Photo courtesy of Juliana Buhring We covered all kinds of trailblazing athletes in March from a group of 80 and 90-year-old's setting a new world record to a former NFL safety who was accepted into Harvard's neurosurgery residency. Have a look at these amazing folks and our top stories from the month: 5. Former NFL Safety Myron Rolle [...]
Photo courtesy of Juliana Buhring By Kim Constantinesco There aren't many people who decide to cycle the world on "a whim," or frankly, six months after learning how to ride a bike in the first place. Then again, there aren't many people like Juliana Buhring, a 35-year-old British-German cyclist, who lives outside of Naples, Italy. On her [...]
Photo: Sports Illustrated Some things, you never forget how to do. Like riding a bike. Even at 105 years old. Robert Marchand, a 105-year-old French cyclist, set a new world record Wednesday when he rode 14.01 miles (or 22.547 kilometers) in one hour. No other person in the 100-plus age category has ridden further in that amount of [...]
Rudy Garcia-Tolson and Robin Williams. Photo: Challenged Athletes Foundation. Robin Williams may be gone, but he's still bringing smiles to the faces of others. And, not just on screen. Williams was an avid cyclist who collected bikes, whether custom made or off the rack. "He admired his bicycles as design objects and marvels of engineering, liked to discuss [...]
Photo courtesy of Sam Fox By Kim Constantinesco Exploration magnifies the human experience. There's no doubt about it. What Sam Fox, 27, is about to embark on, however, may put NASA-like rockets not only on his human experience, but on the experience of those living with Parkinson's disease. Starting on June 2, Fox will be cycling the [...]
(Shannon Galpin walks through the streets of Afghanistan with her bike. Photo: Mountain2Mountain) By Julie Huynh Like any other person turning the big 3-5, Shannon Galpin set out for an adventure-filled celebration. She packed up her single speed bike, helmet, and lycra, and prepared herself for a solo vacation in... Afghanistan? Wait... that doesn’t sound right. Who [...]
Lance and the blue team get crazy. Photo courtesy of Darla Dakin/Wapiyapi By Kim Constantinesco There's a group of people that believe magic truly exists, a group of people that arguably need it to exist the most. This group believes that the unbelievable can happen naturally simply by stepping through a rainbow-colored portal where hope, healing, compassion, acceptance, [...]
(Paul David in the Neuro ICU at Harborview Hospital two days after the accident. Photo courtesy of Kris Solem) By Josh Jacques Before every distance race, runners line up at the start line with plenty of excitement and nerves. If you were to ask the person next to you, "Why are you running today," he or she [...]