2025 Schedule of Events:
(All times shown are Pacific Time and are shown in 24-Hour / Military Time)
| 2025 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | |
| January 1-31 | Badwater 267 VR takes place. Info. Registration. |
| Sunday, Jan. 2, 0900 | The Badwater 135 application will become available via a link at the bottom of the Entry tab on this webpage AFTER we complete a Facebook Live video on the Badwater page on Facebook regarding the 2025 Badwater 135 Schedule, Application, and Selection Process. All 2025 applicants should watch it live, or the archived video. |
| Sunday, Jan. 16 at 1700 | Application taken off-line. |
| Saturday, February 1 at 0800 | The 2025 Badwater 135 race field will be announced live on the Badwater page on Facebook. The selected competitors will receive a confirmation email, while all other applicants will also be notified of their status via email this same day. Entry fees will be charged this day for all invited entrants. |
| Saturday, February 15 | Absolute deadline for Badwater 135 Ultramarathon application paperwork to reach the race office. Competitors who miss this deadline will forfeit their entry in the race. |
| Monday, February 17 | 2025 Badwater 135 Entrant Roster posted online. |
| Saturday, March 22 | 2025 Badwater Cape Fear: Our only (B)east Coast event, and the first event in the Badwater Ultra Cup! Info. Registration. |
| April 5-20 | 2025 Badwater 267 VR Elite: The World’s Toughest Foot Race, 267 miles (430km) in 16 days, all outside, all GPS tracked, all in a private Strava Club where both the camaraderie and the competition are lively! Info. Registration. |
| Saturday – Sunday, April 26-27 | 2025 Badwater Salton Sea: The second event in the Badwater Ultra Cup, and the world’s only “team ultra”! (Also the ultimate Badwater 135 prep race and qualifier!) Info. Registration. |
| Approximately June 15 | 2025 July BADWATER Magazine available as a download. (Click here for the 2024 edition.) |
| Sunday, June 29, 0900-1000 | Online Pre-Race Meeting for All Competitors + All Crew Chiefs + All Crew ALL competitors, ALL crew chiefs, and ALL crew members must attend / view the Online Pre-Race Meeting. It will be archived for later viewing for those who can not watch it live. A special code will be given out to prove it was watched. |
| Sunday, July 6, 1230-1630 | Competitor Check-In (Mandatory) / Retail of BADWATER Gear:Each Competitor and their designated Crew Chief must attend; all crew are welcome and encouraged to attend. Held in Lone Pine at the Lone Pine High School (in the gymnasium; enter via E. Muir Street) at 538 S Main St, Lone Pine, CA 93545. Be sure to download and prepare ALL of the necessary Check-In Forms before you come to the race! |
| Sunday, July 6, 1700-1830 | Pre-Race Meeting for All Competitors + All Crew Chiefs (Mandatory) Each Competitor and their designated Crew Chief must attend; all crew are expected to attend. Held in Lone Pine at the Lone Pine High School (in the gymnasium; enter via E. Muir Street) at 538 S Main St, Lone Pine, CA 93545. |
| Sunday, July 6, 1830 | Group Photo of All Competitors2025 Competitors Only: please be ready to pose for photos at 1830 at the conclusion of the pre-race meeting! |
| Monday, July 7 | Rest & Relaxation; Vehicle Preparation; Buy Ice and SuppliesGet your preparations done, but relax and rest while you can! |
| Monday, July 7, 1100-1200 | Retail of BADWATER Gear:Held in Lone Pine at the Lone Pine High School (in the gymnasium; enter via E. Muir Street) at 538 S Main St, Lone Pine, CA 93545 |
| Monday, July 7, 1100-1200 | Optional Races Rules Review / Questions & Answers / Discussion of Best Crewing Practices: We host an optional but helpful in-person meeting to review race rules and best crewing practices, as well as a Q&A session. Anyone may attend. If you want or need to know more this race, how to crew, or anything else, please attend! Held in Lone Pine at the Lone Pine High School (in the gymnasium; enter via E. Muir Street) at 538 S Main St, Lone Pine, CA 93545. |
| Monday, July 7, 1100-1200 | Media Check-In and Briefing All journalists / media / videographers / photographers must attend. (PLEASE download the Press Kit and PRE-REGISTER via email!) Held in Lone Pine at the Lone Pine High School (in the gymnasium; enter via E. Muir Street) at 538 S Main St, Lone Pine, CA 93545. |
| Monday, July 7, 1200-1330 | Private Staff Meeting Held in Lone Pine at the Lone Pine High School (in the gymnasium; enter via E. Muir Street) at 538 S Main St, Lone Pine, CA 93545. |
| Monday, July 7, 2000 | NOTE: Plan on a minimum of a three-hour drive from Lone Pine to Badwater Basin! It’s not a fast route, plus you may want to stop for photos, gas, supplies, to stretch your legs, or for lunch or dinner during the drive!1st Wave Starts at Badwater Basin (ALL Wave 1 Competitors must check in at 1930) |
| Monday, July 7, 2100 | 2nd Wave Starts at Badwater Basin (ALL Wave 2 Competitors must check in at 2030) |
| Monday, July 7, 2200 | 3rd Wave Starts at Badwater Basin (ALL Wave 3 Competitors must check in at 2130) |
| Tuesday, July 8, 0200 | Furnace Creek General Store Closes By special arrangement, the General Store at Furnace Creek will remain open on the first night of the race until 0200. They have food, snacks, drinks, ice, and much more. Please support them, and stock up heavily!To purchase bags of ice, the crews will purchase the quantity they need at the register in the store, take the receipt to the trailer where the employees working the trailer will hand out the bags. NOTE: In 2024, they will also sell ice from the Ice House next to the Gas Station (location of the race timing checkpoint)! |
| Tuesday, July 8, 0400 | Stovepipe Wells General Store and Gas Station OpensBy special arrangement, the General Store and Gas Station in Stovepipe Wells will open at 0400 during the first night / morning of the race. They have food, snacks, drinks, ice, and much more. |
| Tuesday, July 8, 1000 | First Time Cut-Off: Mile 50.5 Deadline for ALL Competitors, regardless of starting wave, to pass Mile 50.5 (2000′ Elevation Sign, located 8.6 miles beyond Stovepipe Wells) This is imposed by the National Park Service and is mandatory. |
| Tuesday, July 8, 2000 | Second Time Cut-Off: Mile 72 Deadline for ALL Competitors, regardless of starting wave, to pass Mile 72 (Panamint Springs Resort.) Note: the last competitors to complete the race officially usually require between six and eight hours to climb / run from Panamint Springs Resort at mile 72 to Darwin Time Station at mile 90. Note: Panamint Springs Resort has restaurant food, snacks, drinks, ice, and much more. |
| Tuesday, July 8, 2100 | Approximate time for the First Competitor to cross the Finish Line |
| Wednesday, July 9, 0500 | Third Time Cut-Off: Mile 90 Deadline for ALL Competitors, regardless of starting wave, to pass Mile 90 (Darwin Time Station) |
| Wednesday Afternoon, July 9 | Fourth Time Cut-Off: Mile 122 within 42 hours ALL Competitors must pass Mile 122 (Lone Pine Time Station) within 42 hours of their own elapsed time, depending on starting wave. |
| Wednesday, July 9, 2000, 2100, and 2200 | Course Closes for 1st Wave Competitors at 2000, for 2nd Wave Competitors at 2100, and for 3rd Wave Competitors at 2200. (48 hour time limit, based on start time.) |
| Wednesday, July 9, 1900-2100 | Post-Race Get-Together / Pizza Party Held in Lone Pine at the Lone Pine High School (in the gymnasium; enter via E. Muir Street) at 538 S Main St, Lone Pine, CA 93545 (south end of town). Pizza and drinks will be served. No charge (up to four crew per competitor may attend).NOTE: After the Post-Race Get-Together, many competitors, support crew members, and staff continue their socializing and celebrating at Jake’s Saloon at 119 North Main Street in downtown Lone Pine! Always drink responsibly. |
