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If You Want To Build Your Team Chemistry, Then Hit The Road!
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted July 18, 2011 at 2:48pm

source Road trips. Ugh! Booking hotel rooms, scheduling tournaments, figuring out where to get some healthy and tasty food. Sometimes road trips can be a pain in the neck. But…they can also be amazing ways for your team to come together in amaz...more

Should Diana Nyad swim again?
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted July 18, 2011 at 9:04am

Once more veteran American swimmer Diana Nyad is preparing to swim from Cuba to Florida. That's 103 miles and at 62 years of age, she's the first to admit this might be difficult.Diana Nyad pic Chicago TribuneI followed her last year here and here when sh...more

What is your reason?
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted July 17, 2011 at 9:50am

There is a reason why we do this. A reason you don’t question yourself as you Velcro your shoes, buckle your helmet, gingerly place your glasses over the straps in order to look “pro”, and head out onto the open road with a PB&J; sandwich, an iPod, ...more

Joanna Hayes on achieving the dream and what her daughter's world will be like
by anngaff
posted July 16, 2011 at 2:31pm

Joanna Hayes shocked everyone but herself when she won gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens in the 100m hurdles, setting an Olympic record of 12.37. At the 2011 Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year banquet in Hollywood, California, she talked about bel...more

Letting go of the “I suck” mentality
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 15, 2011 at 11:09am

The most difficult part of preparing for a race isn’t the physical training. The pain of a track workout is over before I know it. And there’s chocolate milk after. The dread of a long run, bike or swim dissipates as I knock off the miles and meters. ...more

The Space Shuttle, Olympics and childhood dreams
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 8, 2011 at 11:06pm

We all gathered in the auditorium and the television was playing. This was weird. Television was never on during school. Educational videos and movies from time to time, sure, but live television? That was like the antithesis of school. But here we were, ...more

Fight for it: How I tapped into my confidence
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 8, 2011 at 10:30am

During my final two intervals on the track, I noticed my mental chatter. I was telling myself to “fight for it” as my legs felt like rubber and two times around the track seemed farther and farther. And does this track have an uphill grade? Cuz this i...more

My pursuit of happiness: Getting off the couch
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 6, 2011 at 9:48pm

Fitting for a holiday weekend where Americans celebrate their freedom and embrace their collective history (particularly military history) NPR aired a story on how fewer people are participating in civil war reenactments. Among the reasons are costs and t...more

Run Like A Girl: A Documentary on the History of Women’s Distance Running
by Stephanie Perleberg: Believe and Run On!
posted July 6, 2011 at 9:23am

It amazes me how small this world is. It was a regular day at work when a rep for a shoe company came into the store to show us their goods. There were only a few people there that morning so me and my fellow co-worker went to greet them. After a few minu...more

TWLOHA = Hope
by Chantelle Says
posted July 6, 2011 at 8:57am

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Kahlil GibranI fill various roles in my daily life: Retired WNBA player, daughter, college basketball coach, big sister, mentor, author, Twitter addi...more

Brianna Glenn gets a pep talk..
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted July 5, 2011 at 5:41pm

I'm not gonna lie… this last week has been tough. I know the protocol was to get up, dust myself off, and get back on the horse, but that's not what I felt like doing. I felt like curling up in a ball with a stash of bon bons and an endless supply of ...more

Amy Purdy – Living Beyond Limits (TEDx Orange Coast)
by SkaterGirl
posted July 5, 2011 at 2:52pm

If you missed Amy Purdy’s speech at the recent TED X Orange Coast conference, don’t worry – you’re in luck – watch the video below. Incredible story and inspirational above all else. We’ve written about skateboarder \ snowboarder Amy before bu...more

We Before Me: A Recipe For Successful Teams
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted July 1, 2011 at 2:10pm

source I love coaching. I love sports. I love my job. In the spirit of all of that love, I wanted to declare that July would be “I Love Coaching” month…but it’s already so many things. According to holidayinsights.com, July can also be kn...more

Race day: Go for maximum enjoyment
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 1, 2011 at 9:55am

Saturday is race day and my first open water triathlon of the season at A Tri in the Buff. So let’s break it down by the numbers: Number of open water swims to date: 2 (although one was merely a 25-meter bob in dead-fish-infested waters). Number of br...more

Being fit and healthy improves the quality of life
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 30, 2011 at 1:10pm

For years, Becca had watched her mother fight health battles, first with weight then with cancer. She saw the affects that the battles had, not just on her mother’s body but on her quality of life. And so, Becca made a decision. She wasn’t going to ou...more

Do You Lose Focus Under Pressure?
by Loren Fogelman
posted June 30, 2011 at 12:33pm

Training focuses on building your strength and endurance. They are complimentary; both are necessary. If this is your entire training program, focusing on the physical aspect of training, then your training program is incomplete....more

Leading Yourself: 5 Steps To Put Your Future In Your Own Hands
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 28, 2011 at 12:22am

source “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”—Rosalynn Carter Like an speaker worth her salt (especially a speaker who’s the founder of a leadership ...more

Runner Redemption
by The Glowing Edge
posted June 25, 2011 at 9:06pm

Ready for my confession? I’ve made them before (see here and here), but it must be time for a fresh one. Forgive me, people, for I have sinned. Again. But this story is different, I promise. I went for a run this week and in the course of the first...more

In Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of The "Babe"'s Birth (And We Are Not Talking About Babe Ruth)
by Women in Sport International
posted June 25, 2011 at 6:31pm

This coming Sunday, June 26, is the 100th anniversary of Babe Didrikson Zaharias' birth. For those of you that do not know Babe she was a professional golfer that died young in the middle of a very successful professional career. Her accomplishments as a...more

Overcome your self doubts.
by margiepritchard
posted June 24, 2011 at 3:51pm

You can do...we believe in you!...more

The Amazing Longboard Girls Crew: Growing a Network of Female Skaters (Video)
by Women in Sport International
posted June 23, 2011 at 9:26am

I would like to thank Megan Hamilton and Jezebel for sharing this awesome story about the Madrid Longboard Girls Crew. According to their website, the Longboard Girls Crew (LGC) was "created by a group of girls that tired of being always a minority in ma...more

Jessica Aguilar: Strength & Inspiration Through Adversity
by MMARising.com
posted June 22, 2011 at 10:30am

Jessica Aguilar has not had an easy start to 2011. The Bellator standout has encountered fight cancellations, lived through a devastating earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, and now faces financial stresses due to the lack of prominent sponsors that...more

[Video] Ode to my Daughter on Father’s Day
by Pretty Tough
posted June 19, 2011 at 12:56pm

"Girl Pitcher" by Gary Sementelli is a valentine to his daughter Marti and the love they share for baseball. A video tribute to dads and daughters everywhere for Father’s Day. Related posts: [Video] Female baseball pitcher signs National Letter o...more

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