Un marathon? Une promenade de santé! L'ascension du mont Blanc? Déjà fait! Un saut en parachute? Les doigts dans le nez! Un baptême de plongée? Une évasion pour touristes! Aujourd'hui, des milliers d'anonymes en quête de frissons refusent de se contenter d'exploits à la portée d…
What's the fastest a human can run the 100-meter sprint? What's the longest a human can hold his breath? What are the limits of human performance? Until 1954, common wisdom and scientific knowledge considered a sub-four-minute mile an impossible feat--but today the world record …
The host, creator, and executive producer of ESPN's "Sports Science" uses statistics, physics, and physiology to examine the limits of what is possible for a variety of sports, answering questions about the fastest runs and heaviest bench-presses.
What's the fastest a human can run the 100-meter sprint? What's the longest a human can hold his breath? What are the limits of human performance? Until 1954, common wisdom and scientific knowledge considered a sub-four-minute mile an impossible feat--but today the world record …
Hawai'i Sports: History, Facts, and Statistics is the most comprehensive compilation of statewide sports information published in a single volume. The book covers fifty-nine sports in alphabetical order from adventure racing, a newly introduced sport, to wrestling. The major spo…
