It may seem like a daunting feat, but running your first ultra is more within your grasp than you think. Let's take the first ...

A marathon is a big challenge, no doubt, but once you’ve done one, or even several, where do you go next? How about running even further and earning the title of ultrarunner? This booming format is ...

Training for and racing an ultramarathon is no small quest. It’s a rollercoaster of the ultimate highs and the loneliest lows. An ultramarathon is any distance farther than the traditional marathon ...

Vriko Kwok’s training for Lululemn's Further ultramarathon proves you can work toward a *really* big goal when you have the right support. She woke up at 4 a.m. ready to work, and did she ever. She ...

When Salida, Colorado-based husband and wife Melissa Lee-Sobal and Tom Sobal started running ultras in the 1980s, it was a fringe sport with few participants. Lee-Sobal started trail racing in Atlanta ...

Even for the most active athletes, running an ultramarathon (any race longer than 26.2 miles) is a daunting task. Luckily, author Sid Garza-Hillman has written an ultrarunning guide for everyone and ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE -- There are many mental and physical benefits when it comes to running. For U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Gesl, Space Launch Delta 30 30th Staff Judge Advocate, training ...

Training partners Jake Hegge and Michael Borst, a pair of Wisconsin-La Crosse students, are taking turns at winning. On Saturday, Hegge, 20, from Verona, Wis., became the second-youngest champion in ...