I won the Badwater ultra marathon in 2002 and 2003. The Badwater ultra marathon, considered the world’s toughest running event, is a 135 mile (215 km) course starting at 282 feet (85 m) below sea level in the Badwater Basin, in California's Death Valley, and ending at an elevation of 8360 feet (2548 m) at Whitney Portal, the trailhead to Mount Whitney. There is a cumulative elevation gain of 13,000 feet (4,000 m). It usually takes place in July, when the weather conditions are most extreme and temperatures over 120 F (49 C) in the shade are not uncommon.
The first time I won, in 2002, I finished over four and half hours before the second place winner, Darren Worts, who was ten years younger than me. I was 41.
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The answer is Pam Reed.
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