Posted On: July 15th 2026, 04:11 pm
Meet 2026
@mounttocoast Badwater 135 rookie entrant Francesco Perini
@franz_perini, 40, of Mira, Italy.
His resumé includes 2nd place at the 2025 Spartathlon in 22:05:27 and a victory at the 2023 Nove Colli - both are Badwater 135 Preferred Qualifying races - as well as a win at the 2025 Asolo 100km, a Leadville 100mi finish and two more Spartathlon finishes.
Good luck and best wishes to Francesco and his crew at the world’s toughest foot race!
With a particularly exciting race field this year, we want to introduce you to some of the competitors before Badwater 135 begins in three waves at 800pm, 900pm, and 1000pm on July 27!
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