Ashley Paulson wins Badwater 135 overall, smashes her own course record

The defending women’s champion chopped nearly two-and-a-half hours off last year’s time on slightly altered course to finish first overall; Canada’s Viktoria Brown finished strong to place fourth among women

Yoshihiko Ishikawa wins Badwater 135 for the 2nd time

The male course record holder celebrated his second victory, while American Ashley Paulson set a new female course record

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The women’s winner, Patrycja Bereznowska of Poland, also smashed the women’s course record, finishing second overall