Running a marathon used to be the standard bucket list achievement, with the sport seeing massive growth in the last 10 years or so. But ultra running, once the domain of an elite minority, is also ...

Haley Daugherty Sunday, May 7, 2023 8:01 a.m. | Sunday, May 7, 2023 8:01 a.m. South Hills resident Timmy Morgan, 36, was introduced to the sport of ultra running the same way a character in a movie ...

A new running group in Philadelphia is bringing sisterly support to trails throughout the City of Brotherly Love. With a this push, the Philly-based group, Women in Ultra Running, is aiming to help ...

On the afternoon of Saturday, September 2, 2023, history was made on the streets of Chamonix, the French town beneath Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s highest mountain. A partisan crowd had reached fever ...

Weeks into training for her first trail ultra, Jennifer Heckman wondered what she ever saw in those crowded urban marathons on pavement. The trails were so peaceful and serene! But then the long runs, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Entering the ultramarathon scene can be daunting, especially for casual runners who have never ...

New research recently presented by Dr. Timothy Cannon in a poster session at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology conference is seeking to understand whether ultramarathon running is a risk ...

I’m covered in mud. Wet, sticky, mud. And blood, and salt from sweat and tears. But I’m still moving. Hobbling like I’m headed to breakfast in a nursing home, but moving, nonetheless. The wind blows ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The sun rose over Lake Michigan as Joe Goodkin, 48, shuffled along the shoreline. “I really like who I am when I’m running,” he said. Goodkin, who majored in classics at the University ...