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Marathons: Tips from a Pro ... maybe
by Felicity (Fawkes) Hawksley
posted November 6, 2012 at 8:18pm

I've always been one for experiments. Us sisters, when we were little, ate some dry dog food, just to see what it tasted like (salty). Then there was the time that, aged about 9, I convinced my little sister to let me lick her eyeball, just to see wha...more

GIVEAWAY: Sweat Pretty with Puma and Boxer Cara Castronuova
by Pretty Tough
posted October 30, 2012 at 7:25am

(Contest is run through Pretty Tough, please go to their orginal post to enter) If finding time to get to the gym for an extra training session is a drag, check out this new Puma fitness series hosted by Golden Gloves boxing champ Cara Castronuova. Cara ...more

Shit Weightlifting Girls Say
by Pretty Strong
posted October 23, 2012 at 8:02am

Have y'all ever seen any of those shiz people say vids on youtube? some are super funny and some are super weird and dumb? well Some of you may have already seen my verson. it's super funny. I made with one of my bestfriends and teammate Aimee A...more

Great women's sports blogs you need to read
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted October 8, 2012 at 1:12pm

When you start blogging people tell you it will take over your free-time. What I didn't expect was how compelling reading other people's blogs would be. So it's that time again - sharing the Blog Karma with some of my favourite reads.MuayThai on the Brain...more

Enjoy Some Good Ol' HATE MAIL!
by Felicity (Fawkes) Hawksley
posted September 29, 2012 at 9:47am

I just sent this email to the Guardian Sports desk.  I doubt very much that anyone will ever read it; that I will ever get a reply or that their practices will change.  Hence the silly tone - might as well have some fun whilst you're failing ...more

Sports Years Memory Book Giveaway
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:43pm

Do you see all those ribbons? That is just a portion of the items I have collected from my youngest daughter’s past few years as a swimmer. I have been storing it all in a shopping bag and telling myself that one day I was going to organize it nea...more

Degree(r) First Team Tryout Giveaway
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 14, 2012 at 10:01am

School is back in session and that means fall sports are in full swing.  Did your child try out for any sports at school this year? My daughter did. She tried out for the high school cheer squad after making the decision to retire from competitive g...more

A Letter To You From WTS
by stephaniemp
posted August 16, 2012 at 1:45pm

Dear WTS-ers, Did you see our tweet yesterday? If not, check it out below. This is just a little clue as to what we have up our sleeves... Stay tuned. Get pumped. Your fellow women's sports fans, Women Talk Sports         ...more

Should EA Sports add women’s soccer players to ‘FIFA’ game?
by Pretty Tough
posted August 15, 2012 at 9:07am

Video games giant EA Sports has received criticism for failing to include women’s players and teams on its popular title “FIFA” in the wake of the United States’ dramatic victory over Japan for the Olympic gold medal. The American...more

Olympic Spirit contest
by carabyrd
posted July 30, 2012 at 11:18am

We held our first social media contest last week. We urged you the fans the send in your best photos of your Olympic Spirit. We had a small response (then our #hashtag got hijacked by NBC) so we chose some of favorites. Be on the look-out for more chances...more

Muscle Milk and Jennifer Cohen's Boot Camp Review
by stephaniemp
posted July 25, 2012 at 8:54am

I mentioned early last week that I was embarking on the challenge of the summer! Okay, maybe that's a little extreme. What really happened was that for one week I replaced my runs with Jennifer Cohen's boot camp workout. I also tried out Muscle Milk aft...more

ReachuP! Foundation and Radio Disney AM 1310 Team Up for All Star Soccer Event
by Pretty Tough
posted July 24, 2012 at 8:17am

SAN JOSE, CA – Soccer legend and local hero Brandi Chastain will host a co-ed all star celebrity soccer match and post game concert on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at San Jose Municipal Stadium (home of the minor league baseball team th...more

My Very Own Pumped Up Kicks
by Pretty Tough
posted July 24, 2012 at 7:52am

Nikes are my go-to running shoe, so I couldn’t have been more psyched to create my very own custom pair.  I customized the Nike Lunarglide + iD which comes with (drum roll please): a lightweight responsive cushioning and a flywire lacing syste...more

Venus Williams Designs Eleven Collection for 2012 Olympics
by A Glam Slam
posted July 19, 2012 at 4:01pm

Venus Williams is known for her controversial on-court fashion choices, always working to raise the style stakes of the game. While Olympic tennis returns to Wimbledon for the upcoming London Games, the all-white dress code has been scrapped. The new rule...more

Curious Facts about the London Olympic Games
by Pretty Tough
posted July 17, 2012 at 10:52am

Our modern Olympics may not be quite as quirky as the ancient Olympic Games – athletes won’t be competing naked, 100 oxen won’t be sacrificed to Zeus, and unmarried virgins won’t be the only females allowed to attend. But even so...more

Jordan Burgess Talks About the Everyone Should Play Foundation
by stephaniemp
posted July 14, 2012 at 10:31am

Jordan Burgess is the 2011-2012 Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year. We caught up with her to talk about her foundation, "Everyone Should Play," and her lofty goal of taking home four national titles as a Stanford Cardinal. ...more

Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year, Molly Seidel Talks About Her Run With Shalane Flanagan
by stephaniemp
posted July 13, 2012 at 1:17am

Molly Seidel, winner of the Gatorade National Cross Country Runner of the Year award, talks to WTS about meeting and learning from her running hero, Shalane Flanagan. She also gives us a sneak peak into her very impressive collegiate athletic and educatio...more

Brandi Chastain Talks About The Shirt Incident
by stephaniemp
posted July 12, 2012 at 2:16pm

We met up with soccer star Brandi Chastain at the 2012 Gatorade National High School Athlete of the Year event. She talks about the random places people recognize her for ripping off her shirt after scoring the goal in '99 and explains some of the cont...more

A Challenge: Muscle Milk and Boot Camp Week
by stephaniemp
posted July 10, 2012 at 7:04am

  Protein has always been an important part of my workout routine. Instead of scarfing down pasta at the pre-race pasta parties back in college, you could find me near the meatballs. Protein fills me up and makes me feel strong. Unfortunately, my ...more

Why Isn't Women’s Canoe in the Olympics?
by WomenCANIntl
posted July 6, 2012 at 11:55am

Abby Hoffman, the famous Canadian sports icon wrote the following in the Ottawa Citizen in reference to the  1996 Olympic Games:           “There is no excuse for perpetuating the blatant sexism that persists at...more

NEW: Win a Nixon Portable Speaker System & Santigold CD
by Pretty Tough
posted June 17, 2012 at 2:45am

We are pleased to announce a Pretty Tough contest for the week of June 15 -22. We have a great prize for the Community Member who gets the most friends to join and be active on PrettyTough.com during that week. So if you’re currently a member, log ...more

Tiffany Weimer's List of Ridiculousness
by Tiffany Weimer
posted April 23, 2012 at 10:30pm

Life Lessons with Tiffany Weimer By: Tiffany Weimer With a Forward by Tiffany Weimer Forward Warning: The following is mostly for fun. If you get offended by it or think I’m a piece of shit for writing it, I’m happy to sit down and have a ...more

Creating Shoes, Socially
by carabyrd
posted March 30, 2012 at 9:34am

I was fourteen and gotten done with my first real season of cross country and was looking anxiously forward to track season.  All I wanted was a pair of Nike Frees and not just any pair but ones where I got to choose the colors via NIKEiD. I stil...more

Top U.S. women ski jumpers honor 10-year-old YouTube sensation
by anngaff
posted March 23, 2012 at 3:15pm

PARK CITY, UT — Ten-year-old Zia Terry is a star on YouTube simply because she showed the world her courage by soaring off a 40-meter ski jump. On Thursday, she got to meet some of her biggest fans — five members of the No. 1-ranked U.S. Wom...more

Julie Foudy Leadership Academy's "Choose to Matter" Contest Winners Announced!
by JulieFoudy
posted March 6, 2012 at 2:19pm

I feel like the proud mother of 70 babies. Well, ok, 70 leadership service projects.  I truly felt that same sense of pride while reading about these awesome projects from the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy’s (JFSLA) students and the gir...more

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