2
Wins
2
Podiums
2
Races
2018
Active since
About
Born on August 30, 1983, in Taggia, Liguria, Michele Graglia relocated to Miami in 2007 and built a successful modelling career representing Calvin Klein, Nike, and Armani before discovering ultrarunning in 2011 through Dean Karnazes' Ultramarathon Man. Now based in Los Angeles as a La Sportiva team athlete, certified running coach, and author, his specialty lies in extreme heat and multi-day desert events. In 2018 he became the first Italian ever to win the Badwater 135 (24:51:47), and in 2020 the first runner to win both the Badwater 135 and the Moab 240. He additionally holds two Guinness World Records: fastest crossing of Chile's Atacama Desert on foot (approximately 600 miles, 8 days 16 hours 58 minutes, 2018) and fastest full crossing of the Gobi Desert on foot (1,703km, 23 days 8 hours 46 minutes, 2019).
Notable Wins
- — Badwater 135 2018 (24:51:47
- — first Italian winner)
- — Moab 240 2020 (61:43:15)
- — Yukon Arctic Ultra 100-mile 2016 (21:56)
- — Guinness World Record: fastest crossing of Atacama Desert (8d 16h 58m
- — 2018)
- — Guinness World Record: fastest crossing of Gobi Desert (23d 8h 46m
- — 2019)
Race History
| Year | Race | Cat. | Pos. | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Moab 240 | men | 1st | 60:43:15 |
| 2018 | Badwater 135 | men | 1st | 24:51:47 |
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