Fifty-seven years ago today, Roger Bannister ran the first-ever sub-four-minute mile. Traveling 15.037 miles per hour, Bannister recorded a time of 3:59.4 on the track at Oxford University. “In Oxford, I had been told, a man without a sport is like a ship without a sail,” Bannister wrote in his…

A conversation with Tim Jarvis as he prepares to set out with a crew of five men to repeat Ernest Shackleton's 800-mile open-boat crossing of the South Atlantic

Sally Meyerhoff, the winner of the 2011 P.F. Chang's Rock 'n Roll Marathon and the XTerra Trail Run World Championships in Hawaii, died Tuesday when she collided with a pickup truck while cycling near Maricopa, Arizona. Meyerhoff was 27 years old. Local authorities told Runner's World that Meyerhoff failed to…

In the mountains, flexibility goes a long, long way. We expected to be in Askole about now, but, hey, things change, right?Our original plan was to go from Skardu to the tiny village of Askole via a long and harrowing 4×4 trail. It’s a narrow road–steep rock walls on…

Photo courtesy of Juushika Redgrave on Flickr.Didn't give away all of your Halloween candy to the neighborhood kids last night? Never fear. Snacking on sweets doesn't have to be a waste of calories–if you time it right. CorePerformance.com's Danielle LaFata explains: The key isn’t so much which candy,…

Week of February 28-March 6, 1996 Diving in Fiji Sailing in the Seychelles Backpacking choices in Wyoming The Yukon’s Kluane park Easy-access hikes in Colorado Outdoor spiritual education Diving in Fiji Q: We’re planning our honeymoon in Fiji. What do you recommend…

Become first to trek 1,800 miles across Antarctica

Week of September 18-24, 1997 “Fall-and-die” skiing in France Discount ski tickets in Colorado Disease risks for travel to Belize Formalizing an outdoor education Penny-saving safaris around Alaska “Fall-and-die” skiing in France Question: I want to ski in La Grave, France. I need…

With a little help from the Web, the urban exploration phenomenon gains momentum

Lance Armstrong won his fourth stage of the 2004 Tour Thursday, blasting across the finish line of the 128-mile Stage 17 from Bourg d’Oisans to Le Grand Bornand inches ahead of his rivals. The win was Armstrong’s 20th career stage win at the Tour and proved to be an intense…