Inside Out

April 2

Tony Hawk retired in 2003, yet he beat out Shaq, A-Rod and Mia for favorite athlete at Nickelodeon's Kid Choice Awards in L.A. Last month he guest-starred as, duh, a skater on CSI: Miami.

April 10

Belgian rider Tom Boonen beats George Hincapie to win the Paris-Roubaix race.

April 10-18

Two ways to enjoy the Sahara: watch the new flick with Penélope Cruz (left) or run 150 grueling miles at the Marathon des Sables in the Moroccan desert.

Mid-April

Ed Viesturs, 44, will take his third stab at Nepal's 26,545-foot Annapurna, the final 8,000-meter peak he needs to become the first U.S. climber and sixth person to summit all 14 without supplemental oxygen.

Mid-April

Tackling the north side of Everest, Italian mountaineer Bruno Brunod, 42, will attempt a speed ascent and descent without supplemental oxygen. Why? Because it's still there.

TWO COLOR MAPS

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LARRY BUSACCA/WIREIMAGE.COM (HAWK)

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CHARLES PLATIAU/REUTERS (BOONEN)

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ED VIESTURS COLLECTION (VIESTURS)

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GALEN ROWELL/MOUNTAIN LIGHT (EVEREST)

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PARAMOUNT/EVERETT COLLECTION (CRUZ)