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7 Qualities of Winning Athletes
by Loren Fogelman
posted October 19, 2011 at 8:38am

With all things being equal, what is different about winning athletes? When elite athletes are competing, the gap in abilities between the first and last place athlete is relatively small....more

From Girls Sports to Women’s Sports – A Passionate Sorority
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted October 4, 2011 at 12:36pm

I had the distinct privilege of attending a recent espnW Summit revolving around the issue of raising women’s sports to the level it deserves. Summit attendees, gathered by invitation only, included (warning: long list ahead) Legendary athletes lik...more

A Girl's POV: Sports as a Lifestyle
by CPS8910
posted September 26, 2011 at 6:42pm

In the first Chicks Play Sports Guest Blog: Kailey Urbaniak writes about how sports has become a lifestyle. “Lifestyle” can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Everyone’s life is unique, whether you’re sixteen or s...more

I heart one rep max day
by DanaMcMahan
posted September 23, 2011 at 10:27pm

For the love of the heavy squat...more

XC Skiing-- slightly north of mainstream
by Becca Rorabaugh
posted September 19, 2011 at 8:58pm

Who trains 4 hours a day, spends weeks living on a glacier in the summer, and goes down hills at 40mph with no brakes?...more

Our Cat Named Princess, What Was I Thinking?
by CPS8910
posted September 16, 2011 at 3:29pm

Our cat is named Princess. My family has had the pleasure of having one cat named Princess for the last 10 years. How she was named is something that I find a little humorous. You have to understand where I was in my life when she came to our home....more

Sparks owner follows through on promise, Milton-Jones and Hoffman learn about their African heritage
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 12, 2011 at 2:20pm

Hoffman and Milton-Jones with the information about their African ancestors One thing that Los Angeles Sparks forwards DeLisha Milton-Jones and Ebony Hoffman didn’t count on when they signed with the team is that it would help them find out their fami...more

Lize Brittin: Catch - not 11, 14, 17 or 18
by Lize Brittin: Training on Empty
posted September 11, 2011 at 3:22pm

It's called Catch-22, and I don't mean the novel. I mean the frustrating situation of not being able to get the desired outcome. What I really mean is this: My foot needs Aleve, but my stomach can't handle Aleve. Either I take the Aleve and suffer the sto...more

How 9-11 Changed My Life
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted September 11, 2011 at 2:22pm

Everyone has a story. Here’s mine. I was living in Washington, D.C. It had been two years since I left college. I was doing some personal training and I was trying to create a career in IT. I had zero passion for IT. I was trying to figure out what I w...more

Girls Sports vs Pinkification
by CPS8910
posted September 1, 2011 at 1:55pm

jocks. Now days, when little girls first start their sports, you can find all sorts of little girly pink items that help identify them as girl athletes. How many of you have seen things like pink baseball bats, pink soccer balls, pink basketballs, pink b...more

Signs to Prevent Athlete Suicide
by Loren Fogelman
posted August 27, 2011 at 6:27pm

Any time an athlete commits suicide is a tragedy. The sporting community is mourning the loss of four gifted athletes....more

Tweener season: The transition from summer to fall
by Byline to Finish Line
posted August 26, 2011 at 2:17am

This morning I slept in, having watched a spectacular lightning show after picking Mark up at the airport as he returned from his West Coast adventure. My plan was to go the track mid-morning to do my 800 meter repeats then enjoy the rest of the day. I di...more

Mother Nature and I Are in a Fight
by Run Girl Run
posted August 24, 2011 at 5:15pm

I've had it about up to here with Mother Nature this week! Between yesterday's earthquake and Hurricane Irene threatening to ruin all my birthday plans this weekend, I'm one unhappy girl. The earthquake yesterday ended up being more of a pain in the b...more

Battle of the Skiing Sexes
by Women Skiing and Sports
posted August 23, 2011 at 12:47pm

Ski hills are the perfect place to test compatibility, maybe better than online dating. Take a run together (athleticism), ride the chair (personality), eat lunch (coolness and cash). But those same hills can also test patience, can even lead to outright ...more

Are You Open to Learning?
by Loren Fogelman
posted August 18, 2011 at 1:12pm

Who is your teacher? As I have grown older, I now realize that I learn from everyone. In fact the people I think are most unlikely to be my teachers turn out to be some of my best teachers....more

Brianna Glenn: Rejection - Me or My Abs?
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 16, 2011 at 2:02pm

When it comes right down to it, I really am a humble gal about most things. I don't walk around thinking I'm the best thing since sliced bread and telling everyone in earshot how fabulous I am unless I'm at home and my little sister needs reminding. Wh...more

Racing in Europe Part 5: old PR demons
by LHiggs
posted August 15, 2011 at 5:52pm

Part Four here One of the hardest parts about being in Europe for an extended period of time is being around people who don't want to be there. Nothing is much more of a buzz kill than excitedly landing in Europe at the start of your stint and listening ...more

Racing in Europe Part 4: the slow down
by LHiggs
posted August 10, 2011 at 3:51pm

Part Three here Germany sounded boring. Germany was not boring. Leuven was when things started to get boring.  On my first day in Europe, I was lucky to run into another athlete, Canadian 1500m runner Malindi Elmore, who introduced me to the ...more

Training on Empty: A Day Off
by Lize Brittin: Training on Empty
posted August 9, 2011 at 12:47am

I just got through 4 weeks of running 6 days a week. My first year of college, I ran 6 days a week without fretting about it. Now I look at what everyone else is doing and think what a slacker I have become. But I like having a day or two off in my schedu...more

Racing in Europe Part 3: reboot
by LHiggs
posted August 8, 2011 at 11:24am

Part 2 Here After nine blissful hours of sleep, I woke up to sunshine and the anticipation of the next part of my journey. Kim, unfortunately, did not sleep well after her late-night 5000m race and had been subjected to listening to me sleep for most of ...more

Racing in Europe Part 2: arriving is winning
by LHiggs
posted August 3, 2011 at 8:44am

Go back to Part One I refer to myself as a fake professional runner. This is because maybe 1-2% of my income comes from running, but it takes up closer to 75% of my time and energy. My real job is as a political consultant. My area of expertise is campai...more

Eventer Zara Phillips marries in Scotland
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted August 1, 2011 at 7:57pm

Zara Phillips marries Mike Tindall in Scotland Weddings aren't usually big on this blog but this weekend British eventer Zara Phillips got married so I thought a little comment was in order. For anyone who doesn't know her - she is a former Eventing World...more

Racing in Europe Part 1: the backstory
by LHiggs
posted July 31, 2011 at 11:23am

I am sitting in a McDonalds (free wifi) watching some sort of festival building in the square in Leuven, Belgium. I am, for the most part, bored out of my mind. I have used 44% of my iPad battery today, mostly checking Facebook, clearing out my inbox, che...more

Bikes, margaritas, ice cream: Block Island training day
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 27, 2011 at 4:21pm

“Why are you up?” read the subject line of the email from Mark. “It’s before 6,” the message continued. “Did you forget you were on vacation?” Of course not silly! (Though I wanted to joke about him being up before 6 when there was no ice t...more

Training Update: New Orleans Trip w/ Stomach Flu (for the whole family)
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted July 25, 2011 at 6:15pm

This week was suppose to be a big week for me. 3 runs of 80 minutes, a long run of 17 miles, and two medium workouts. Unfortunately, it just didn't end up that way.The beginning of this week, Maddy got sick with stomach flu. It was awful to watch but she ...more

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