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 California. The daring group included Eleanor ...

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and steady” or “smooth as butter.” Capture of Maduro ...

Eli Neztsosie, 34, was packing his truck with coolers, supplies, and running gear, for the 45th anniversary of the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon. The night before, he finally slept in a bed, the first ...

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. The ...

In the ultramarathon world, it’s looked upon as the World Series, Super Bowl and a climb up Mount Everest all rolled into one. But he admits, it wasn’t pretty. The 2005 Boulder City High School ...

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (WTVD) -- A Wilmington woman is taking part in what has been deemed "The World's Toughest Foot Race." The invitation-only Badwater 135 Ultramarathon involves traveling 135 miles ...

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Endurance racing has produced plenty of documentaries — but not so many dramas. Other than a few scant offerings, like Mark Wahlberg’s lackluster Arthur the King, there’s not much out there. (The real ...

julio 11, 2022 5:34 p. m. Oswaldo López of Madera munches on an ice cream as he gets a massage from crew member Enrique Rodríguez during a stop in Stovepipe Wells on July 20, 2021. The 49-year-old ...