This Weekend: 280+ Miles Through Death Valley for A Record Attempt. We'll Have the Data.

Right now, Project Stella — a team of six elite female runners — is racing 280+ miles from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in The Speed Project, a relay race that runs straight through Death Valley. They're going after the all-women's record: 33 hours and 13 minutes.

The conditions are brutal. Daytime temps above 95°F. Overnight lows that plummet. The terrain shifts from paved highway to sand to gravel to unmarked desert trails — sometimes within a single leg.

The team has the firepower to do it.

What's coming from us:

Each athlete will be wearing Stryd to track power output, fatigue, and more.

After the race, we're breaking down their full race strategy with Stryd data — how conditions impacted effort, when fatigue sets in, and what it actually takes to pace a relay through Death Valley.

Why that matters:

Across terrain this unpredictable, pace means almost nothing. Wind, sand, elevation, heat — all of it distorts the picture.Fatigue compounds that further. The same runner will produce different numbers early in the race versus late. Stryd captures that change — so we can show you exactly how the team’s effort and output evolved across the full 280+ miles.

For now, follow the action live on Instagram:

We'll bring you the full story. Stay tuned.