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The article features 29-year-old pediatric intensive-care nurse Rory Bosio who won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) championship in Chamonix, France in August 2013. Topics include the preparation done by Bosio for the event, her competitiveness and accomplishments, and the role of endurance athlete Tav Streit in the training of Bosio.

The article focuses on the style of multisport coach Brett Sutton in training triathletes. According to the author, Sutton prefers the Subic Bay in the Philippines for two months hard training in a humid climate to prepare for the start of the triathlon season. The author adds that during the 90-minute session, triathletes swim three miles' worth of intervals. Comments from triathletes Chrissie Wellington, Bella Comerforda and Belinda Granger about the style of Sutton are provided.

The article offers information on Winter Sports School (WSS), a public and free-tuition athletic school particularly for skiing and snowboarding located in Park City in Utah. Topics discussed include the schools alumni Olympians track record, the requirement for the students for atleast have competed on sport's governing body to be admitted, its training programs. Also mentions several students who were enrolled in the institution including Madison Morgan, Darian Stevens, and Chandler Hunt.

Part III. Focuses on a program devised by Jim Loehr, a sports psychologist and author of the book entitled `Stress for Success,' to cure recurring moments of laziness among athletes. Loehr's observations on athletes daily rituals; Views of Loehr on stress; Information on how to get started with the program. INSETS: Manifest destiny;Strength in a bottle?;December: Making the big push.

The article features the use of breathing exercises of adventurer Wim Hof by a growing number of athletes. Hof credits much of his success in adventures to his breathing exercises. He claims that his breathing exercises have many benefits, including strengthening of the body, improving the immune system and circulation, and helping with focus, confidence, and mindfulness. Professional surfer Koa Smith is just one of the athletes who use the breathing exercises.

The article discusses the athlete training in the so-called black hole, a term referred by an American exercise scientist Stephen R. Seiler as an irresistible nightmare training zone. Seiler says that the poor performance of Norwegian rower Olaf Tufte in 2003 was caused by his new boat and the black hole theory. Carl Foster adds that black hole is a poison and a danger zone in which the athlete's body shifts from aerobic to anaerobic training known as lactate threshold.

Presents tips for athletes on how to handle the four extreme environments, hot, cold, depth and altitude. Importance of monitoring one's core temperature before and after workout when training in the heat; Diligent hydration in preparing for Alaska's Iditasport; Importance of acclimatization to high altitudes; General conditioning for divers. INSET: GOING TO EXTREMES.

The article profiles the running career of cross-country runner Max King including the championships that he has won, his success as a distance athlete and King's fitness and diet regime.

The article offers information on two theories generated by sports psychologists of the U.S. regarding an issue related to obsession of the U.S. people towards obstacle courses. It informs about a theory which states that courses helps society to develop pain in order to empathize veterans of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It informs that people want to play rather than just enjoying life and most of obstacle courses does not require months of training for gearing athletes.

The article presents the plan made by triathlon coach Matt Dixon for training triathletes which includes 20-40 minutes of moderate running every Tuesdays, 30-45 minutes of swimming every Fridays, and easy endurance running for 70-100 minutes on hills and flat areas.

The article offers information on triathlon training for triathletes. It says that an individual does not have to be a good swimmer, runner or cyclist to train for triathlon. It states that since swimming is a weakness of most athletes, slipping into simple swim fins for the first few weeks can be helpful in efficient breathing and keeping calm. It adds that the secret to a successful and realistic training for triathlon is to focus the training on a single and specific sport.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of reconstructing his training and workout program to become a more balanced athlete.

The article focuses on the importance of lactic acid in sports training. A discussion of the physiology of lactic acid, and the ways it effects the human body during strength training is presented. Misconceptions which have been held by athletes concerning the negative aspects of lactic acid in the human body are discussed.

The article provides advice for downhill skiing among trees. According to the article, the more nimble you are in the trees, the less likely you are to hit one. The article recommends that skiers keep their stance fairly tight and use their legs as a single unit. By turning below big trees rather than above them you will keep your turning radius tight. The article discusses safety measures for skiing in the trees.

Reports on a review of studies published in the February 2002 issue of the 'British Journal of Sports Medicine' regarding the effect of training on the sexual maturation and growth of young athletes.