Fail Friday Follies: Pole vaulting world records and world wreckers
Centuries ago, pole vaulting originated in the Netherlands as a means to cross canals and marshy areas without getting one’s wooden shoes all mucked […]
105-year-old Japanese sprinter Hidekichi Miyazaki still holds 100-meter dash world record
Japan’s Hidekichi Miyazaki didn’t start running until he was in his 90s, but he wasted little time in rewriting the record books for sprinters […]
Mind the Gap: Racing the London Tube on foot from Moorgate to St James Park
London’s underground railway — commonly known as The Tube — has been around since 1863 when its inaugural line connected the railway termini at […]
Monday Motivation: Badwater 135 ultramarathon pushes the human body to its limits in Death Valley
The annual Badwater 135 ultramarathon bills itself as “The World’s Toughest Foot Race” and there’s nothing to suggest the tagline is hyperbole. Taking place […]
Fail Friday Follies: Guy turns treadmill spill into pushups after sneak peak
Gyms are replete with mirrors ostensibly for fitness junkies to admire the transformation of their own physique. But the mirrors also serve a double […]
Shot at Glory: World’s fittest, fastest cameramen outrace 10K runners, Usain Bolt
With the proliferation of automated drones and robotic cameras, cameramen are facing the same challenges as workers in a whole host of increasingly automated […]
Fire Sport: Firefighter challenge includes ludicrous ladder climbing, Herculean hose pulling
Sports from cricket to soccer hold World Cups every four years to determine the ultimate team. Even bakers have the Coupe du Monde de […]
Seth Meyers shares NBA Jam 1952 and other sports titles from defunct Jorbus video game console
Back when the Atari 2600, Colecovision, Intellivision, and Nintendo Entertainment System were all the rage, Seth Meyers got the little-known Jorbus from Montgomery Ward […]
Burnin’ Rubber: Long-jump specialist George Alexandris sprints on treadmill at 26 mph
If you’re visiting the gym at Montclair State University and smell burning rubber, there’s a good chance it’s coming from George Alexandris’ shoes. The […]
Usain Bolt outraces James Corden, Owen Wilson, cast of thousands on ‘Late Late Show’
When you’re the fastest man in the world, it’s your fate to be called out time and time again by everyone and their grandfather. […]
Kings of Instagram: Usain Bolt, Eliud Kipchoge, Asafa Powell tops in followers among runners
The fastest man to ever set foot on the Earth, Usain Bolt is the only runner in history to complete a “triple-triple” with three […]
Marathon Dog: Ludivine the bloodhound runs half marathon during pee break, finishes 7th
In 2016, a two-year-old bloodhound by the name of Ludivine finished the Trackless Train Trek Half-Marathon in Elkmont, Alabama with a time of 1:32:56 […]