A growing crowd of ultramarathon “runcation-ers” say there’s no way to experience a new place like running—or hiking, or walking or limping—a really, really long way through it. For spectators, some ...

Ultramarathons – races over 26.2 miles – have experienced an exponential surge in popularity over the past decade, as runners line up to push their bodies to the limit during races that sometimes ...

A study suggests running extreme distances can injure red blood cells, making them less flexible and more likely to break down.(Picture: Pexels) Ultramarathons can damage red blood cells, study finds ...

The 100 Marathon Club is one of the world’s most exclusive. So exclusive, in fact, that 11 times more people have climbed Everest than have been admitted as members. All of those 657 full members have ...

When a marathon is too easy or too uptight, just keeping running and running and ... The difference between marathons and ultramarathons is the difference between a dragonfly and a dragon. The races ...

Bob Becker has long thrived on competition, even in snowball fights as a child. Now that he’s 80, his competitive edge has only gotten sharper. Even his doctors have taken note. “Many have said, ...

In my previous blog I discussed how I rediscovered running when I started to use Nike Free shoes. These alleviated my knee pain and also allowed me to think of my running, not as compulsory drudgery, ...

This mini documentary from The Atlantic finds Dag Aabye, a 76-year-old who lives in the woods of British Columbia in a bus and who runs ultramarathons. With the growing popularity of vanlife happening ...

A former gamer said he felt "on top of the world" after completing 79 ultramarathons in as many days. Sam King, 32, took up the challenge in September as a fundraiser for the Headway charity after his ...