Drug addicts in love, a very slow champion, two struggling professional bowlers and a dog named Taz A fat man, a russian monkey, a pack of ravenous bears and a 16-year-old survivalist. Also, disturbing hallucinations in Switzerland Citi Bikes, a suicide and the joys and perils of solitude at high elevations. Plus, a few words about my sister Bret, Unbroken What did the lost boy of the ozarks want? The most brutal footrace in the world A simple sport, with some complicated practitioners