Danny Westergaard’s 19th Badwater Bid | Los Angeles News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Danny Westergaard, 67, is back for his 19th Badwater 135 ultramarathon — the grueling 135-mile desert race through extreme heat and two mountain ranges — but this year it’s tougher than ever. With the cutoff slashed from 48 to 45 hours, the veteran runner, who holds the record for most consecutive finishes, must push harder than ever. Training in saunas and supported by a crew of daughters armed with ice and energy drinks, he’s aiming to conquer the brutal course — including a 13-mile climb to Mount Whitney Portal — while battling the clock and the planet’s harshest conditions. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/363ce353be2d31a9