What makes someone like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev vulnerable to radicalization? A Muslim American parent of two young men asks a question that strikes close to home.
Seven and Seven
April 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Even his mother knew he was hiding who he was behind that hair, but Paul Schneider was running, too.
Natural Born Runner
February 18, 2013 By 2 Comments
Of all the members of his close knit Ukrainian family, Jeff Swain most uncannily resembles his Uncle Albie, who was also a runner.
Women Power-Lifting and Men Sipping Smoothies? Role Reversal at the Gym – Video
January 29, 2013 By 46 Comments
What would it look like if men and women reversed roles at the gym?
Unconquered
January 28, 2013 By 1 Comment
Jeff Swain defines ‘unconquered,’ with some help from his friends: William Ernest ‘Captain of My Soul’ Henley and Tom Petty.
The Circle of Life
January 21, 2013 By 2 Comments
The Beatles, The Bible, and the Sanskrit word for bliss: Jeff Swain explains how by following our bliss, we find our purpose.
When Sportsmanship Beats Competition
January 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Winning isn’t everything. Sometimes it isn’t even the right thing.
Why We Run
January 14, 2013 By 3 Comments
Long-distance runner Jeff Swain loses himself in the Allegheny Forest.
Very Superstitious
January 7, 2013 By 4 Comments
Rituals we perform for good luck are known as sorcery, and actions we avoid out of superstition are taboos.
The Key to Exercise: Shamelessness
January 1, 2013 By 4 Comments
Free yourself from shame over your body or your taste in music. Noah Brand shares his exercise playlist.
Never Stop Living
December 27, 2012 By 3 Comments
Does self-image ultimately determine how the body will perform?
Children Will Listen
December 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Greg White spent a summer teaching a ten-year-old nephew to run, and changed both their lives.
Cockfighters and Poets
December 10, 2012 By 3 Comments
What the cockfighter and the artist have in common is what they put on the line.
Darkness Falling
October 20, 2012 By 14 Comments
On spending years dealing with depression every way other than dealing with it.
Running: A Poem
October 10, 2012 By 1 Comment
David Karpel tells an American story of persecution and flight: a family that can’t stop running.
“There is a push for women to be their most genuine selves, and yet now there is makeup for men!?”
This is a comment by Cameron Brown on the post “Makeup for Men? Why?”