The Calculus of Risk
Source: Outside Magazine
According to author Mark Jenkins, modern adventure is safer than you think—once you know the difference between legitimate danger and irrational fear.
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Inside the Endurance Athlete’s Mind
Source: Forbes
As well as being in great physical condition, persistence, curiosity, and a lack of fear are the most common personality traits that connect athletes who run marathons and endure the toughest physical challenges. Read to learn more about these astounding athletes.
U.S. Soccer President ‘surprised’ by women’s team’s gender discrimination suit
Source: The Washington Post
Along with opportunities for women excel in athletics comes the struggle to be paid fairly. Learn about the discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team, who are paid far less than their male counterparts despite being much more successful on the world stage.
Why Are We Addicted To Extreme Sports?
Source: Discovery News
This video explains the relationship between the risk/reward sections of the brain, how dopamine factors into people wanting to take outrageous risks, and the benefits of taking risks every day.
Detroit woman wants to play in the NFL. Here’s why you shouldn’t doubt her
Source: Detroit Free Press
Toni Harris has battled many adversities to become the first female to receive a full football scholarship, but doesn’t plan to stop there.
Meet National Geographic’s 2019 Adventurers of the Year
Source: National Geographic
Read about the jaw-dropping, boudary-pushing feats performed by 2019’s Adventurers of the Year.
Grand Canyon Stunts Over the Years
Source: National Geographic
Read about the death-defying spectacles performed by thrill seekers in and around the popular national park throughout history.
Teen Completes Record-Breaking 76-Day Flight Around the World
Source: CBS
Follow the journey of one teen’s courageous solo adventure around the world.
Teen sailor Abby Sunderland’s yacht found intact 8 years after her rescue
Source: CNN
Very few people expected Abby Sunderland’s yacht would be found intact after she abandoned it. Which makes its discovery 8 years after her journey so surprising.
The remarkable power of sport to bring about reconciliation
Source: The South African
Journalist James Richradson argues that sports can break down barriers and bring people together.