Representing the ultimate in endurance and perseverance, the Boston Marathon also holds dual purpose, as a strong sense of civic pride and fundraising initiatives bring awareness to important causes. For participants, and hockey luminaries, Kelly Cooke and Hayley Moore, their collective efforts are … [Read more...]
Hockey hero Cherie Hendrickson continues to inspire with dazzling displays of endurance
Highly devoted to fitness and peak performance, Cherie Hendrickson is a tremendous competitor whose positive attitude and gracious demeanor were key factors in making her an accomplished champion and popular teammate in ice hockey. Part of a unique sorority of distinguished women to have captured … [Read more...]
You can’t be it unless you see it; Katie Taylor and women’s boxing in Ireland
Katie Taylor Champion of the World+ACE Photo:Katie Taylor Instagram I was listening to Sonia O' Sullivan on the radio today+ADs she was laughing about meeting Katie Taylor. Laughing because she found it surprising Taylor was excited to meet her when Sonia felt it should be the other way … [Read more...]
GLADIATHERS & SUPERHEROES
If you???re into Netflix like I am, there???s a really good chance??that you???re captivated by one of its newest series, Luke Cage, or that you???ve already binged watched the entire first season. ??Luke Cage, also known as Power Man, is a fictional??superhero??who appeared in??comic … [Read more...]
GladiatHers OF IG: Th33BestICanBe
Guess what, we???ve got a new feature for you guys+ACE We???re constantly inspired by the women and girls we see on Instagram who show??their awesome athleticism and dedication to sports. ??So we decided to start sharing some of these women with you+ACE GladiatHers?? of Instagram will highlight some women … [Read more...]
Big Magic, the Olympics and runner’s malaise
When I was setting up my 2016 race schedule, I asked my good friend Nate if he thought I could do two marathons in one calendar year.??Yes, he said. Only you can???t complain.??I am now 75 days out from Marathon No. 2 of the year and DAMN do I want to complain. I reached a point of runner???s … [Read more...]
Race Report: Tuscarora 10K
My longest run over the last three weeks was three miles. The last two weeks were spent exclusively on the trail. My next round of marathon training was scheduled to start on Monday. So of course I did a 10K race on Saturday. I was ill-prepared to race the Tuscarora 10K, but in some ways I … [Read more...]
USATF Olympic Team Trials - Day 7
The penultimate day of the 2016 US Olympic Team Trials opened with the heptathlon. The women contested four of the seven events today: 100 meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200 meters. The remaining events will be contested Sunday (long jump, javelin, and 800 meters.) In the 100 hurdles, … [Read more...]
USATF Olympic Team Trials - Day 6
The women???s pole vault preliminaries opened the meet up today. ???Around 12??? from the two flights would advance to the final. Heavy rain began to fall midway through qualifying and the event was suspended for some time. Jenn Suhr waited until the bar was at 14-9 before taking a go. She cleared … [Read more...]
USATF Olympic Team Trials - Day 5
After a two day break in track events, things resumed in earnest at the oval office. Events for the women were the shot put (qualifying), javelin (qualifying), 5,000 (2 heats, semi-final), 100 hurdles (5 heats, qualifying), 400 hurdles (5 heats, qualifying), shot put (final), 1500 (3 heats, … [Read more...]