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The article discusses apprenticeship programs as alternative for enrolling in a law school. Co-founder Janelle Orsi of the nonprofit Sustainable Economics Law Center comments on apprenticeship as a way to reorder the economics of law school and law work. President Robert E. Glenn of the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners also mentions his disapproval on apprenticeship.

The article focuses on the Dirty Kanza 200, a 200-mile race organized by Jim Cummins, held in the back roads of Flint Hills, Kansas on June 1, 2013. Among the cyclists who participated on the gravel grinding race were Wendy Davis and Rebecca Rusch. Cyclist Mark Stevenson adds that the gravel event is said to be relaxing as compared to road and mountain bike racing.

The article discusses the strategies applied by Ryan Flaherty, a strength and conditioning coach who specializes in speed, in preparing some football players like Mike Evans for the National Football League's (NFL) scouting combine to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana in February 2014.

An obituary for elite climber Chad Kellogg is presented.

The article offers information on the AeroVironment Raven remote-controlled plane.

HELENA NATIONAL FOREST, Mont. -- On most beautiful winter Saturdays, Erika Nunlist, a college freshman, can usually be found backcountry skiing in the Rockies. But Ms. Nunlist chose to spend a recent sparkling day searching for greenish lumps of wolverine excrement. ''Oh, yeah, I love collecting scat,'' Ms. Nunlist, 19, deadpanned as she bagged a sample. ''You wouldn't have heard me say that when I had to do that for our dog around the house.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MILWAUKEE -- A snowstorm was building across the plains, but Bryan Smith was sweating. Taking a break from a lunchtime mountain bike ride, he surveyed with satisfaction the tangle of ramps, twisting wooden lattice paths and teeter-totters fanning out around him under the fluorescent glow of the lights of Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. -- A popular route here that includes an ascent of 9,000 feet of rock and ice takes days for most mountain climbers. One man needed only five hours. The face of the 13,000-foot Eiger, in the Swiss Alps, has long presented climbers with one of the most daunting challenges in the world. One man recently conquered it in less than three hours. From the big walls of Yosemite to the peaks of the Alps, climbers are setting speed records as techniques develop and gear becomes lighter or is left behind in favor of a minimalist approach that leaves little margin for error. Many quick athletes say they are doing what climbers have always done -- striving to reach the summit a bit faster or with purer style. But as stopwatches become as important as carabiners, others say focusing on speed runs counter to the ethos of climbing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

NEXT summer, New York City plans to introduce its bike-share program, making two-wheeled travel possible for thousands more residents and tourists. Shared bikes, available at rental kiosks around the city, will have built-in safety features like a handlebar bell and front and rear lights that stay on all the time. But the bikes won't come with one basic piece of protective gear: a helmet. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LIKE many New Yorkers, Alan Tansey is planning an escape this summer -- in his case, a 370-mile journey north through New York State, over the Canadian border and into the heart of Montreal. But unlike the hordes who brave highway traffic or airport lines to break free of the city, Mr. Tansey will start enjoying himself as soon as he lugs his titanium touring bicycle down the stairs of his apartment building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

WHEN Casey Neistat got a ticket on Second Avenue and Seventh Street in the East Village for riding his bicycle outside the designated bike lane in May, he did what many outraged cyclists do. He grabbed his cellphone and shot a video of his encounter with the ticketing officer, who admonished him to ride in the lane at all times. Then Mr. Neistat took it a few steps further: He followed the officer's order to the letter, keeping to the bike lane even when the way was blocked. And he had a friend record his painful-looking pratfalls as he crashed into obstructions, including a moving truck and a police cruiser, like a modern-day Buster Keaton. The video has become a sensation on YouTube, drawing nearly 3.7 million views. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A STEADY rain pelted the New Jersey back roads, and the sun had recently crested over Princeton and was just illuminating a small but hardy group of cyclists setting out on a 125-mile ride. In most cycling circles, the distance would be a major undertaking. For this group, it was a mere tuneup. That ride, known as the Princeton 200 for its distance in kilometers, is a brevet, or starting ride for the New Jersey Randonneurs, a group of long-distance cyclists who turn their cranks over as many as 250 miles in a day and work their way up to continuous rides with distances that might make a trucker blanch. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

LIKE thousands of other New Yorkers, Jason Henkle throws a leg over a bicycle every day and pedals to work. Unlike most of his fellow riders, Mr. Henkle built his understated single-speed bike by hand. Mr. Henkle is among a small group of dedicated New York cyclists who have begun building their own bicycle frames. Their hand-constructed cycles are often custom made for a tailored fit and sometimes include personal touches like the small metal pi symbol Mr. Henkle affixes to his machines. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

I know how to ride a bike. I've been doing it for about 25 years now. But I recently found myself wobbling down Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, trying to get the knack of pedaling again. I was riding, or at least trying to ride, while practically lying down. ''Relax your hands and lean back,'' said Robert Matson, my coach in learning to ride a recumbent bicycle. ''You have to accept the comfort,'' he offered. I tried, but found myself quickly teetering on the odd machine. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

When Lela Rose needs to take her two children to school or pick up a bag of potting soil or transport a large chair, she doesn't grab the keys to the family vehicle. Instead, she hops aboard her cargo-hauling tricycle. ''It's literally a car,'' said Ms. Rose, a fashion designer who regularly commutes on the trike in heels and a dress from her home in TriBeCa to her office in the fashion district. She says the machine has changed her life. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

One of New York's best-known yet most elusive cyclists is about to emerge from the shadows. The Bike Snob, a satirical blogger who has skewered various aspects of urban riding on his blog since 2007, plans to reveal himself in a series of public appearances in May to be Eben Oliver Weiss, a former literary agent from Brooklyn. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

For some, the tandem bicycle is as close as it gets to love on a bike. The machines with two seats and one pair of wheels have often conjured thoughts of everlasting bliss and pedaling in union. For others, like Edward Pino and Liz Baums of Forest Hills, Queens, who own two tandems that they take on rides of up to 70 miles, the bike is somewhat less exalted; it's just a way to stay connected when both partners enjoy riding, but not necessarily at the same speed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE big news about a much-anticipated and debated ''nude'' protest ride on Dec. 19, the latest in a string of protest actions about the removal of 14 blocks of the Bedford Avenue bike lanes in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was that no one was actually nude. With temperatures hovering around 20 degrees and the snow already swirling, can anyone blame the demonstrators for covering up? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE call to forge deeper connections with the food we eat has pulled thousands to the nation's farmers' markets, sprouted a million backyard seedlings and jump-started an interest in scratch baking, canning and other county-fair pursuits. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Standing in a canyon in hilly terrain, Ken Neubecker cast his fly into a cold stream. Minutes later he had a bite. Thrashing at the end of his line was a speckled green fish, a scarce Colorado cutthroat trout. Mr. Neubecker was fishing on the Roan Plateau, a high stretch of terrain beloved by hunters, anglers and hikers for its clear streams, herds of deer and elk, and rugged beauty. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SPOKES: DISPUTES Over Lanes Grow [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

OFF-ROAD RIDES For Urban Bikers [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SPOKES: TAX BREAK Comes to Cyclists [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A BICYCLE RACE With a Twist or 2 [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]