Endurance
August 22, 1961: First Swim Across Lake Michigan
In every sport, there are key moments where people...
Spaghetti Tour FKT Falls Again, By Over Four Hours
Ultra-endurance athletes, alpinists, and adventurers seem to have really...
Ocean Revival Becomes First Crew to Row from New York to London
Ian Clinton, Simon Chalk, Jordan Swift, and Matt Mason...
A One-Man Triathlon in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides
On August 1, James Armour completed his self-imposed challenge...
Neil Agius Breaks Longest Non-stop Ocean Swim Record
Former Olympic 400m swimmer Neil Agius of Malta has...
Round-the-World Triathlete Completes 10,000km Bike Leg
Jonas Deichmann started his round-the-world triathlon in September 2020....
Chinese Shepherd Saved Six Ultra-marathoners
He sheltered the hypothermic competitors in a cave and...
Cold Kills 21 Runners at Ultra-Marathon in China
Twenty-one runners died yesterday during an ultra-marathon in northwest...
Rosie Swale-Pope to Restart UK-Nepal Run…From the Beginning
Long-term readers of ExWeb will be familiar with the...
Space Travel and Endurance Swimming “Shrink the Heart”
New research concludes that both space travel and endurance...
“Fastest Known Time” Records Increase 350% During Lockdown
More than 4,500 fastest known time (FKT) records fell...
Classic Expeditions: The Man Who Cycled in 1900 From Dawson to Nome
Long before we began to chronicle adventures on social...