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4 unusual facts about Ferg Hawke


Ferg Hawke

He has competed in several ultra-triathlons, including the Ultraman World Championships in Hawaii.

Eagle Run 100 mile, Apex Mountain, British Columbia: first-place finisher overall (1995).

He has placed second in the Badwater Ultramarathon twice (2004, 2005), to Dean Karnazes (2004: 27:30:20; finished second by 8 minutes) and Scott Jurek (2005: 26:33:00; finished second by 1:57).

The Badwater Ultramarathon is a 135-mile (217 km) ultramarathon through Death Valley in mid-July, starting at Badwater Basin, the second-lowest point in the Western Hemisphere, 282 feet below sea level, and finishing 8300 feet up Mount Whitney.



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