It took about 18 miles for Benny Hickok to realize exactly why the race earned the designation as Indiana’s “toughest trail race.” For starters, the trails guiding racers through the Owen-Putnam State ...

Comfort is king when it comes to ultra trail running shoes. These are the shoes you should be able to rely on over long and arduous miles. The right shoe should make you feel like you can keep going ...

Three runners arrived at MedStar Health’s South Baltimore physical therapy clinic April 15, refueling with soda and orange ...

From muscle fibers to mental grit, here’s the science behind why some bodies can endure ultramarathons, while others hit the wall far sooner. Ultramarathons sit at the far edge of what the human body ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Entering the ultramarathon scene can be daunting, especially for casual runners who have never ...

On the afternoon of Saturday, September 2, 2023, history was made on the streets of Chamonix, the French town beneath Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s highest mountain. A partisan crowd had reached fever ...

I’ve reached a point in my life where I have a surprising amount in common with Gimli from Lord of the Rings. We’re both redheads, we’ve both run rather a long way across New Zealand (or Middle Earth, ...

Eighty-year-old Bob Becker became the oldest person ever to complete the grueling Badwater 135 ultramarathon, starting in Death Valley's sweltering heat and covering three mountain ranges. The world's ...