g-force speeds of nascar, these men and women, some barely in their teens excel to the extreme. what s their secret? dr. sanjay gupta finds out in this week s series extreme living. he beginning withen ultramarathoner. one who tackles races of more than 150 miles a pop and one of the fastest runners in race history. in a moment, sanjay goes one-on-one. but first, we go up close with the racer and athlete defying all odds. scott has been called the king of pain. and the greatest ultramarathoner ever. ultramarathons can be 125 miles longer than a typical 26-mile marathon. scott finished his first in 1994 and since then, he s dominated the sport. today he holds records for races that cover more than 150 miles and last over 24 hours straight. a notoriously tough ultramarathon is the 135-mile
hey, it s not too bad. i can keep going. i only have 24 hours of running to do. incredible. scott, thanks again so much. thanks for having me. tomorrow, more on extreme athletes with jennifer joe cobb. the fastest woman in nascar. that s extreme living with dr. sanjay gupta right here on ac 360. if you thought you had a tough time today in the snow, imagine being stuck in the middle of an icy pond. we ll tell you the unusual way this cat was able to get back to shore. and muppet knows it s not easy being green. he ll share his secrets for keeping cool with the puppet from our rediculist tonight. [ female announcer ] in the grip of arthritis, back, or back joint pain?
can t do the things most moms do in their 30s and last year when she passed away in march, it was a really touching experience and that really fueled me in setting a new american 24-hour record and running 165 miles in 24 hours. i thought about her and how she had struggled with the disease like that and the fact that, hey, it s not too bad. i can keep going. i only have 24 hours of running to do. incredible. scott, thanks again so much. thanks for having me. tomorrow, more on extreme athletes with jennifer joe cobb. the fastest woman in nascar. that s extreme living with dr. sanjay gupta right here on ac 360. if you thought you had a tough time today in the snow, imagine being stuck in the middle of an icy pond. we ll tell you the unusual way this cat was able to get back to shore. and this muppet knows it s not easy being green. he ll share his secrets for keeping cool with the puppet from our rediculist tonight. your core competency.
dr. sanjay gupta finds out in this week s series extreme living. he begins with scott jurek, an ultramarathoner. one who tackles races of more than 150 miles a pop and one of the fastest runners in race history. in a moment, sanjay goes one-on-one with jurek. but first, we go up close with the racer and athlete defying all odds. scott has been called the king of pain. and the greatest ultramarathoner ever. ultramarathons can be 125 miles longer than a typical 26-mile marathon. scott finished his first in 1994 and since then, he s dominated the sport. today he holds records for races that cover more than 150 miles and last over 24 hours straight. a notoriously tough ultramarathon is the 135-mile bad water in death valley, california.
chapter in her life. she had just gone through a divorce and she was ready to start things over again. reporter: martin leaves behind an 8-year-old son. he s lost his mother right before christmas and there s no greater tragedy than that. reporter: her obituary describes august busch iv, the love of her life. they won t have the toxicology results for four to six weeks and won t release any conclusions until then. cnn, los angeles. coming up, our series extreme living and a marathoner who says 26.2 miles is simply not enough. but first, joe johns with our 360 bulletin. a 360 follow on a u.s. aide worker being held in a haitian prison. paul wagner was forced to spend christmas behind bars after his hearing was delayed twice. he got a hearing scheduled for tomorrow. authorities jailed wagner earlier this month under suspicion of kidnapping a baby boy from the hospital where he volunteered. no charges have been filed.