Pacing Suzi: 2021 Badwater 135 Ultramarathon

Pacing Suzi: 2021 Badwater 135 Ultramarathon
Suzi Swinehart ran the Badwater 135 in 2019. She completed the race, but wanted to do better. She struggled with some difficult issues along the way, not the least of which was being too sleepy to keep moving forward during the 32 mile stretch from Darwin to Lone Pine.
In 2021 Suzi was excited to get back out to Badwater and improve on her prior performance. I was lucky enough to pace and crew for Suzi in 2019 and was very honored she asked me to come back for 2021.
It was a pleasure to crew for Suzi, pace many miles with her, and celebrate a hard fought finish. This video has been a challenge and a pleasure for me to put together. Every time I work on it I feel all the emotions of that journey. I hope you will find some inspiration in Suzi’s story.

[@jeffrude468]

Congratulations Suzi and Team! Great video Todd.

[@thenextmile]

Thanks Jeff! It was quite an honor to be there and play a small role in helping Suzi to the finish.

[@dave3130]

A different breed ❤️

[@nicholasmontgomery2446]

Such an amazing accomplishment. Appreciate seeing and hearing the struggle and the determination to push through!!! Wow! Just Wow!

[@thenextmile]

Suzi definitely earned that buckle. She’s an inspiration.

[@susanjane4784]

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[@fitnessandthings]

Enjoyed the video. Great job!

[@jorgenunes8160]

Congratulations Suzi and team! Great film!

[@thenextmile]

Thank you!

[@albertleibold1415]

A nice experience from the couch. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@thenextmile]

Thanks!

[@larryorwin3617]

Great video! So looking forward to running in 2022 after crewing in 2019 and 2021!

[@thenextmile]

Hope your race went well. I was out with Suzi again this year. She had a great race and we had a great time even in the heat of Panamint Valley.

[@ryanbultemeier8753]

So awesome!

[@thenextmile]

Badwater is definitely a special event and Suzi is pretty amazing.

[@100bowlingave]

135 miles converts to 388,544 steps approximately. That's just one fact of the race, maybe not even the most critical part, if someone said she's not human I could believe it.

[@mwell1969]

🙌🏻👊🏻🙌🏻👊🏻

[@gorillajuice5272]

I noticed the scar on her neck. I have the same scar. Mine is from full thyroidectomy from Graves disease. I wonder what struggles she has if any because of the surgery. I'm currently training for my first 50k right now in south Florida.

[@thenextmile]

I hope your 50k goes well!! Best of luck!

[@mikekiss648]

why not take Imodium?!

[@suziswinehart1334]

Trust me, it was attempted many times

[@alanmcclelland5245]

Another video with music drowning out the audio at annoying frequency.

[@linjicakonikon7666]

World's toughest race is the Barkley.