Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135

Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 1, 2000

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

57%

Original Title

Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135

Director

Mel Stuart

Description

Forty runners compete in the most gruelling race on earth, the Badwater. The film documents the trials and tribulations of these athletes as they run 135 miles through Death Valley in July and explores the motivations behind this seemingly masochistic contest. A celebration of the perseverance of the human will beyond the limits of the human body