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How The Speed Project’s Nils Arend Created the Hardest Relay Race on Earth

Running isn’t an “extreme” sport, at least not in its typical form. Line it up next to mountain climbing and bungee jumping, and a jog around the neighborhood — or even a trail run — is comparably tame, however, like with any physical activity, there are the rare few that will take it to extremes. For a small but growing sect of the running community, a marathon simply isn’t enough to scratch their itch for the sport.Nils Arend has created his own tribe of go-hard, die-hard runners with The Speed Project (TSP), an unsanctioned 340-mile relay-style race from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. In 2013, Arend, then in his early 20s, relocated from his home country of Germany to Los Angeles with little English and a dwindling bank account. “Running became my safe place,” Arend says. “I was exploring th...

Jimmy Garoppolo gets two-game PED ban with Raiders release coming

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Women’s college basketball game erupts into massive melee, 5 players and 3 fans ejected

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Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA women’s basketball all-time scoring record, sets single-game record as well

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Caitlin Clark becomes NCAA women’s all-time leading scorer

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Essentials: Paolo Banchero

For the latest installment of Essentials, Hypebeast sat down with the first overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft and current Orlando Magic power forward Paolo Banchero to talk travel must-haves and joining the Jordan Brand.Originally hailing from Seattle, Washington, the 21-year-old athlete comes from a rich sports legacy forged by his parents. His mother, Rhonda Banchero, played college basketball for the University of Washington and was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 2004, later playing for the Sacramento Monarchs in the WNBA. Banchero also has a genuine love of football which he shares closely with his father. However, the Magic star followed his mother’s footsteps, honing his unmistakable court presence during his studies at Duke University. As last year’s Rookie of the Year in ...

Kylian Mbappe to leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer

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Yahoo Sports AM: Mass shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade

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Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs players call for prayers after shooting erupts at Kansas City Super Bowl parade

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Pistons C Isaiah Stewart arrested for punching Suns’ Drew Eubanks in face before Wednesday’s game

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Chiefs and other NFL players send prayers after shooting derails Super Bowl parade

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“Sports Night” and the death of slow news

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