Ultra runners endure pretty extreme conditions. The Badwater Ultramarathon, for example, covers over 4,000 meters of elevation through Death Valley, in July, one of the hottest months of the year.

Visually impaired athlete Jason Romero takes part in an ultramarathon across Death Valley. The legendary Nutrimatrix Badwater 135 brings together up to one hundred of the world’s most resilient ...

(AP) — The first few runners of an ultramarathon that steps off in desolate Death Valley hit the finish line early Wednesday, a little more than 24 hours after they began this year's Badwater ...

Laura Watts, from Bognor Regis, once ran 12 marathons in as many days and is the only British woman to have run the infamous Badwater Ultramarathon in California's Death Valley three times.

Pitt Johnstown sophomore Kaylee Frederick is like any other college student — except when she’s running ultramarathons.

But we can still find ways to enjoy the outdoors. Just look at the participants of the Badwater 135 ultramarathon. They manage to run extreme distances in the world’s hottest landscape by choice.

Whether tackling New York’s marathon scene or enduring the punishing heat of Death Valley during the iconic Badwater 135 Ultramarathon, each race is a chapter in his personal journey.