Posts by Bruce Grierson
Set a World Record: John McAvoy’s remarkable row to freedom
Feb 16, 2011: Lowden Grange prison, Nottinghamshire, England. The first question John McAvoy had was, What time to start the clock? When you’re about to bear down for 24 hours straight on an endurance record, timing matters. “If you start in the morning, you’re going to finish in the morning,” said Darren…
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The bike rental shop was packed with jostling touroids eager to get their rides and hit the Stanley Park seawall. It was a bright Saturday morning in August. One man just would not wait his turn. He was belligerent, and he hounded the harried clerks. He was a man in his fifties, spoke with a…
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