KARL WALLENDA
Family that had been acrobats and trapeze artistes for three generations. At six, Karl was performing in the family show. Five years later he was doing stunts in beer halls. His best act was stacking...
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I over pronate and as soon as I upped my mileage I got pain in both ankles. Are my shoes the problem? 40 Possibly. One of the biggest causes of ankle injury is pronation being incorrectly matched to...
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Lightning strikes across the night sky, illuminating the lush green jungle below my Banda, a small but with a thatched roof. The rumble of thunder follows a few seconds later. By now the spring rainy...
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Lee Chamberlain, 30, set the world treadmill-running record after a car accident gave him a new lease of life I ‘ve just had one of the most amazing weeks of my life and all because of a very near...
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I was walking home from the pub one night and some guy jumped on me. He pulled me to the ground and started to beat me. I was trying to shout for help and there was blood all over the place. I was...
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“There was a lot of heroism,” notes William Salas, of CARE. “But the real heroes were those volunteer pilots.” Salas’ own CARE, professionals must rank along with the pilots. They fed a quarter...
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