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 ...

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 ...

A few weeks back, news of a program that would take one new athlete on a fully supported journey from the couch to an ultra marathon in just 12 months came across my desk. I was intrigued. Skeptical, ...

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 ...

So you’ve decided to run your first ultramarathon. Sounds scary when you say it out loud, doesn’t it? You are entering a new world of endurance running. Forget about pace, time, and negative splits, ...

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 ...

We sat down with the record-setting ultrarunner to find out about the mind game, training, and fueling that led to a total 560 miles. In La Quinta, California, Camille Herron walks out to the starting ...

This past weekend, I completed my first ultramarathon – a local 50K (31.1 miles) in Colorado Springs. What an experience it was. As someone who despised running until the pandemic hit, I continue to ...

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 ...