Dispatches: Bianca Valenti Is on a Big Wave Mission
Over the past year, professional surfing has undergone a remarkable and very unexpected evolution. Beginning in 2019, the World Surf League is offering equal prize money to men and women at all of its...
5 Feb 201927min
The Outside Interview: Using Pain to Reach Your Potential
Former Navy SEAL David Goggins has spent the past two decades exploring the outer limits of human performance, both in the armed forces and as an endurance athlete with more than 60 ultras under his b...
22 Jan 201936min
Sweat Science: The 3100-Mile Run Around the Block
There are a lot of really tough endurance races out there, but perhaps none are harder—both mentally and physically—than the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race in Queens, New York. The whol...
8 Jan 201938min
Dispatches: Can We Please Kill Off Crutches?
Almost everyone who’s used underarm crutches agrees: they are terrible. They’re hard on your wrists, they cause falls, they cause nerve damage. This is why almost every country in the world has abando...
18 Des 201834min
Sweat Science: Loving the Pain
There’s no more painful pursuit for a cyclist than the hour record.It’s just you, by yourself, on a bike, going as far and as fast as you can in 60 minutes. Eddie Merckx, considered by many to be the ...
11 Des 201838min
Dispatches: What Dogs Really Think about Dog Gear
For more than two decades, Ruffwear has been reinventing gear for dogs. The brand makes booties, jackets, collars, toys, and pretty much anything else you could want for your pup. But how do you desig...
27 Nov 201828min
Sweat Science: Don’t Waste Your Breath
Pararescue specialists—known as PJ’s in the military—are the most elite unit in the Air Force. But if you want to be a PJ you have to make it through Indoc, a brutal nine-week training course that’s d...
20 Nov 201845min
Dispatches: Can Nature Heal Our Deepest Wounds?
Wilderness therapy has been used for decades to help troubled teens and addicts, and recently all kinds of people are seeking out guided nature experiences to detox from their hyper-digital modern liv...
14 Nov 201839min
