The Badwater Solo is NOT Canceled!

The Badwater Solo is NOT Canceled!

There seems to be a nasty rumor circulating, saying that

the Badwater Solo has been canceled.
That's not exactly true. In fact, it's not true at all.

Here's the deal. The Solo Crossing is NOT an official event.

It does not have an official date except that, by long-standing

tradition, the course must be run during the July-August window.

 The course is public domain, so it is open for any runner,

anytime. Anyone who runs from Badwater to Mt.Whitney

during July or August is a Badwater Solo finisher.

What happens is that, after one runner announces a date

 for his run, a number of other runners decide to start

at the same time. Each runner is there as an
individual. There are no entry fees and no permits

required (other than a Whitney Trail permit if the runner

 decides to continue to the summit of Mt.
Whitney). For the past couple of years, buckles

have been donated to all finishers. 

For the Badwater Solo to be canceled, ALL runners

would have to decide independently that they were not

planning to run. That has not happened. As
far as I know, there are ten individuals planning to

run a Badwater Solo this summer. My husband John and I are

 both planning to run. At this point, all ten are planning to

 start on July 1st. No other dates have yet been
announced. The names of these runners have been posted

on the Badwater Forumat

 http://www.BadwaterForum.org <http://www.badwaterforum.org/>

under the "General Stuff" category. Anyone is welcome to

 join us on July 1st, or to plan a crossing for any other date.

If you'd like your name posted with the
others, or if you'd like more information, you can email

me or post to the Forum.

Thanks. I just wanted to clear this up.

Marcia Rasmussen