U.S. Cross Country Ski Team’s Sophia Laukli Wins Marathon du Mont-Blanc in Chamonix, France Cross Country skier Sophia Laukli won the Marathon du Mont-Blanc this week on June 25, on the 43rd anniversary of the event in Chamonix, France. Sophia is a 23-year-old from Yarmouth, Maine, and a member of the U.S. Cross Country ski team. She has raced in three world cup seasons to date. Finishing the marathon with a time of 4 hours, […] Industry News Tate Sundberg | June 28, 2023 0 Comments
At $21,000 to Enter, This Ultramarathon is One of the Most Expensive in the World Highland Kings Ultra is hosting a four-day camping race on the west coast of Scotland and plans to cover 120 miles. According to the BBC, this ultramarathon is one of the most expensive in the world, costing a generous $21,000 per person fee. An ultramarathon is any distance over 26 miles. With the long race, both distance and time-wise, competitors are used […] Breya Bergom | July 30, 2021 0 Comments
Swimming The Length of Lake Tahoe Kate Rye became the latest person to swim the length of Lake Tahoe this past week. Rye grew up in Incline Village by the shores of Lake Tahoe. In high school, she was a competitive swimmer winning the freestyle state championships for her division four years in a row. Now enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno she has refocused her […] Alex Camerino | August 27, 2020 1 Comment
Confined to His Apartment This Man Just Ran a Full Marathon on His 23-Foot Balcony! Confined to his apartment, Elisha Nochomovitz figured out a way to continue to exercise and train by running a full marathon, 26.2 miles and never leaving his 23-foot long balcony. If my math is correct, that’s 6,014.6 laps. It’s making me dizzy just thinking about it! Related: VIDEO: Cardiologist Explains Link Between a Healthy Lifestyle and Coronavirus Survival Describing it as a […] SnowBrains | March 25, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Eliud Kipchoge Will Attempt a Sub 2-Hour Marathon this Weekend | Exactly How Fast IS That? [arve url="https://youtu.be/Ds21U7coQzI"] SnowBrains | October 11, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
1 Year After Beating Cancer: Sarah Thomas Swims the English Channel 4x Nonstop The most times the English channel had been swum until Sarah Thomas plunged on the scene was 3 times. Sarah added another lap, making her the 1st person to swim it 4 times. At 21 miles across (as the crow flies), the trip would be 84 miles if done in a straight line, but the tides dramatically changed Sarah’s route. […] Sydney Stephens | October 1, 2019 0 Comments
Guy Smashes World Record for Running a Marathon in Ski Boots [arve url="https://youtu.be/3GBtQpqlj8U"] SnowBrains | May 3, 2019 0 Likes 4 Tweets 0 Comments
Water Skiing Across the Mediterranean Later this month, Alex Luther will follow in his Grandfathers footsteps (or skis) and set the world record for water skiing 3,000 miles in 10 days. Alex has been training for years for this adventure and has worked his way from the bottom to the top, learning to waterski for the first time in 2011, and not stopping since. Ever […] Friday Fun Kristen Strom | June 9, 2018 0 Comments
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