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Rookie Year in the Fire Department
Two months into my new job and every day feels like hell. Between dealing with being treated like a child by my new co-workers, barely understanding my…
Oct 13
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Danny Wang
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September 2023
Of Athletes and Idiots
One Valentine’s Day afternoon in 2019 in Michigan, Ryan Belcher was driving home from work to pick his up children when he heard a loud crash. Two cars…
Sep 25
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Joe Lombardo
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Beyond T: Sex-Based Differences in Athletic Performance
For anyone who has seen the 4X400-meter running mixed relay final from the World Athletic Championships in September 2019 (World Athletics) the…
Sep 18
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Gregory Brown
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August 2023
On Training and Tacit Knowledge
Tacit knowledge refers to knowledge that can only be gained through experience, and which cannot easily be described in words or numbers. It is very…
Aug 29
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Ben Connelly
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Filling the Mind with Sky
First session It’s four a.m. and dark outside. The desert night is still. The moon is shining through the small window in my hut. I’ve been up for about…
Aug 16
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Bryson Newell
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Exploring Our Physical Limits
I was rolling through the finish chute of the Ironman 70.3 San Juan on my cherry red Kestrel road bike, smiling at the crowds lining the final few…
Aug 2
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Alyssa Ages
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July 2023
Why I Gave Up Wearing Pants
Notes on Weightlifting, Competition, and Age
Jul 26
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Daniel Kunitz
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Jul 23
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Joe Lombardo
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Built for Survival
“Box! Box!” The crew of the fire engine yells out as the ominous alarm buzzes over the speakers. For the uninitiated, these intense men aren’t yelling…
Jul 19
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Danny Wang
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Aletheia and the Body
“As an athlete in action, she was transfigured, and escaped into a form of human perfection.” —Henry de Montherlant In Henry de Montherlant’s essay…
Jul 12
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Joe Lombardo
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Health At Every Size (HAES): Risky or Revolutionary?
The Health At Every Size (HAES) movement has gained significant attention in recent years, advocating for a shift in the way we perceive obesity…
Jul 12
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Swede Burns
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Fat people don't need medical care for who they are
Even Jia Tolentino, with her seemingly infinite capacity for nuance and tact, can’t get it right. Ozempic is evidently a Fermat’s theorem of social…
Jul 12
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Virginia Heffernan
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