Mount to Coast™ BADWATER® 135
Mount to Coast™ Named Presenting Sponsor and Official Shoe of BADWATER® 135 Ultramarathon
Mount to Coast will also sponsor AdventureCORPS’ Badwater Salton Sea, Badwater Cape Fear and the Cape Fear Marathon & Half
Oak Park, Calif. (Feb. 5, 2025) – Mount to Coast™, the first performance shoe brand to specialize in ultra running and long-distance pursuits, has been named Presenting Sponsor – and Official Shoe – of the 38th annual Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, AdventureCORPS President Chris Kostman announced Saturday.
“No running race on the planet tests both shoes and runners more than the Badwater 135,” said Kostman. “With our event in its 38th year, finally there are shoes not only worthy of the world’s toughest foot race, but they are truly game-changers, providing both comfort and performance in levels previously unknown. Badwater runners, our staff, and I have not only found Mount to Coast shoes to be astonishingly comfortable and light-weight, but they actually help us run to our true potential.”
“It’s an absolute honor to be the presenting sponsor of arguably the most iconic endurance running event in the world,” said Mount to Coast U.S. Country Manager Doug Rosenberg. “The challenge of Badwater 135 – asking athletes to transcend physical, mental and spiritual boundaries – captures the very essence of Mount to Coast’s mission. We’re incredibly excited to support runners’ endurance journeys as a partner with AdventureCORPS in this celebrated event and three other Badwater branded races throughout the year.”
Badwater 135, considered “the world’s toughest foot race,” will be held July 7-9. The 135-mile course begins at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, which marks the lowest elevation in North America at 280 feet below sea level and concludes at the trailhead to the Mt. Whitney summit, the highest point in the contiguous United States. The race route covers three mountain ranges for a total of 14,600 feet (4450m) of cumulative vertical ascent and 6,100 feet (1859m) of cumulative descent. There is a forty-eight-hour time limit for the event. Winners will be crowned as the world’s 135-mile champions.
Saturday morning, February 1, the pool of 100 ultrarunners selected to compete in the event was announced via an AdventureCORPS Facebook livestream event. The full roster of selected participants – comprised of two-thirds rookies and one-third Badwater 135 veterans – will be finalized by February 17 and published on AdventureCORPS website. In this year’s race, 23 nations and 25 American states will be represented. Laura Watts (GBR) has been selected to run for the fourth year in a row.
In addition to Badwater 135, Mount to Coast will also be the presenting sponsor of three other AdventureCORPS races in 2025: Badwater Salton Sea, Badwater Cape Fear, and the Cape Fear Marathon & Half. Registration for those races is open at RunSignUp now.
To learn more about Badwater 135 and AdventureCORPS races, please visit the Badwater website.
