Cody Poskin finished the Gobi Ultra 400 Km, taking first place and setting a new record for the fastest it's ever been run.

Scientists have long hypothesized about a theoretical limit to human energy use. The research, published today in Current ...

As the final eight runners head toward the 100-yard mark, the distance still to be covered remains to be known. With former ...

The metabolic ceiling represents the maximum number of calories that a body can actually burn. For humans, it is believed to ...

When ultra-runners lace up for races that stretch hundreds of miles and days, they're not merely testing their mental grit ...

Ultra runner Paul Johnson is trying to run 700 miles in seven days and raise $700,000 for local Bronx organization Bronx ...

Kilian Korth won the Moab 240 Ultra Marathon last night with a 240-mile time of 2 days, 3 hours, and 28 minutes (moving time). He only stopped for 7 hours ...

Six weeks after her Valentine’s Day run, Renee did another 50-mile fundraising ultramarathon in her neighborhood, this time ...

The 8th edition of the International Taco Bell 50k Ultramarathon took place in Denver on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BUTTE — In 2020, Wes Plate was like many other Americans during COVID who were itching to get out ...

Most people will never attempt to run a marathon, and "enjoyable" isn't the word even the most seasoned runners would use to describe what it's like to ...