Photo courtesy of Darren Weissman By Kim Constantinesco Running a marathon may be crazy, but to do it dribbling two basketballs continuously has to be insane, right? If you're Darren Weissman, 31, (a.k.a. Dr. Dribble), it's just another opportunity to erase the line between insanity and inspiring. As for whether his legs or his arms are more [...]
By Kim Constantinesco There's taking a bite out of the Big Apple and then there's eating it to the core, taking the biggest breath imaginable, and spitting the seeds out onto the taxi-filled streets. The latter is exactly what Matt Long did. Photo courtesy of Matt Long A former NYC firefighter, Long has experienced New York City to [...]
Editor's Note: Our original story on military service dogs (published in 2013) stated that Shon Wilson spent 10 years as a Staff Sergeant in the 19th Special Forces Group, deploying multiple times to Afghanistan and Iraq. This story has been edited to correct his service record. Dogs set the anchor of unconditional love and service in our lives. Even without [...]
By Kim Constantinesco The playing of the national anthem has more meaning to some Americans than others. "When the Star-Spangled Banner plays on Sunday or any race, it brings tears to my eyes," professional runner Meb Keflezighi said two days prior to running in the 2013 ING New York City Marathon, where he ultimately placed 23rd overall. That's after partially [...]
By Kim Constantinesco Denver Nuggets guard Randy Foye, 30, is different from other NBA players inside and out. Biologically speaking, Foye was born with situs inversus, which means that the organs in his stomach and chest are reversed. His stomach is on the right while ours is on the left. His heart is located just to the right of the [...]
Photo courtesy of Kimmy Fasani By Kim Constantinesco When the focus is on internal progression, amazing external surprises are sure to follow. Professional snowboarder Kimmy Fasani is no stranger to looking inward for strength in order to make the external possible. In 2011, she became the first female to land a double backflip both in the terrain [...]
By Kim Constantinesco Perhaps in a different lifetime, Denver Broncos' starting left guard Zane Beadles was an elephant roaming the great arid deserts of Africa or stomping around luscious evergreen forests in Asia. His size wouldn't be the only thing that indicates the possiblity, however. For Beadles, protecting and providing come second nature, which is the main reason why [...]
By Kim Constantinesco A No. 18 orange jersey was delicately draped across the end of a white uniform hospital bed as "I Go Back" by Kenny Cheney blasted from the speakers. This isn't Peyton Manning's story, however. Instead of "Manning" sewn across the back of the jersey, it was an authentic "Batson." Galen Batson has been handed a lemon or [...]
