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Running in Al Arnold’s Footsteps

Running in Al Arnold’s Footsteps 

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Al Arnold Death Valley_credits badwater

First to run Badwater solo

Al Arnold
California, USA
He had once weighed 300 pounds before he decided to commit himself to fitness. Eventually, the electro technician became a health club director working with professional baseball and football athletes. His true passion was jogging for hours, or even days on end, nicknamed the ‘Joggernaut.
Adventure

146-mile trek

badwater Death Valley

solo, self-supported

Badwater Solo - Al Arnold
Aug 3, 1977
Badwater, CA, USA
Aug 6, 1977
Mt. Whitney, CA, USA
The first 146-mile run from Badwater Basin to Mt. Whitney was completed in 1977, solo, self-supported.
Trail

From Desert

Death_Valley

to snow

Lowest to Highest Route
Badwater Basin, CA, USA
Mount Whitney, CA, USA
The route from Badwater to the top of Mount Whitney connects the lowest point, 282 feet below sea level with the driest, hottest place in the USA. The two places are only 80 miles apart but the course's cumulative elevation gain exceeds 19,000 feet (5,800 m).
Location

Hottest place

Death Valley

North America

Death Valley
California, USA
With temperatures that can reach 130 °F (54 °C) Death Valley is the hottest and driest of the national parks in the United States.
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