In 1987, five runners gathered in Death Valley early in the morning with plans to run to Mount Whitney — the highest point in the contiguous U.S. — in Californi ...

Ultrarunning is rapidly growing in the United States and internationally. Each year, athletes from around the world compete in some of the most prominent races ...

Bob Becker has long thrived on competition, even in snowball fights as a child. Now that he’s 80, his competitive edge has ...

He’s still discovering what he’s capable of,” his trainer said. “He’s showing what’s possible not just for him, but for you ...

Joe Gagnon of Katonah finished the grueling 135-mile Badwater ultramarathon, which went from Death Valley to Mount Whitney.

The Golden State is blessed with the tallest tree on earth, the biggest tree in terms of mass on the planet that is also ...

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 Golden State is blessed with the tallest tree on earth, the biggest tree in terms of mass on the planet that is also ...

For 37 years — in a searing California desert — runners from across the globe have embarked on a 135-mile race through one of the hottest places on Earth — Death Valley. The annual Badwater 135 ...

For 37 years in a searing California desert, runners from across the globe have embarked on a 135-mile race through one of the hottest places on Earth. But few have completed what’s billed ...

This brutal race starts at Death Valley's Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America, and it climbs to Whitney Portal, the trailhead to Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous U.S.