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Sure, you can lift weights or climb a man-made wall indoors, but for most folks, the simplest form of fitness starts when you step outside. That’s the philosophy behind the upcoming Austin Sunshine Challenge, and it makes sense to me. Just moving around under the sun...

Two years ago this month, I peeled off my clothes and ran a naked 5K race, just to see what it would feel like. It felt great. The most awkward moment came when I initially removed my clothing. After that, it was just running as usual as I scampered over pine...

  I spent a lot of hours last weekend driving around Texas with veteran endurance canoe racer Debbie Richardson riding shotgun in my truck. Richardson has completed the Texas Water Safari 11 times. I’m registered to do the 260-mile paddle race from San Marcos to...

    Look a humpback whale in its softball-sized eye and something clicks inside you. I found that out recently, but world record-setting free diver and environmentalist Tanya Streeter learned it a long time ago. She saw my posts from the Silver Bank off the coast...