When Zhang Xiaotao set off last weekend on a 100-kilometer (62-mile) ultra-marathon through the jagged mountains of northwestern China, he didn’t know he was embarking on one of the deadliest ...

Reuters Long-distance runner Zhang Xiaotao was in the leading pack of the ultramarathon race in China in which 21 people died from hypothermia after being drenched by freezing rain and buffeted by ...

Zhu Keming in the cave dwelling where he sheltered the stricken athletes When Zhang Xiaotao woke up he was in a cave and somebody had lit a fire to keep him warm. He had no idea how he'd got there.

I pressed SOS on my GPS tracker and then I passed out,' said Zhang Xiaotao, who was leading an ultramarathon in China when the weather turned Author of the article: You can save this article by ...

Zhang Xiaotao noticed the wind as it blew the hats off some of his competitors. It was an early sign of the challenge ahead. A few hours later, Zhang, 30, would be lying unconscious on the rugged ...

Long-distance runner Zhang Xiaotao was in the leading pack of the ultramarathon race in China in which 21 people died from hypothermia after being drenched by freezing rain and buffeted by gale ...

Photo: CNS/Reuters One of the last things Zhang Xiaotao remembered before passing out was a fierce wind, freezing rain so dense he could barely see and a numbness that left him unable to control ...

Zhu Keming in the cave dwelling where he sheltered the stricken athletes When Zhang Xiaotao woke up he was in a cave and somebody had lit a fire to keep him warm. He had no idea how he'd got there.