Someone told me the other day that she had regrets about not reaching her potential earlier in life. It struck me that our potential is not always the same every year - or even every day of our lives, so should we really focus on what we did in the past and compare that to what we are capable of in … [Read more...]
Sport the Planet: This Month’s Charity Spotlight
Have you heard about Hope Runs? It's a youth program in Kenya for orphans that uses the power of running to teach children how to succeed and have healthy, productive and happy lives … [Read more...]
Girl rows across ocean for charity
Three months. Two oars. One ocean. That's the goal of 22-year-old Katie Spotz as she aspires to become the youngest person ever to row across the Atlantic Ocean solo. In addition - and more importantly if you ask her - the 2,473 mile trek is not just for herself. The young Ohio native is doing it … [Read more...]
Thanks for posting your bra color, but It’s not curing cancer
If you're a Facebook user, you've probably seen the bra colors of some of your female +ACI-friends+ACI posted by now. Doing so is the latest viral marketing campaign - this one allegedly aimed to raise breast cancer awareness. This +ACI-awareness+ACI campaign, however, is not connected to any legitimate breast … [Read more...]
Should Serena be Athlete of the Year?
Apparently threatening to shove a tennis ball down the line judge's throat wasn't enough to preclude Serena Williams from being named the 2009 Athlete of the Year. I mean, it's not like she said +ACI-f-ing ball or f-ing throat+ACI or ranted so loudly that millions heard. But alas, the Associated Press has … [Read more...]
Update on Jessica Watson: “I Feel Like the Luckiest Girl in the World!”
A couple of months ago, I reported about 16-year-old Jessica Watson, the ambitious Australian who set off to become the youngest … [Read more...]
Tiger, you’re not my hero
Tiger Woods has been pegged as a +ACI-Fallen Hero+ACI. Really? A Hero? And where exactly did he fall from? We all know by now that he had a moment of indiscretion. Maybe it was more than a moment, who knows. What we do know is that things got out of hand. Tiger had a lapse of judgement. A wreckless … [Read more...]
Love Thy Sporting Self
Running on the Inside
I'm sitting on the outside...but I'm running on the inside. I admit it. I am a runaholic. I think about running day and night. I schedule my days around my workouts, and I am often caught in running clothes even when I'm not running. I read as many running books and magazines as I can get a hold of, … [Read more...]