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Backcasts archive: Through Oct. 24, 2008

By Brett Pauly
ESPNOutdoors.com blog columnist

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Blog calendar: Oct. 23 | Oct. 22 | Oct. 20 posted Oct. 23, 2008 Bird is the word when it comes to the most grueling outdoor workouts I just flew in from Alaska. Boy, are my arms tired. The only animal that can say that truthfully is the bar-tailed godwit, the newly crowned champion of endurance flying, according to the Washington Post. Indeed, the godwit, described by the Post as a plump shorebird with a recurved bill, flies nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand during its fall migration. S ...

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