Senior cross country runner Adam Thorne found himself standing on a stage. By this time, he knew it was either his Ferris High School team, or the Texas team standing next to him, that won the Nike Cross Country Nationals on December 5. “There wasn’t a sure favorite,” Thorne says. “We knew whoever brought it […]
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Rowing The Atlantic: Lessons Learned On The Open Ocean Roz Savage Simon & Schuster, 2009, 242 pages Some have criticized Rowing the Atlantic for not being a true adventure story. After all Savage is not the first person to row the Atlantic. She is not even the first person to row it solo. But if
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Springsteen got it right when he sang, “Tramps like us, baby, we were born to run.” At the most basic level, young children need to run. If you doubt this, watch a four or five year old play with a hyper dog in a wide, open space. Their delight is instinctual and completely undeniable. Their
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By Jon Snyder, founding publisher of Out There Monthly I wish there was an automatic people-counter on the newly paved portion of the Fish Lake Trail. Annecdotal evidence suggests that the mild winter and the long wait for the new trail segments has combined for an explosion of users. This winter also saw a $2 million
My aunt Kayla just moved back to Spokane after 32 years of living in Seattle. It was a big decision, not without trial and tribulation, and the process involved a lot of “selling” by the whole family. “You’ll be closer to family,” we said. “A bigger house!,” “A new job!,” “And those seeeeeasons,” I said.
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We had an easy winter this year. As a result, our streets aren’t nearly as crud-filled in March as they are in years past. However, there are still plenty of sharp bits looking to find their way into your tire. Add a little rain, and those sharp bits slide much easier into your tube and
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