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Why Would Anyone Choose to Run 100 Miles Through the Desert?

Why Would Anyone Choose to Run 100 Miles Through the Desert?

Adharanand Finn on Striving for the Edges of Human Endurance

By Adharanand Finn | May 31, 2019

Are You a Roger or a Tiger? On Specialization vs. Variety

Are You a Roger or a Tiger? On Specialization vs. Variety

Hamilton Cain Considers David Epstein's Range

By Hamilton Cain | May 28, 2019

The History Behind Baseball's<br> Weirdest Pitch

The History Behind Baseball's
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Tyler Kepner on the Improbable Success of the Curveball

By Tyler Kepner | April 24, 2019

On Oliver Sacks' Obsession With Weightlifting

On Oliver Sacks' Obsession With Weightlifting

What a Writer's Fitness Regime Can Tell Us About the Writing

By Ross Mcindoe | April 18, 2019

Tragedies of Ambition: On the Fine Art of American Sportswriting

Tragedies of Ambition: On the Fine Art of American Sportswriting

Wright Thompson Heads Home to See the Big Picture

By Wright Thompson | April 12, 2019

<em>Fiction/Non/Fiction</em>: <br>March Madness Edition

Fiction/Non/Fiction:
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He Was the Best We'd Ever Seen: On Baseball, Greatness, and Writing

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Seth Sawyers Wonders Whatever Happened to the Phenom of Allegany County

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Pin-Ups First, Athletes Second: Sexism in Surfing

How Australian Surf-Lit Excludes Women

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How Do We Get the USA Back to the World Cup?

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How Tango Rewired My Brain... and My Body

How Tango Rewired My Brain... and My Body

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