Racing's important to men who do it well. When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.
Rebecca Rusch is one of those people who simply defines what it really means to be a BAMF. The obvious reasons include her remarkable athletic accolades. But as I've come to know more about her and to, thankfully, get to know her personally in a small way, those achievements pale in comparison to the depth … Continue reading Real Women of BAMFness: Rebecca Rusch
From KnoxNews.com - He had started in on his second loop, halfway through the cross country course, and Seth Goldstein liked the way the race was unfolding.A group of kids ran just in front of him. Many more had fallen behind."I was feeling good," said Goldstein, 17. "That's when everything happened in front of me."One of … Continue reading Real Kids of BAMFness: Seth Goldstein
Alex Zanardi - 1997 CART champion, 1998 CART champion. Alex Zanardi - 2012 Paralympic gold medalist (handcycling TT). The story of those intervening years is nothing short of remarkable. It shows the triumph of human spirit as a phenomenal race car driver lost his legs, almost lost his life, but never lost his will. In London, … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Alex Zanardi
Haven't done a Real (Wo)Men of BAMFness in a while. Not because folks haven't been out there being BAMFs, but because I've been unBAMF in my ability to keep track of them while also doing everything else. But this überBAMF that came to me via Twitter reminded me about how awesome people are. It's another … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: CPL Todd Love
Sometimes, it's best just not to write anything at all. (Or to let someone else do the writing.)AT, you are a BAMF
Thanks to Chris Corbin for sharing this on President's Day."It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Teddy Roosevelt President’s Day Special
Hector Picard is racing the NYC Tri and also Ironman NYC this summer to raise money for Matt Long's "I Will" Foundation. Hector is a double-arm amputee. What's your excuse? Thanks to Hector for reminding all of us what we are capable of.© Ironman US ChampionshipHP, you are a BAMF
George Hood is a former Marine (though I gather from friends who are Marines that it is always a present tense thing; once you become a Marine, you are a Marine. Forever. So apologies in advance if use of the word "former" is inappropriate. No disrespect intended. Rank was not given in the article, which is why … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: George Hood
Simon Buckden is a UK Military Veteran who served in the British Army for 12 years and was Medically Discharged in 2001 with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder relating to his Service in War. He is running 100 Marathons in 100 consecutive weeks, finishing in January 2013, in an effort to raise money and awareness for "Help … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Simon Buckden
This year's TdF, or TdWTF as Cervelo's Gerard Vroomen has been calling it, seems to have been especially rife with crashes. One of the most recent spectacularly scary crashes was when Laurens ten Dam endo'ed over his bars going around a corner on stage 15. It looked (at least to me), as if he got … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Laurens ten Dam
Jordan Rapp 