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Jeff Glasbrenner of Little Rock, Arkansas, is a below-the-knee amputee who is doing something that has never been done before -- he is challenging himself to complete eight full “Ironman” competitions in eight months. Click to read the full article on FoxNews.com (shocking, I know, that I'm linking to Fox).Jeff lost the lower part of … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Jeff Glasbrenner

Herber Krabel just did a short piece for Slowtwitch.com on Marc Herremans, one of the baddest BAMFs around. There's an awesome, awesome video from a new Johnny Walker ad campaign that tells Marc's remarkable story. The tag line for the ad campaign is, "When your reality changes, your dreams don’t have to." The ad is … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Marc Herremans

Upon awakening from the surgery, a neurosurgeon began talking to me, saying things like, "losing use of your legs isn't the end of the world," and "you can still live a happy life from a wheelchair." My Marine Corps career and my life as I knew it seemed to be gone. The surgeon explained that … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Jim Halley

Gas Mask Record Broken at Marine Marathon November 01, 2010Former Marine Sgt. Jeremy Soles made history on Sunday when he set a Guinness World Record for running the entire 26.2-mile Marine Corps marathon while wearing a gas mask in an unofficial time of 4 hours, 29 minutes and 2 seconds.Soles, founder of the nonprofit group … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Sgt. Jeremy Soles

I remember the moment I came home to the newly renovated house done by Vinny Muldoon and his crew. I was not thrilled that I was the reason the house had to be changed. I was not happy I needed constant help. I did not want my accident to be the center of all conversations. … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Kevin McDermott

REMISSION IMPOSSIBLE!!!Beat stage for cancer, undergo intensive clinical trial Bone Marrow Transplantation, live in a hospital for 13 months, all the while training for the Ironman World Championship to successfully complete the event in less then one year from the last medically infused clinical trial inpatient chemotherapy session.I feel like I've died and gone to … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Clayton Treska

The Olympic decathlon champion is often referred to as the best all around athlete in the world. It's the sort of sport that attracts men with an unbelievable array of talents. The explosiveness of a sprinter or hurdler, the endurance of a 1500m, and the technique of a pole vaulter or thrower. It's a sport … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Al Erickson

Total Mileage, errr... Kilometerage, from Vancouver, BC to St John's, NL: 6881.3kmThat's far. In case you didn't realize it, it's really far. New York to Los Angeles is 4,490km. Bangor, ME to San Diego is a paltry 5,287km. Think about that - you drive all the way across the US, about as far as you … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Khai Lee

Over eleven months, The World Tri will cross thirteen countries while encountering the most treacherous conditions imaginable. The expedition begins with a 275-mile swim down the River Thames in England to the icy North Atlantic Sea and across the English Channel to France. From France, the expedition continues with a 9000-mile bicycle ride across Europe … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Charlie Wittmack

Really, this whole series could be re-dubbed "Real Men of Voigtness," because Jens pretty much defines what it means to be a BAMF. But he may have exceeded his own infinite BAMFness on Stage 16 when, approximately a year removed from his crash in last year's TdF, he crashed again on a descent and broke … Continue reading Real Men of BAMFness: Jens Voigt