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The World Record Hottest Mile?

129.2 degrees Fahrenheit on June 29th 2013 - the hottest day on Earth?

Although Guinness decided that it would be ‘too hard’ to qualify future attempts, we believe that the 129F 2013 mile was the hottest ever run by a human being. To begin with, 129F ties for the hottest day on earth ...

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The Hottest Day In History

Death Valley on June 29th 2013 - the hottest day in recorded history?

The Guinness Book of World Records lists July 10th 1913 as the hottest day in history, at 134F. Naturally, the event took place in Death Valley, at the old Greenland Ranch weather station. A second temperature of 131F was recorded ...

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The 2014 Darth Valley Challenge

Darth Vader in Death Valley for the Darth Valley Challenge 2014

The temperature is 129F in Death Valley… the road is bubbling, and tourists pose for photos beside a giant thermometer before scurrying back into their air-conditioned cars. Suddenly a figure comes into view, shimmering in the heat. It appears to ...

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The Wall Of Flames – And How To Beat It

Running in extreme heat or high temperatures - advice for how to stay alive.

Most distance runners and endurance athletes have hit The Wall at some point in their careers – that invisible, yet only-too-real barrier that takes a gargantuan effort of will to even try and scale. For many marathoners, it’s at around ...

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Heat Exhaustion – Swift And Deadly

Heat exhaustion can be deadly for runners - or any athlete - who fails to take precautions.

If you only take one thing from this post, let it be this: heat exhaustion can overcome you much, much, much quicker than you think. . So you’re running around in the desert feeling great. Five miles under your belt, ...

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Celebrating Death Valley Jack

Sir Jack Denness, 'Death Valley Jack' received an MBE for his extraordinary courage and commitment to raising money for charity.

Jen and I crewed for “Death Valley Jack” Denness at the Badwater Ultra in 2004. Jack was 68 years old at the time, and would go on to complete two more Badwaters, becoming the first septuagenarian – and possibly the ...

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Heat Training: Assume The Worst

extreme heat can challenge even the best runner - running in these temperatures can be dangerous, but if you're safe it's highly rewarding

The greatest mistake you can make when running (or otherwise exercising) in extreme heat is to be optimistic, confident or nonchalant. . The moment you believe that this is no big deal, is the moment you’re in danger – even ...

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