Published October 27, 2012 12:00AM
A list of the best articles, videos, and photos that I didn't post this week—until now. For the best longreads of the week, check out “Weekend Reading: Invasion!“
ADVENTURE
What's the story behind the explosion in popularity of obstacle course races? Outside
A round-up of the fall season on Everest and Lhotse, The Adventure Blog
Lolo Jones makes the U.S. bobsled team, ESPN
How dead Arctic explorers are helping climate science, Outside
How to ask a girl out on the trail, Adventure Journal
How a minor league baseball player became an adventure photographer, Outside
A 39-year-old surfer dies of a heart attack, Transworld Surf
“The apology Lance Armstrong should—but will never—give,” Ottawa Citizen
Will Lance Armstrong ever decide to apologize? Bicycling
Kristin Armstrong tallks about not talking about her ex-husband, Runner's World
Tyler Hamilton tells Pat McQuaid he should step down, BBC
The last story ever written on Lance Armstrong, The Onion
SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
David Quammen and Charles McGrath do lunch, The New York Times
Where will the next pandemic come from? Popular Science
How to eat a triceratops, Nature
A video of hurricane Sandy from space, Gizmodo
Frontline takes a look at the climate skeptics, The New York Times
Fish shoots down prey with super-powered jet, Nature
How did the disaster at Fukushima affect radiation in fish? The New York Times
HEALTH AND FITNESS
The island where people forget to die, The New York Times Magazine
People who exercise have larger brains later in life, The Atlantic
FDA ties Monster Energy to five deaths, The New York Times
How to boost your running cadence, Runner's World
When will someone run a two-hour marathon? Sweat Science
Don't laugh at this. Is laughter a form of exercise? The New York Times
TRAVEL
Cuba's new now, National Geographic
OTHER
Wandering in Japan's suicide forest, The New York Times Lens
—Joe Spring
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