Valmir Nunez crushes Jurek’s record at Badwater
All the way from Brazil, Valmir Nunez ran an incredible time on a somewhat cool day at Badwater last week. The evening temp dropped to a chilly 93 degrees allowing the runners to escape the standard 100 plus temps which normally plague the race. Valmir ran 22:51. Same time as Scott’s run at Spartathlon last year………Hmmmmm, what a coincidence. Same mileage, same time, more heat. Strange things are happening this year. 3 scrapes for Valmir! Baaaahhhhhhh
Hey Scott, I was there with Valmir and the other two Brazilian runners. I paced and crewed for Monica Otero, the first ever south american woman to do Badwater. She’s 51 and a 3 time cancer survivor with a wonderful story to tell. Here’s my Badwater stories and photos if you care to check them out:
http://jaromsrunningpage.blogspot.com/2007/07/badwater-meets-brazil-135-mile-ultra.html
Valmir’s such a stud! I’m planning to run the Brooks Brazil 135 in January 2008 and then try to get into Badwater next summer. http://www.brazil135.com.br
Jarom
p.s. I’m running Katcina Mosa saturday too…wish me luck…hahaha
Speaking of Jurek, check out his comments on Karnazes:
http://runtrails.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-scott-jurek-really-thinks-about.html
http://www.enduranceplanet.com (scroll down to July 30 for the interview)