Second to actually swimming, I love reading books about swimmers, swimming feats and almost any story with a unique and exciting angle on the sport. In the last year or so I’ve recommended Glenn Stout’s excellent, Young Woman and the Sea, which is part history of ocean swims and part adventure about Gertrude Ederle’s record-breaking crossing of […]
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Three Answers with ‘Endure’ Author Alex Hutchinson
I lift 4-5 days a week. I swim 2-3 days a week. I “train” all the time and I try to push myself to the limit so that I can keep improving… But as I get older, I think a lot about what those “limits” actually are and where they come from. Do the limits […]
Books & Biceps’ Three Answers with Author James Breakwell
I can’t decide whether I enjoy James Breakwell’s Twitter account or his Twitter handle more. His account is filled with snippets of conversations with his kids that are funny, familiar and sometimes eerily close to the exact same conversation you just had with your kid. His Twitter handle, on the other hand, never changes and […]