Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2016 i The Red Bulletin

30 THE NUMBER OF HOURS BENSON TRAINS EACH WEEK On a typical day he trains in all three disciplines, with breaks for refueling. This can mean a 90-minute morning swim, a 60-minute afternoon run and a 40-mile evening bike ride. To increase running speed, Benson recommends strides: “Not a sprint, but running at 80 to 90 percent for 100 meters.” For swimming he advocates training with paddles “to build up your lats, allowing for a better catch.” And for cycling he suggests spinning at a high cadence and downshifting: “It’s easier on the legs, so you can exert more power when racing.” 3 THE NUMBER OF GOLD MEDALS HE HAS WON When going for gold, fine-tuning the transition from swimming to cycling is vital. “I would hose down my wetsuit,…

Alicia Keys is one of the most successful pop stars of our time, having sold an estimated 75 million records to date and won 15 Grammy Awards. But what makes her different from many of her contemporaries is the fact that right from the release of her debut album, Songs in A Minor, in 2001, she has penned her own songs. Keys has written her own career rule book, too: “I’m not interested in show-business conventions,” she asserts. The 35-year-old recently declared that she never wants to wear makeup again— a clear statement in favor of natural beauty. Only when you love yourself can you achieve success, she explains. the red bulletin: Your most recent single, “In Common,” was a celebration of people’s individuality and imperfections. What is it about…

The red bulletin: An unwritten law of the music business says: If you want to become famous you have to get rid of your quirks. You sing in a thick Scottish accent. sam mctrusty: The accent isn’t too important to me. What matters is authenticity. When I write songs I want to express my thoughts in my own voice, rather than pretending to be someone else. And I think that’s exactly why our fans love us. Do you think fan love is all you need to make it in the industry? You do need people along the way, not just in music but in any walk of life. But you should ask yourself, does that person believe in me or is this someone working for me so they can get…

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“I should have died long ago,” says Ross Clarke-Jones. Instead, the Australian has spent the last three decades battling the biggest waves on the planet. In 2001, he won the prestigious and rarely run Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay (the open ocean swells have to reach 20 feet before the tournament can be held), becoming the first non-Hawaiian to do so. In February, the now-50-year-old came in runner-up. So, how has he managed to stay alive? We’ll let Clarke-Jones tell you himself. 1Know that you’re going to get out “If a big wave is bearing down on you, don’t panic. Panic jacks your heart rate and uses up oxygen. Get a couple of big, slow lungfuls of air. If you have to breathe out underwater, do…

GEMMA ARTERTON THE BRITISH ACTRESS IS FORGING A CAREER PLAYING STRONG WOMEN. The title of Gemma Arterton’s new movie, The Girl with All the Gifts, could just as easily be a description of the actress herself. The 30-year-old Brit has been a Bond girl (2008’s Quantum of Solace), starred in comedies, blockbusters, indie films and dramas and seen her name up in lights outside theaters in London’s West End. Having lived in Paris on and off for the past few years, Arterton speaks the language well enough to bag leading roles in French movies, too. At a time when kick-ass heroines are giving male action heroes a run for their money,The Girl with All the Gifts—a sci-fi zombie thriller (U.S. release date forthcoming)—places Arterton among the best of them, and…

Cape Town native Frank Solomon is a damn good surfer, incredibly brave and, if we’re completely frank, just about crazy enough to be one of those guys who trades a relatively quiet life for the pursuit of the big waves—the really big waves. Solomon is also as tenacious as hell. Here is a man who simply refuses to take no for an answer; it’s equally hard to imagine the seemingly laid-back surfer ever using the word himself. Behind his relaxed demeanor lies a steely resolve—a resolve illustrated not only by his ongoing mission to conquer the world’s mightiest waves but also by the fact he found the time to document it in a movie, Let’s Be Frank. The red bulletin: How did Let’s Be Frank come about? frank solomon: I…

The red bulletin: Do you follow a ritual when choosing a script? damián alcázar: We each have our own way of doing things. I practice 30 pages and then decide if I’ll continue or not. Although sometimes at the end I’ll discover something that remained unnoticed. What’s your advice for other actors? performance. Once you’ve read for the fifth time you establish a tone. My advice is don’t establish a tone. Always do something new. Many of the roles you choose have a social message. An interesting story becomes rebellious. If it’s not interesting, or if the director’s goal is to make a blockbuster, I am not interested. To what extent can you change your role? The actor has a freedom to perform. Even in Chronicles of Narnia I made…

THE IDEAS MAN David Patrick, 51 While working in his usual field of rotors and turbines, the California inventor stumbled upon a new shape of wheel that rolled faster and more smoothly and provided more grip. Teaming up with former tennis pro turned businessman Zack Fleishman, he raised almost $80,000 on Kickstarter before walking away from entrepreneurial reality show Shark Tank in 2015 with another $225,000. The Shark Wheel had scored its first bite. What is the Shark Wheel? There are two types of wheel: One has little friction and goes fast; the other has a lot of grip but is slow. Ours is fast and grippy. It moves in a sine wave, like how a fish moves its tail. You push less with your foot, because it rolls forever,…

Bob Marley’s second-born son has been a prodigious musician since childhood. Aged 7, he joined his siblings in the Melody Makers, singing and playing guitar and drums; he also performed at festivals with his father. Today, the 44-year-old has six Grammy Awards to his name—more than any other reggae artist in history—thanks to his ability to fuse the music of the past and present. His new album, Revelation Pt. II: The Fruit of Life, combines roots reggae with rap verses from the likes of Busta Rhymes and Iggy Azalea. Here, he gives a five-song guide to the music of his home country, Jamaica. stephenmarleymusic.com Bob Marley and the Wailers One Love “It won’t come as a surprise that my first pick is a song by my father. Considering the global…

“Red Bull Rampage is the only contest on natural terrain where riders have to face their fear and weaknesses.” Szymon Godziek, mountain-bike freerider RED BULL RAMPAGE LIVE OCTOBER 14 11:45 A.M. EDT (PRE-SHOW), 12:00 P.M. EDT (LIVE SHOW) Now in its 11th season, the raw, untamed freeriding mountain-bike competition returns. Live from Virgin, Utah, 21 big-mountain riders are put to the test in an all-new event zone, with even more perilous natural terrain than before. WATCH RED BULL TV ANYWHERE Red Bull TV is a new global, multiplatform channel that features inspirational and entertaining programming beyond the ordinary. Available across devices, watch Red Bull TV anytime, anywhere. To learn more, visit redbull.tv RED BULL TV HIGHLIGHTS RED BULL GRC LIVE OCT. 8, 7:30 P.M. EDT, OCT. 9, 6:30 P.M. EDT…

DEEP FOCUS MARK WAHLBERG HAS USED HARD WORK AND DOGGED DETERMINATION TO RISE TO THE TOP. When he was 16, Mark Wahlberg was convicted of assault and spent 45 days in jail. While behind bars he thought about his gang buddies and his sister and brothers, several of whom had been incarcerated. He decided that life was not for him. It took him a while to change (he was still an angry young man in his early 20s), but he stuck to his word. He worked hard, got married, had four kids. In Hollywood today he’s considered one of the good guys—great to work with and for, well mannered, humble. Some problems are alleviated when you’re one of the highest-paid movie stars: He’s got oil-spill drama Deepwater Horizon coming in…

WE ALL HAVE GOALS, WHETHER THEY’RE EVERYDAY TASKS OR MAJOR LIFE CHANGES, SO PRIME YOURSELF FOR THE CHALLENGE WITH ADVICE FROM THESE HIGH ACHIEVERS. “I’ve viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is a ridiculous, sickening work ethic. You know, while the other guy’s sleeping? I’m working. While the other guy’s eatin’? I’m working. While the other guy’s making love? I mean, I’m making love, too. But I’m working really hard at it.” WILL SMITH1 “For everyone, I think, there is always a pressure to conform, and I guess that as you get older you realize it’s less interesting to do that. It starts with you, though, saying, ‘I know what I like doing and that’s what I’m going to do.’ ” FELICITY JONES3 “If…

It’s an oft-told story of his, but it’s still a good one. Roy Choi in his early 20s—on a couch at the tail end of a years-long gambling addiction—stares at the TV with Emeril Lagasse’s cooking show on. All of a sudden, the TV chef steps out of the screen and speaks to him directly, and Choi decides—then and there— to spend the rest of his life cooking for people. “I had an out-of-body experience with him . . . that was my wake-up call—literally,” he says. “Luckily I heard it.” If you’ve ever lined up to taste Choi’s delicious blend of Mexican and Korean cuisine, you know that you are, in fact, the lucky one. Choi’s “Kogi” food trucks started a global revolution in connecting chefs with communities. The…

Want an excuse to take a year off and see amazing new sights? Then quit your job, bid farewell to your family and friends and kiss dry land goodbye to take part in one of the world’s most grueling around-theworld yacht races. The craziest part? No previous experience is required . . . Six months ago, Captain Peter Thornton was one of the few members of the Great Britain crew in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race with any sailing experience to speak of. And he was aboard a 70-foot ocean-racing yacht on an 11-month, 40,000-nauticalmile circumnavigation of the globe. “I’d say at least 50 percent of the crew had not been on board a boat,” says Thornton. “It shows how mentally tough they are.” Thornton knows tough. “Having…

TIME & SPACE Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Co-Axial Master Chronometer Only one mechanical wristwatch took part in the first Apollo moon landing: the Omega Speedmaster Professional. That it got so far can be credited to the Sputnik Crisis—the launch of the first Soviet satellite, Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957, which shook the U.S. into kickstarting the Space Race. The Speedmaster Professional was a racing chronograph, but when the newly formed NASA needed a standard-issue watch for its space program, it devised a series of ruthless tests—extreme Gs, severe temperatures, shocks and noise —in pursuit of the right stuff. On July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin was the first man to step out onto the moon wearing one; Neil Armstrong had left his in the lunar module as a backup to…