Every year, ultrarunners sign up to compete in a brutal race that stretches 135 miles across Death Valley in the high heat of ...

Filipino ultrarunner Gerard Tabios has once again proven his grit and endurance by completing his ninth Badwater 135 ...

The annual Badwater 135 Ultramarathon takes place in July, when temperatures soar into the 130s F (54.4s C). At age 66, Danny Westergaard ran to the finish line for the 18th time. Right now you can ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington woman is preparing to run one of the world’s toughest endurance races for the third time. Emily Lyons will compete in the Badwater 135 Ultra Marathon. The ...

When 80-year-old Bob Becker crossed the finish line 135 miles from his starting point in the scorching Death Valley, he made history as the oldest runner to complete the Badwater 135.

Badwater ultramaraton runner Bob Becker, right, participates in the 2025 edition, oldest competitor ever to finish the course at 80 years old. Becker is from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

This brutal race starts at Death Valley's Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America ... with all the rocks and sand and the road that we're running on, it absorbs that heat. So it radiates ...

Danny Westergaard, left, runs with pacing help from daughter Madison Westergaard as the sun rises during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif.

Danny Westergaard reacts while taking a break around the 24-hour mark during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif.

Danny Westergaard, leading the center group of runners, competes during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, Monday, July 7, 2025, near Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, Calif.