Incredible performances that strike the soul.
Agnes Keleti, the most decorated female Jewish Olympic athlete of all-time, celebrated her 99th birthday on January 9, making this a prime time to shine the light on her accomplishments on and off the gymnastics floor. You don't have to look far to see how fierce Keleti has been throughout her entire life. Yes, she's a 10-time medal winner, including [...]
Ask any basketball player. It's tough to come off the bench at the end of a game, and drill your first shot. That's what makes Mason Doherty's performance so impressive. The high school senior from St. Peter, Minn., who has Down syndrome, not only sunk his first 3-pointer, but also a second one just one minute later against the Hawley [...]
Roy Jorgen Svenningsen is one of those people who believes it's only cold if you're standing still. Perhaps that's how the 84-year-old Canadian became the oldest person to run a marathon in Antarctica on Friday when he crossed the finish line of the Antarctic Ice Marathon in 11 hours, 41 minutes and 58 seconds. Svenningsen, a retired oil executive, suited [...]
Guts. The word is in her name. Maggie Guterl became the first woman to ever win the Big Dog Backyard Ultra, a unique trail race in Tennessee that has competitors complete one 4-mile lap per hour. The last person still on his or her feet wins. The 39-year-old from southern Colorado, who works at a nutrition company, ended up running [...]
At one time, no one thought anyone could run a mile in under four minutes. Then came Roger Bannister. For years, no thought anyone could run a sub two-hour marathon. Now there's Eliud Kipchoge. Kipchoge, a 34-year-old Kenyan, made history by clocking a 1 hour, 59 minute and 40.2 second marathon at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna. That's a 4:33.5 [...]
They say a mother will go the distance for her child. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, on the other hand, will sprint 100 meters and set a couple of records in the process. At 32 years old, Fraser-Pryce became the oldest woman to ever win a 100-meter race at the world or Olympic level. She also became the first mother to do so [...]
New England Patriot Julian Edelman plays with arguably the greatest quarterback of all-time, but there's another gunslinger out there who has got the wide receiver's attention: 13-year-old Dejah Rondeau. Rondeau, who plays quarterback for the the Exeter Seahawks football program in New Hampshire, landed on Edelmen's radar after she hit the headlines for being a talented football player who was [...]
The secret to longevity often lies in our daily routines. Look to 90-year-old Walter Strohmeyer for proof. He has been swimming in the ocean off of Long Island, New York for nearly his entire life. "I get up in the morning, I move around. I feel like a person in his 40s. The only time I realize I'm not is [...]
At an age when most teens are itching to get behind the wheel and hit the road, Angel More is more than happy to log miles in the water. The 16-year-old from San Carlos, Calif. swam 28 miles around Manhattan on Saturday to raise money for Children International, a non-profit organization that helps children break the cycle of poverty. More [...]
Brian Bushway may not have his vision, but he's a mountain biker through and through. You may also see him on a skateboard from time to time as well. Born and raised in Southern California, Bushway went blind over the course of three months at the age of 14 due to optic nerve atrophy. For the first six months after [...]
