Meet the Oldest Runner to Complete the Badwater Ultramarathon

Meet the oldest runner to complete the Badwater Ultramarathon

Eighty-year-old Bob Becker became the oldest person ever to complete the grueling Badwater 135 ultramarathon, starting in Death Valley's sweltering heat and covering three mountain ranges.

Age Is Just a Number: 80-Year-Old Conquers Death Valley to Mt. Whitney Ultramarathon

When runner Bob Becker, at 77 years old, attempted to complete the “world’s toughest foot race” out of Death Valley for the fourth time in his life, his time didn’t meet the 48-hour requirement. Footage from Outside Magazine in 2022 showed the Florida man bear crawling across the finish line. Three years later, on July 9 and this time at 80 years old, Becker became the oldest person to complete the 135-mile ultramarathon that takes runners all t…