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2017 Mission: Race 717 km at 17 Marathons to raise $17,000

2017 Mission: Race 717 km at 17 Marathons to raise $17,000

Chris White has raced 8 marathons over the last couple of months. With his eyes set on raising $17,000 for diabetes and heart disease research, the running coach will take on another 9 marathons before the end of this year. “I have always said to people that if it

One-legged IronMan: “Sometimes you gotta sweat blood.. and tears”

One-legged IronMan: “Sometimes you gotta sweat blood.. and tears”

Three years ago, Charlie Lewis hobbled out of hospital leaving his right leg behind on the operating table. Today, the Ironman’s weakness is knowing when to stop running. On Sunday, 23 April, he will tackle the London Marathon, as part of a mission to run in every country in

Women Runners Equal Men in Palestine Marathon

Women Runners Equal Men in Palestine Marathon

The Palestine Marathon started off as a reaction to Hamas’ attempt to stop women like Sara Naim from running. On Friday, 31 March, the number of women and men will be equal at the fifth annual race by the segregation wall and refugee camps. Five years ago, the marathon in

How a Filmmaker Took Skateboarders Out of the City and Into the Outdoors

How a Filmmaker Took Skateboarders Out of the City and Into the Outdoors

Norwegian filmmaker Jørn Nyseth Ranum grew up in a mountainous village, far from urban playgrounds. Which is how he eventually came up with the idea of taking hardcore skateboarders out of the city—to ride on sand on a freezing coast. “When you surf in Norway, you can actually start

Running Heaven Beats Migraine Hell

Running Heaven Beats Migraine Hell

Frauke Poeschmann had chronic migraine when she found a safe haven. Running. Her attacks dropped from 20 a month to 5 and she felt free, stronger and hopeful, when two years of darkness dissolved. “Pain is inevitable, suffering optional,” says marathon runner Frauke Poeschmann, summing up her attitude towards her

Master's Student and Ultrarunner Tackles World’s Biggest Cross Country Ski Race

Master's Student and Ultrarunner Tackles World’s Biggest Cross Country Ski Race

From being a full-time student to running 170km around Mont Blanc, 22-year-old Oskar Henriksson pushes both mental and physical barriers. Roller skiing around a Swedish student city, he's been preparing for the world’s biggest cross-country ski race, Vasaloppet. Like Venezuela’s Adrian Solano who was dubbed the

Strip, Cycle and Photograph Iceland’s Gems

Strip, Cycle and Photograph Iceland’s Gems

Two young travellers jumped over wired fences and faced freezing rain as they shot stunning landscapes around Iceland. On their quest to show nature’s beauty, neither lingering tourists nor clothes were allowed in the frame. “If we wanted to take the shot we had no other way than me