Californian Oswaldo Lopez won the extremely tough and brutal Badwater 135 mile ultra marathon through Death Valley on Tuesday. Lopez finished with a time of 23:41:40.
Japan’s Ryoichi Sekiya was leading for most of the way before Lopez overcame him in the last 35 miles. Sekiya finished in 2nd with a time of 24:49:37.
2011 Badwater 135 Top 5 Results
- Oswaldo Lopez (USA-California) – 23:41:40
- Ryoichi Sekiya (Japan) – 24:49:37
- Michael Wardian (USA-Virginia) – 26:22:01
- Zach Gingerich (USA-Illinois) – 26:45:15
- Nobumi Iwamoto (Japan) – 27:30:48
Sumie Inagaki was the women’s Badwater champion finishing with a time of 28:49:27