Badger Mountain Challenge

Our friend (and local nice guy) Lance Harpe has just one marathon distance remaining at Cocodona! He has run an incredibly strong race and is almost finished!!
He also stopped mid-race to be interviewed on YouTube!
In addition to his Cocodona achievement, Lance is also the one of the very few people we know of that has run ALL of the Badger distances, including the ruck distances!
Excellent work Lance!!

Rachel did it!! She took 2.5 hours off the overall Cocodona course record!!

In case you’re not following the Cocodona 250-mile race in Arizona, last year’s outright winner of the BMC; Rachel Entrekin is on her way to another repeat WIN!! This time though she is the OVERALL LEADER, and is currently hours ahead of the men’s course record pace!!
Rachel has not only won Badger twice (beating all men) she is now on her way to winning Cocodona a third year in a row!!
Well done Rachel! You are a wonderful example of grit, determination, and strength. All while remaining fun and humble. You are what makes trail running so great.
Congrats again!! ❤️

Planning ahead??
Next year’s Badger Mountain Challenge will be March 26-27, 2027. Put the date on your running calendar!
Registration will open late November/early December.
See you all then!

SO. MANY. AMAZING. PHOTOS!
The photographers at Badger are among the best anywhere! A HUGE "Thank you!" to our 5 race photographers for all your hard work shooting, organizing and editing thousands and thousands of photos!
Chris and Sada Ruby, Spencer Reathaford, Ben Wentz and Laurencio Cota all pitched in countless hours putting this amazing album together for you. In total they shot over 7,000 pictures!
Each of these photographers does this as a hobby and as a labor of love. Enjoy scrolling through all of these wonderful free pictures!
YOUR FREE PHOTOS ARE READY!!
We also want to say a big THANK YOU to every volunteer who sacrificed their time to make sure Badger was successful. Without you this race would not happen!!
Thank you!
https://jasonreathaford.smugmug.com/2026-Badger-Mountain-Challenge

Photos are on the way! (Here’s a sneak peek to tide you over)

Best day of the year!

It takes quite the army to pull off a successful Badger Mountain Challenge! We had a very successful Volunteers meeting this evening and our army is ready! THANK A VOLUNTEER! They’re literally out here all day and night for YOU! Thank you volunteers! Happy Badger Eve! 📸: ( Wentz)

Thank you again Culligan of Kennewick for your ongoing support!!! Each of our aid stations will have tasty fresh filtered water supplied by Culligan.
Thank you!