'Finding Ultra': The Ultimate Athletic Test - NPR News
27 May 2012, 5:13 pm
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Battle of the fittest: marathon final raises bar for men in the middle - Brisbane Times
27 May 2012, 3:40 pm
The last time anyone played a grand slam match, Novak Djokovic needed nearly six hours to finish off Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. Just what extremes might be required of the leading men on the gritty, rally-extending red clay at the French Open?

Survival of the fittest - Miami Herald
26 May 2012, 10:58 pm
The mullahs of Iran have stated that it’s their religious duty to eradicate six million Israeli Jews and are developing a nuclear capability for that purpose. President Obama continues to negotiate while holding an off-the-record foreign ...

Tennis has become survival of the fittest - Austin American-Statesman
24 May 2012, 6:57 pm
As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. PARIS — The last time anyone played a Grand Slam tennis match, Novak Djokovic required nearly six hours to finish ...

Why Altruism Is Forcing Out Corporate Power - Huffington Post
23 May 2012, 3:38 pm
The average Joe, whether rich or poor, educated or uneducated, believes down deep that only the fittest survive. "Social Darwinism" has been interwoven in our thoughts, our identity, and our nation for 150 years. In fact the notion is wrong, and now it has ...

Which American cities are fittest? - Los Angeles Times
23 May 2012, 8:00 am
Minneapolis-St. Paul is the nation's fittest metropolitan area, with Washington, Boston, San Francisco and Hartford right behind it, according to a comprehensive "Fitness Index" drawn up annually by the American College of Sports Medicine.

Kent's SPC CrossFit working to be world's 'fittest on Earth' (with video) - Recordpub
21 May 2012, 8:55 pm
Simply known as the “sport of fitness,” CrossFit got its start in 2000 when Greg Glassman founded his California-based gym. The number of CrossFit affiliated gyms has grown at an incredible rate ever since. There were 13 in the world in 2005 and that ...

GE 13 to be survival of the fittest - star.com.my
21 May 2012, 7:29 pm
It’s all a matter of endurance. Given the stakes, tensions have also heightened. Both sides have a great deal to lose. WE are entering the final straight. Whether the date of the actual polling day is in June, July, September or even next year, the ...

SA’s fittest show their finest form - Independent Online
14 May 2012, 6:59 am
What do geishas, superheroes, rabbit costumes and silver body paint have in common? They all featured in the Mr and Ms Fitness SA Pageant in Cape Town on Saturday – a night filled with beauty and brawn. The annual pageant, now in its 11th year, took ...

Buckeyes fight to be fittest in 2nd ‘Most Fit Buckeye’ - Lantern
14 May 2012, 1:01 am
Ohio State students raced against the clock, pulling sleds, flipping tires and sprinting toward the finish so they could be named the fittest of them all in the 2012 Most Fit Buckeye Competition. The Exercise Science Club began the competition ...