Running through Death Valley during the Badwater Ultramarathon 135-mile race. Badwater ultramarathon / Michael Chow/Arizona Republic In 1987, five runners gathered in Death Valley early in the morning ...

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 — ...

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 ...

A week later, his muscles still sore, his schedule back to two miles of therapeutic walking, Bob Becker said from his Fort Lauderdale home, “My body feels better than it has a right to feel.” He ran ...

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and steady” or “smooth as butter.” Ticks are ...

California does not lack for extreme sports settings. Surfers have the mountainous waves of Mavericks Beach near Half Moon Bay. Climbers have the awesome granite monoliths of Yosemite Valley. And ...

When 80-year-old Bob Becker crossed the finish line 135 miles from his starting point in the scorching Death Valley, he made history as the oldest runner to complete the Badwater 135. The ...