Published July 28, 2012 12:00AM
The best stories, videos, and photos I didn't post—until now.
OLYMPICS
A sprint and a leap into unknown, The New York Times
One of the most dangerous roads to the Olympics, The Christian Science Monitor
Meet Olympic open water swimmer Alex Meyer, ESPN
Photos from the Olympic trials, The New Yorker Photo Booth
On Kenyan runners, Dan Rather Reports
Interview with an Olympic marathon coach, Runner’s World
How do Olympians warm up? Runner’s World
Mickey Rourke says he beat Usain Bolt in a footrace, Yahoo
At least 107 athletes that could have qualified for Olympics drew doping bans, The New York Times
Inside the most intense drug testing in Olympics history, Wired Playbook
It takes a lot to rattle her, The Daily Beast
ADVENTURE
The American woman who shattered space ceiling, The New York Times
Drill, baby, drill, Outside
Waves for Water in Nicaragua, Transworld Surf
Mount Rainier, by the numbers, Alan Arnette
The Gift, The Adventure Blog
Man bikes to London from Beijing, BBC
BASE jumping Iceland, YouTube
SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
A searing narrative of rabies, The New York Times
The fish of a lifetime, BBC
Diversion created new land in the Mississippi River Basin, New Scientist
Juvenile gorillas in Africa disarming snare traps, Grind TV
Paul Watson on the run, Tico Times
Hunters diving into the fray to protect land and water, Adventure Journal
HEALTH AND FITNESS
Three 10-minute workouts a day or one 30-minute workout? The New York Times Well
WADA working to identify doping drugs coming down the pharmaceutical pipeline, Cycling News
May I have that gallon of ice cream? May I have an ice cream cone? Or, how persuasion works. NPR Shots
Strength training as a family affair, The New York Times Well
Did football kill Austen Trenum? The Washingtonian
The unproven claims of fitness products, The New York Times Well
TRAVEL
LAX, HNL, and JFK most likely airports to facilitate the spread of a pandemic, Scientific American
How to sleep in your car in (relative) comfort, Gadling
—Joe Spring