Runners assemble by the pool at the Furnace Creek Inn in Furnace Creek, Calif., for the official 2012 Badwater Ultramarathon race photo.

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Army Master Sgt. Mike Morton (right) waits in line to check in.

See more photos after the jump.

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Retired Army Major Tim Hardy (second from right) talks with past-Badwater winner Dean Karnazes, left.

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Navy Lt. j.g. Hannah Roberts gets her official photograph taken at check-in.

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Roberts speaks with past Badwater winner and former record holder Eric Clifton and his wife, Noni. The Cliftons are crewing this year for Mike Morton.

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Morton (third from right) listens during the runner briefing for those starting in the 10a.m. wave. Typically, the fastest runners start in this wave.

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Army First Lt. Claire Heid, with crew chief Collin Anderson, prepare to tape ID and safety signs to their support vehicle.

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Hardy and his brothers, Doug and Greg, sort through their mandatory reflective gear. Hardy retired from the Army earlier this year, and now works as an Army territory manager for the TRX Force Team.

(Tomorrow I'll do a better job of tracking down Marine Corps Capt. Mosi Smith.)

For more on the five military runners at this year's race, check out www.militarytimes.com/links/badwater for runner profiles and more.

As always, follow us on Twitter (@PT365), because we're really cool. Or just because we have race updates. Good night, desert.

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