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Female Athletes Fly
by Stephanie Perleberg: Believe and Run On!
posted April 7, 2011 at 11:28pm

There was a song that played at the end of the women’s basketball championship game called \”Fly\” by Nicki Minaj and Rihanna that has stuck with me. These two powerful women, in their own industry, are singing about success, as they state “I came...more

Three lessons your team can learn from the movie Hoosiers
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted April 6, 2011 at 12:48pm

source In Effective Use of Films For Goal Setting, I talked about the movie Hoosiers and how it can be used to challenge your team to blow past preconceived notions of how good they can be. I haven’t used the movie as a rah-rah “let’s beat the do...more

Jess Mendoza's Blog: How do we balance our life?
by Jessica Mendoza's Blog
posted April 6, 2011 at 12:22pm

One thing I have learned in trying to be the person who wears many hats, is that there is never the perfect amount of time spent for everything you want or need to get done. I have worn the hat of professional softball player, Olympian, President of the W...more

Women’s MMA – Who’s Your Daddy?
by Cheryl Ragsdale
posted April 5, 2011 at 10:46am

Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world ~ Archimedes MMA fans everywhere are digesting the news that Zuffa, parent company of  the UFC, bought Strikeforce, the UFC’s biggest competitor. Bl...more

A broken neck, a gold medal, and a tank full of sass
by Byline to Finish Line
posted April 2, 2011 at 11:27am

Something good had to come from this. Jenna Hanson just knew it. She kept telling herself that, over and over, until she eventually she believed it. A promising three-sport athlete at Honeyoe Falls-Lima High School in central New York State, Jenna’s sp...more

I can’t sing … and other junior high failures
by Byline to Finish Line
posted April 1, 2011 at 10:39am

As I recall, it was a big week for me. With diverse interests, I tried out for the JV basketball team and my junior high show choir all in the same seven-day period. To anyone who has ever heard me sing, it should come as no surprise that I failed to mak...more

Athletes Who Need Anger Management
by Loren Fogelman
posted March 31, 2011 at 9:58am

When things don’t go your way, how do you handle upsets? You response says a lot about you....more

Inside and Outside (Our Bodies)
by RunLikeAGirl
posted March 28, 2011 at 1:14pm

stepping outside our minds to more fully access our bodies......more

Upcoming Ebook: Coach Dawn’s Guide To Motivating Female Athletes
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted March 26, 2011 at 12:21pm

source So…I’ve written a book! After lots of correspondence with various coaches, I figured out that there’s a great desire to “figure out” the female athlete. What Coach Dawn’s Guide To Motivating Female Athletes is all about Coach ...more

Mammograms, Coffee and Failure
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 26, 2011 at 12:17pm

Friday’s three tidbits offer thoughts on acting local, a celebration of java and a different way to look at failure: Pink, basketball and mammograms for all! Pink-themed games to raise money for various breast cancer organizations have become common i...more

A little Friday motivation
by Run Girl Run
posted March 25, 2011 at 12:38pm

Sometimes when I'm in a motivation funk, all I need to do is see the awesome fitness things other people are doing it and it rekindles my fire. Today's bit of inspiration comes by way of Sam Tickle and the EAS Unstoppable Tour. If you haven't heard ab...more

Stephanie Brown: A Fallen Friend and Hero
by The Official Website of Marshevet Hooker
posted March 25, 2011 at 12:06pm

On March 15th at about 8:30 am I received a text message from one of my good friends asking if I’d heard about what happen to Stephanie Brown. Immediately I pictured her face and my heart dropped. I replied “no I didn’t” and waited for a response....more

Coach's Corner: What is the most important quality a person needs to become successful?
by Hoop Thoughts
posted March 24, 2011 at 11:51pm

This question was posed by Christina Klemash in her book "How to Succeed in the Game of Life." Scotty Bowman:“Probably the most important thing is attitude. I really think that there are a lot of things you can’t change, that are out of your control,...more

Five ways to stop being the underdog
by Loren Fogelman
posted March 23, 2011 at 11:51pm

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." Marianne Williamson Being stronger does not always equate to being the winner. Consider times when there is an upset, the obvious favorite is b...more

Be a living example
by RunLikeAGirl
posted March 23, 2011 at 1:55pm

mothers not only can, but should claim their workout time...more

Shaking off the shackles of perfectionism
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 21, 2011 at 2:50pm

There are times when things go wrong. Sometimes the unwanted events are easily recognizable, coming in big, giant or even catastrophic forms. Other times life delivers a more subtle blow, coming at you with you less flash, but more potential emotional ...more

Why watch our watch?
by RunLikeAGirl
posted March 18, 2011 at 9:05pm

Being the boss of our watches, not letting them be the boss of us and our mood...more

Before Lance and Livestrong there was Babe
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 18, 2011 at 5:29pm

My grandmother had plenty of fears in her life, but the most devastating revolved around her health. Hospitals were places were people went to die and cancer, well, that was as dirty a word as there was. So it should come as no surprise the bargains she ...more

Still On My Tristram Shandy Hobby Horse…
by RunLikeAGirl
posted March 18, 2011 at 12:40pm

balance, balance, balance...and some practice slacklining...more

Finding beta: Confidence in my own path
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 17, 2011 at 3:01pm

It probably wasn’t the best time to ask a question, with a forkful of pancakes being shoveled into my mouth (and these were an unusual find — cranberry oat Irish soda pancakes as part of a local diner’s pre-St. Patrick’s celebration) but I had bee...more

This week’s lesson: How to be brave
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 15, 2011 at 1:47pm

Reviewing the workouts he had given me for the week, I told my coach that Monday’s swim workout was going to be hard. He had assigned me 400 yard sprints — at 20 seconds faster than last week’s pace. Um, seriously? Yes. Seriously. “Be brave,”...more

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