna Boldon
IMG_4676 Darwin Time Station
by Joe Garza
IMG_1903 Various staff photos along the course
by Anna Boldon
 

Race Photo Galleries (cont)

IMG_1827 Runners pass through Lone Pine time station
by Anna Boldon
IMG_2045 Post-Race Pizza Party
by Anna Boldon

Finisher Photo Galleries

DSC_18 Jurek Finish
by Chris Kostman
DSC_0046 Akos Konya up Whitney Portal to Finish
by Chris Kostman
DSC_0076 Goggins, Engle, Hawke Finish
Chris Kostman and Greg Minter
DSC_60 Pelissier, Muhlen, Sichel, Radich, Scholz Finish
by Chris Kostman
DSC_164 Horner, Karnazes, Mravlje, Kapoor, Escobar, Boehnke, Alidina, Hasse, Lemus, Bostic Finish
by Chris Kostman and Mike Angelos
DSC_199 Hofmann, Xy Weiss, Andrulis, Gunderson, Pence, Kashurba Finish
by Chris Kostman
DSC_217 McGill, Pratscher, Peischl, McFadden, Bookspan, Frost Finish
by Chris Kostman
DSC_0043 Runions, McKinney, Gungle, Warren, Fischer, Snowbarger, Menard, Natraj, Teal, Snyder, Haugh Finish
by Chris Kostman, Greg Minter, Laurie Streff
DSC_0032 Bodoh, Eggenrich, Ngamkam, Farar-Griefer, Klandensky, Bursler Finish
by Chris Kostman
DSC_0044 Webb, Pallos, Pawzik, Sanderson, Marinsik Finish
by Chris Kostman
DSC_0121 Harper, Weidemann, Smith-Batchen, Lacerda, Cunningham Finish
by Chris Kostman
DSC_0039 LaDieu, Kjenstad, Doppelmayr, Weber, Hodde, Erhard Weiss, Heidi Weiss, Parker Finish
by Chris Kostman
DSC00399 The Finish Line: Shoes, Socks, and Feet of Badwater
by Chris Kostman

Video

Watch all 2006 videos on our YouTube channel!

6am Start Video with Adam Bookspan performing the National Anthem by Mike Schafer

8am Start by Mike Schafer

10am Start by Mike Schafer

Scott Jurek climbs Whitney to Finish by Chris Ragsdale

Race Champ Jurek Finishes by Mike Schafer

Akos Konya, 2nd place by Rachel Schmitt

Charlie Engle, 3rd place by Rachel Schmitt

David Goggins, 5th place by Rachel Schmitt

Linda McFadden finishes by Kai Norwood

Watch all 2006 videos on our YouTube channel!

Race Staff

Webcast Production Team: Keith Kostman, Anna Boldon, Chris Kostman, Mike Schafer, Greg Minter, and Poosa.

Webcast Video Team: Mike Schafer, Kai Norwood, Chris Ragsdale, and Rachel Schmitt

Webcast Audio Team: Marlis Schmidt, Matt Ruscigno, and Maxwell Lucas

Webcast Photography: Chris Kostman, Laurie Streff, Anna Boldon, Mike Angelos, Jeannie Ennis, Dave and Margaret Nelson

Race Operations Team: Laurie Streff, Mike Angelos, Leon Draxler, Jack and Mags Denness, John Wiley, Phil Marchant, Joe Garza Jr., Eric Wilson, Don Meyer, Mike Henebry, Scott Wall, Ruben Cantu, Rick Anderson, Charlie Liskey, Steve Winfrey, Ton Van Daelan, John Vonhof, Jeannie Ennis, and Chris Kostman.

Medical Team: Dr. Lisa Bliss, David Bliss, Dr. Jeff Lynn, Dr. Kent Wang, David Heckman, EMT, Dr. Andy Jacobs, Anthony "Woofie" Humpage, Jamie Huneycutt, RN, and Liberty Ambulance

Foot Care/Retail: the ZombieRunner.com duo: Don Lundell and Gillian Robinson

Video News Release: Dan Dominy and the Edge of the Map Productions Team: Jon Gay and Lana Corless.

This Webcast produced entirely on Macintosh computers: MacBook Pro, iMac G5, G4 Ti Powerbook, G4 Powerbook, G4 iBook, MacMini and G3 Powerbook