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Professional Rugby Player Phaidra Knight signs with Heraea Marketing
by HeraeaMarketing
posted May 8, 2013 at 8:18pm

Phaidra Knight chooses the right team...more

Just for women sports 24/7 coming our way
by HeraeaMarketing
posted February 12, 2013 at 7:46pm

Sports Channel for Women TV...more

JILL OF ALL TRADES: How Being a Multi-Sport Athlete Keeps Me Balanced
by SemperSarah
posted October 30, 2012 at 6:21pm

Being active is my lifeblood. Whether I am playing soccer or snowboarding, I welcome every athletic adventure that comes my way. The variety of sports I participate in encourages balance, balance enhances health, and health breeds happiness....more

FEMALE CANOEIST TAKES OLYMPIC INEQUALITY TO COURT
by WomenCANIntl
posted July 19, 2012 at 1:00am

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***   FEMALE CANOEIST TAKE OLYMPIC INEQUALITY TO COURT CLAIMS LOCOG IS IN BREACH OF EQUALITY ACT 2010 Samantha Rippington (Left in photo), an elite female canoeist from Reading, will today launch a High Court challenge to th...more

A girl, a rope and a canyon
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 20, 2012 at 6:57pm

This is incredible. Doesn't matter how busy you think you are this weekend, take a few minutes to see just how crazy sport can be. Emily Sukiennik is a slack-liner (nope, me neither) and this you need to see. Have a great weekend! Vertigirl Films - Emi...more

Fast and Female Fairbanks: Empowerment Through Sport
by Becca Rorabaugh
posted November 1, 2011 at 10:32am

Yesterday was the first (hopefully annual) Fast and Female event in Fairbanks Alaska. Fast and Female, a Canadian non-profit organization, puts on camps for girls ages 9-19 throughout North America. Participants get a T-shirt, assorted goodies, and ...more

Amy does Parkour in Melbourne - that means she practices building-leaping. Yes.
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted October 14, 2011 at 1:33pm

This is great! Only a few minutes long, it's the best explanation I've heard for why some people are addicted to leaping buildings. Another sport I wish I had tried when I was 17 and thought I was invincible. Filmed in Melbourne, lovely shots of the city ...more

Athletes: Are We Fooling Ourselves?
by Becca Rorabaugh
posted September 23, 2011 at 10:34am

This spring I was listening to a podcast about lying, and there was a brief mention about the best athletes practicing self-deception in order to perform better.  For example, a successful track and field athlete claims to repeat ‘I am the best...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

Ester Duflo, economics and rock-climbing
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted August 22, 2011 at 8:49pm

Rock-climbing and economics might not seem like obvious bed-fellows but when you read what Ester Duflo has to say you wonder how you never put them together before. Ester DufloIn an interview with an English newspaper, the journalist why she climbs. You g...more

Lessons from a Tent-Camping Newbie
by The Glowing Edge
posted July 25, 2011 at 12:54am

About ten years ago (more?) my husband got a Coleman 7 x 12 tent for free, in some kind of “be healthy” contest. He took the boys on an overnight to a nearby lake one year, then the tent sat in our garage, waiting. So we decided to tent camp in th...more

Untangling myself on the ropes course
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 1, 2011 at 7:37pm

After a successful training run as part of the Buffalo Half Marathon, my birthday continued. While I lost Mark at the finish line, I moved on to Panera and meeting my friend Sue for some post-race refueling. My specialty bagel smothered in hazelnut cream ...more

Mush: Following the 2011 Iditarod
by Pretty Tough
posted March 4, 2011 at 10:41pm

Since 1973, the world’s top mushers have gathered in Alaska to tackle the Iditarod’s 1,150-mile trail, which stretches from Anchorage to Nome, across mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate tundra and windswept coastline. The Iditarod...more

Ice fishing: Another chance to create adventure
by Byline to Finish Line
posted January 14, 2011 at 9:47pm

The toe warmers jammed between my two layers of socks did not seem to be heating up. In fact, my feet were getting rather cold, but I was determined not to complain. This was part of the experience. OK, it’s a part of the experience most people try to a...more

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
by RunLikeAGirl
posted December 31, 2010 at 3:49pm

Clearing up unfinished business with the mountain...more

Bringing Changes to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games
by nerdbarry
posted November 30, 2010 at 12:38pm

The United States Olympic Committee USOC is not only looking to further the athletic accomplishments but make sustainable environmental changes to the Winter Games. And with the bid for the 2022 games being award in 2015, they must move fast with their ef...more

Backpacking!
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted September 19, 2010 at 10:23pm

I'm in Colorado Springs hanging out with Russ and his awesome parents! Last week, he and I walked eleven miles into the woods (uphill, haha) to get to the Emerald Lakes in the Weminuche Wilderness of Southwest Colorado near Durango. It was my first back...more

Patagonia opens second retail store in Hawaii
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted September 10, 2010 at 11:16am

Patagonia Opens Second Retail Store in Hawaii Patagonia opened its second Hawaiian retail store in Honolulu's Ward Centers, representing the company's 27th store. The store, which opened for business in late August, will celebrate with a Community Day ...more

Becoming dangerous: My first rifle experience
by Byline to Finish Line
posted September 1, 2010 at 10:51am

Everything I know about both the legal profession and criminal activity comes from watching Law and Order. So when Best Boyfriend Mark asked if I wanted to fire his rifle while we went out to the woods to check on his trail camera, the only thing I knew f...more

Closer to Fine
by Byline to Finish Line
posted August 28, 2010 at 5:44pm

The admission should have been a warning sign, but since it caught me off guard I completely missed its prophetic properties. The guy I was dating wondered if I was a lesbian after noticing that my music collection contained a large number of female artis...more

Review: Into the Wild
by Byline to Finish Line
posted August 27, 2010 at 5:24pm

I had just finished writing about the movie 180 Degrees South when Best Boyfriend Mark handed me his copy of Into the Wild. “If you liked that movie, I think you’ll find this interesting,” he said. Never underestimate how many points you score whe...more

Top five adventure travel sources in Los Angeles
by Adventure Pam
posted July 8, 2010 at 2:47pm

If you're planning an adventurous vacay and don't have the time to hit 50 different stores to get what you need, look no further - because here's a handy list for reference! My first stop in Brazil will be the Amazon, where I'll face the challenge of UV r...more

Skip your camping food blahs and try some fun and healthy fuel
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted June 24, 2010 at 12:40pm

By: Carlene Helble- Elite Nutrition Intern Summer is the perfect time to run out from the office and pitch your tent on a camping adventure, but do you know how to fuel your trip? Rebecca recently provided Dick’s Sporting Goods magazine with some essen...more

Enter to win a two day UClimb class
by Pretty Tough
posted June 19, 2010 at 9:22pm

Head over to RockClimberGirl.com to enter to win: One space in a UClimb Learn to Climb Class! Participants learn the basics of climbing outdoors, stressing safety first and foremost. You will learn proper use of gear, voice commands, knot tying, and bel...more

Go take a hike
by Pretty Tough
posted May 24, 2010 at 2:30pm

You're probably already familiar with the benefits of hiking; it's great exercise, a super stress reliever, requires minimal equipment and can be done practically anywhere. If you really love nature and the outdoors, you can make the experience a multi...more

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