Don Lennox didn’t get very far on his first attempt to set speed records rowing across the Atlantic and then running across North America: Just three days after pushing off the New Jersey coast and heading toward England in pursuit of the 114-year-old North Atlantic record, his four-man crew of Artemis Investments was back on [...]
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The hydration pack market is (forgive me) flooded. Sew an extra sleeve inside, buy an unbranded IV drip for a bladder, and you’ve got yourself a product line. Now along comes Osprey, a small company very much not into copying others, with an offering of seven “hydraulics” packs, and the obvious questions to ask are, [...]
On a hot day, a human can outrun a horse over the marathon distance of 26.2 miles. The reason is our cooling system–by sweating, not panting, we can keep our body temperatures down over endurance runs better than other critters. So, did people evolve to big long distance runners (assuming, naturally, that you believe in evolution)? That’s the argument of Born to Run, a book by Christopher McDougall, covered in today’s New York Times.
Oh, man. Hate to pimp a Timberland commercial, but it’s too much like my last trail run not to share it, but with fewer closeups of my shoes. Let’s see, the boar is my mortgage payment, the wolves are my deadlines, and the bear…yes, the bear is the looming specter of paying for my kids’ college in a half-dozen years. Is there a wolverine in here? If so, that can stand for mortality. And the angry badger can be that giant plate of nachos.
Artist James Jarvis is an obsessive runner, which explains much. His art led to a tremendously popular toy line, Amos, and now it takes this form of a charming, knowing, even inspirational little bit of animation.
Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks Uses Camelbak
Fresh Goods: Mike Giant-Cinelli Ram2 Road Cycling Handlebars
In Sierra Leone, Giving Birth Can Mean Death — But There’s Hope
Say Hello to Finless, The Future of Surfing
The Deeper You Get…Well, You Know How It Goes
Is This The Best Bike Lane Graffiti Ever?
Cyclist Gets Thrown Off Bridge
First Rodeo Flip Pulled in Surfing’s World Tour
Fresh Goods: Giro Introduces Full Line of Cycling Shoes
Keeping An Eye on the Tiger: Ibis Eye Hurricane Tracker
Red Bull Illume Photo Contest Picks Actions Sports Gallery of the Year
After 8 Days of Waiting for Surf, Billabong Pro Restarts
Lapsing in Time: An Epic Full Moon Risin’
What Do Think About When Riding Your Bike?
The Many Faces of Munich Cycling
