Published May 4, 2012 12:00AM
Here's some of the best stuff from around the Web.
Olympics
Norwegian swimmer Alexander Dale Oen dies after training in Flagstaff, Arizona.
The PBS American Experience show on Jesse Owens.
Check out this town in Kenya that is made for marathoners.
Health and Fitness
Sleeping longer doesn't necessarily make you fat.
Scientists publish a study in January that smoking marijuana in moderate amounts isn't bad for your lungs. This week, another group of scientists says that study may be flawed because the people surveyed don't have memories that can be relied on. (The original scientists disagree.)
Science/Environment
Forecasting the path of marine debris from the Japan tsunami.
Canada cuts jobs at their parks.
Are we seeing the birth of the “cycling vote“?
Roof racks will cut your miles per gallon.
Scientists, students, and GoPro team up to get high resolution images of the Aurora Borealis.
Travel
Adventure
The story behind the rockfall that killed two climbers.
Man shoots grizzly. Another grizzly attacks man. Thirteen-year-old son bandages man. Son and man fly out.
Rwandan cycling team biking to London.
Apparently, this kayaking video series is coming soon…
A pretty amazing slow-mo skateboarding video.
Gear/Design/Tech
An interview with Yvon Chouinard. The environmental movement is dead. Long live the environmental movement.
The man who repaired his own heart.
Uncategorized
An old school photo project called Silver and Light.
Do not dress your babies in Zebra stripes and bring them by the lion cage at the zoo. (Unless your zoo has very thick windows.)
Jon Krakauer says writing is like rock climbing.
–Joe Spring
@joespring