Even Oprah has Run a Marathon

A few key points to running an ultramarathon: hydrate often, wear the proper kind of shoes and remember that the rattlesnake always has the right of way. It used to be that finishing a marathon was the pinnacle of running. But what do you do when 26 miles, 385 yards is just so -- yawn -- pedestrian?

"Everybody's done a marathon; Oprah's done a marathon, it's almost like it's too easy now," said ultrarunner Steve Mentzer of Allison Park.