Sport Studies
From Sport Techie: #SportsInSTEM Series: Applying Sports to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Issues
In recent years, the United States has fallen behind other nations with educating students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Only 16 percent of U.S. high school students are proficient in math and actively pursuing STEM careers. In a world run by technology, where the majority of jobs in the near future will require advanced education in technical fields, these trends are troubling and must be reversed.
Name Game
From Runner’s World: The Curious Case of the Boston Marathon’s Name
If you know your Boston Marathon history, you know that when the race was first run in 1897, it was called the American Marathon. These days, of course, you’ll see “Boston Marathon” on entry forms, finisher’s medals and the race’s other materials. At some point in the last 117 years, then, the race’s official name changed. But when?
Weight Loss
From BikeRadar: UCI’s “outdated” 6.8kg minimum bike weight rule to be replaced?
e UCI’s “outdated” rule requiring bikes used in races to weigh at least 6.8kg could be scrapped.
Instead, Dimitris Katsanis, drafted into the UCI as a technical consultant at the beginning of 2014, told BikeRadar that the notorious regulation could be replaced by an ISO standard that ensures frames and components meet minimum safety requirements instead.