Published July 21, 2012 12:00AM
The best stories, videos, and photos I didn't post this week—until now.
ADVENTURE
Allow South Sudanese runner Guor Marial to compete in the Olympics Marathon, Change.org
Guor Marial to compete in the Olympics, ESPN
Summit of Nanga Parbat and first historic traverse of Manzano Ridge, Planet Mountain
Fifth fatal shark attack in Western Austrailia this year, Courier Mail
Some Olympic athletes aren’t pleased with these rules, Runner’s World
Father of Olympic branding says the Olympics have gone too far, The Independent
Marathoner Shalane Flanagan’s masochistic plan to bring home the gold, Outside
With Americans set to compete for gold in London, is it finally women's cycling's time? Outside
Did Armstrong admit to USADA’s jurisdiction? Bicycling
The Distant Shores, Surfer
A tribute to Dong Dong, Never Stop Exploring
Otter bites Minnesota triathlete 25 times, Asbury Park Press
Caster Semenya to carry South African flag during Olympics, Runner’s World
A bit of perspective on Mont Blanc and the avalanche on Mont Maudit, Planet Mountain
Emaciated hiker found after missing for one month, Gadling
Spearfishermen off Australia’s West Coast encounter a great white shark, Transworld Surf
The strongest man in the world, The New Yorker
Meet Alex Gray, Vimeo
Former boxer runs across Canada, Runner's World
Video of the first person to windsurf across Lake Michigan, Gadling
A superhighway for pedaling to work, The New York Times
Weather report fail, YouTube (warning: graphic scene of a fall from a rock)
Who might break out at the Olympics, The Daily Mail
SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
You can smell oncoming rain, Scientific American
Global warming's terrifying new math, Rolling Stone
How a NYC man on the ground was able to catch an autistic child from a three-story fall, Discovery News
How hummingbirds weather a storm, Science
Manhattan-sized iceberg breaks away from Greenland, Discovery News
Yosemite National Park could get bigger, Kansas City Star via Adventure Journal
50 metric tons of debris collected from Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, NOAA
Divers to compete for prizes at Lionfish tournament, Underwater Times
DESIGN, TECH, AND GEAR
Robocams invade the 2012 Olympics, The Raw File
Frank Gehry’s Make It Right contribution in New Orleans’ 9th Ward, Co.Exist
The autonomous automatic trash collector, Co.Exist
Bikes on rails, Treehugger
New gear of the 2012 Tour de France, The Cycle Life
HEALTH AND FITNESS
Some athletes reject high-tech sports fuel in favor of real food, NPR Shots
The smog dilemma, to exercise or not to exercise?, Sweat Science
Sports promote healthy weight in teenagers, The New York Times Well
Can I sweat out alcohol? Outside
TRAVEL
A tilt-shift video of Spain, Vimeo
OTHER
Farmer creates heart in forest for wife, Adventure Journal
Windows on the world of writers, Paris Review
—Joe Spring