A good balanced commentary from ESPNW on the rim thing.
http://espn.go.com/espnw/commentary/8...more
posted 10/27/12 at 9:53am
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New Balance Women's Steeplechase - Interview with Lesley Higgins
posted by anngaff, a Women Talk Sports blogger
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 4:11pm EDT
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Chief Technical Officer, Women Talk Sports. I competed in Track & Field and Cross-Country in college at the University of Nebraska and competed professionally in Track & Field (3000m Steeplechase) fr...more
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Today I Skyped with Lesley Higgins, one of the elite entrants in the field for the New Balance Women's Steeplechase at the New Balance Boston Twilight meet on June 5th at Bentley University in Waltham, MA.
Lesley went to the University of Colorado, where she was a 2-time All-American (2nd place in the NCAA Indoor Championships in the mile in 2001 and 8th in the Outdoor 3000m in 2000). When the women's steeplechase was added to the NCAA program in 2001, she begged coach Mark Wetmore to try it. Even though he thought she was too short, he gave in and she ended up becoming the Big XII Champion in 2002 and qualifying for the USA Championships.
Instead of continuing her athlete career post-collegiately, Higgins moved to New York and did "the real-word thing" until 2007, when she decided to make a comeback for the 2008 Olympic Trials. Now she competes for the New York Athletic Club and is coached by Frank "Gags" Gagliano.
Lesley and I talked about just about everything, from Elliot Spitzer's prostitution ring scandal to why you should do two hard workouts in one day. Part II is a continuation of Part I, so watch them one after the other for the full Higgins effect!
Part I:
New Balance Women's Steeplechase - Interview with Lesley Higgins, Part I from Women Talk Sports on Vimeo.
Part II:
New Balance Women's Steeplechase - Interview with Lesley Higgins Part II from Women Talk Sports on Vimeo.
Don't forget to follow Lesley on Twitter at @le_diable!
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