After a one-year hiatus, during which the race was held on an alternate route, the Badwater 135 will return to its traditional route in California’s Death Valley National Park in 2015, race organizer AdventureCORPS has announced.

As recently as a few months ago, it appeared that new rules put in place by the National Park Service, which cited heat as its biggest concern, would make it difficult for future editions of the event to be held in Death Valley. The rules included a ban on events below an elevation of 2,000 feet after 10:00 a.m. between June 14 and September 9. The race has typically taken place in July, with a morning start.

AdventureCORPS acknowledged in its press release that the National Park Service’s guidelines would lead to some changes for the event, including a three-wave evening start. Runners will also be limited to a maximum of four crew members and one support vehicle, down from six and two, respectively, in the past.

“We are just excited to return to Death Valley,” race organizers wrote.

While the National Park Service was conducting a safety assessment last summer, the race began in Lone Pine, California, instead of Badwater Basin, inside of Death Valley National Park. The finish line at Mount Whitney remained the same, but runners took a significantly different route to get there, featuring more ascent and descent than the traditional course.

Organizers said that they would provide more details about the changes to the 2015 race that will be put in place due to the National Park Service’s rules.

“Most of the impact of the new rules will be on us, the organizers, with more bureaucracy and additional expenses,” wrote race organizers. “Event participants and support crews won't see too much that is different, other than more rules to follow.”

The race will be held July 28-30, and registration opens January 19.

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