Only one prisoner was known to have survived a swim from Alcatraz Island to the mainland: he was found the
Escape from Alcatraz – with nothing but a wetsuit
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My 50th-birthday challenge: week six
As the weeks and swims and pools march on, I am a bit sad that this little adventure is nearing
Olympics 2012: how to get involved in water polo
Introduction Eggbeaters at the ready? No, you clown, not the things you’d use to make a cake. In water polo,
The unhealthy side of wearable fitness devices | Arwa Mahdawi
Possibly the worst chat-up line I’ve ever had the misfortunate of overhearing was when a man in a Brooklyn bar
My workout: Sal Chaffey, 50, urban orienteer – ‘It’s a challenge beyond the purely physical’
About 27 years ago I was living in Leeds, and some friends who knew I liked running took me to
Yin yoga: be part of the yin crowd
The benefits attributed to yoga – increased flexibility and strength, more energy and better posture – should be enough to
Experience: I swim to work
It started two years ago. I run a summer arts festival in Munich called the Kulturstrand, at the Ludwigsbrücke, a
The Isles of Scilly swimrun: a new wild adventure
“It’s going to be incredible,” I overheard a local explaining. “They’re going to swim all the way to Tresco and
Where are all the fast women runners?
Last Friday evening, in Birmingham, at the UK Athletics championships, Alyson Dixon won the women’s 10k track race in 34m
How was your weekend running?
Due to a combination of insomnia and odd dreams last night, I wrote the entire of this blog in my