A (not so) modest proposal: tossing world records for female runners?
The IAAF World Champions are underway in South Korea right now, and if you are a big runner dork like me, you’ll probably end up tuning in for at least […]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Fighting the sneaky self-hate spiral
(The title is a take-off on Hyperbole and a Half’s “Sneaky Hate Spiral,” which pulled me out of a Sneaky Sad Spiral last week. Credit where it’s due!) The first […]
We can’t all be superstars: my best sports-related fail
I have all these great ideas in mind for blog posts, and I even have a couple of half-completed ones in my draft folder, but they all require research and […]
The adductor/abductor machine: a scam aimed at women
Back in my early years as a baby gym rat, I used to make a point to hit the abductor/adductor machine at least twice a week. I thought that by […]
Are there any cool female athletes? Not according to GQ
Once again, a major magazine has compiled a best-of list and found a way to omit one-half of the human race. Last time I remember this happening, Esquire had published […]
Surfing the crimson tide: menstruation and sports
All the signs were there. The bloating, the zits that sprouted overnight on my t-zone. But it wasn’t until the next morning, when I started cramping and noticed red spots […]
The small pleasures of racing
Tomorrow at 7:30 a.m., I’ll be starting my first race of my season. I’ve got my race clothes laid out and my number ready to go. Today I picked up […]
Friday Randomness
– Big Macs no more: Former President Bill Clinton has gone vegan – A recent study found that fat acceptance blogs are likely to improve health outcomes for their readers: […]
Baby, I was born to run
A little over a year ago, I had a breakthrough with my running. Once I had struggled and huffed through every quarter-mile, glancing repeatedly at my Garmin to see how […]
My running playlist is embarrassing
I normally pride myself on having a musical sensibility that is…well, not exactly impeccable, but definitely a good one. I know that “shoegaze” is not something that awkward teenagers do […]
Fit and Feminist 