What We Read: Running's Spiritual Side

Plus DiCaprio's near-death adventures, an excuse to skip the sad work salad, and the history of dogs.

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  "I've yet to meet an ultrarunner who doesn’t find the experience to be, in some sense, spiritual."

  

  newyorker.com Note: This link will open in a new window or tab.

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  Swimming with sharks and other near-death experiences? Leonardo DiCaprio knows all about endurance.

  

  wired.com

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  Here's a convincing argument against the "sad desk salad."

  

  nymag.com Note: This link will open in a new window or tab.

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  Ultimate Frisbee officials are seeking better data and analytics than traditional, limited box scores provide. A new app might help with that.

  

  fivethirtyeight.com Note: This link will open in a new window or tab.

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  New findings suggest that the love affair between humans and dogs has been going on for thousands of years—around 33,000, to be exact.

  

  latimes.com Note: This link will open in a new window or tab.