Cpl. Douglas Long, a soldier with Forward Support Company

Cpl. Douglas Long, a soldier with Forward Support Company F, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, trains on roads, Aug. 16, throughout Fort Hood, Texas, to prepare for the Furnace Creek ultracycling event. The Forward Support Company F, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd BCT Soldier is attempting to earn the Death Valley cup by completing the Furnace Creek 508-mile ultracycling event. Long, a radio and communication security repairer and Oahu, Hawaii, native, has already run in the 135-mile Badwater ultramarathon as a prerequisite to attain the Death Valley Cup. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kim Browne, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)