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 ...

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — 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 — ...

The world's toughest foot race - that's how the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon bills itself. Competitors have to run 135 miles and cover three mountain ranges, ascending more than 14,000 feet in just 48 ...

DEATH VALLEY, California - More people have climbed Mount Everest than have finished the Badwater 135, an ultramarathon through California's Death Valley. It goes without saying, but we'll write it ...

It all started when a man with a mule encountered water in present-day Death Valley National Park. The legend goes that when his mule refused to drink from the pools, which sat at the lowest point in ...

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 ...

For the first time in its 37-year history, the Badwater 135 Ultra-Marathon will not be held in Death Valley National Park. The race, which begins at 6 a.m. Monday, is using Lone Pine as a starting ...

Death Valley National Park blocked the famed Badwater 135 Ultramarathon from the park, but that won’t stop the event from taking place Monday. Race director Chris Kostman debuts a new and equally ...