My Trophies and Medals from Three Conferences I get teased a lot about having competed for three, yes three, Div I track and field programs. I spent one year at SMU, then transferred to Florida. After receiving my bachelors degree at Florida, I still had one year of eligibility left. When I enrolled in grad school at USC, the track coaches asked if I would like to compete for them. The “money” sports, like Read more…
I received a really nice “welcome” email from Robert French, whose InfOpinions blog appears in my blogroll. Robert teaches Visual Communications at Auburn University. Hmmm, not only did the Auburn women’s track and field team edge USC for the 2006 national championship, but I am an alumna of the University of Florida, too! Do I feel a “gator chomp” moment coming on? But hey, we’re all doing this PR thing together! Robert does some really Read more…
Okay, having competed in track and field since the 7th grade might make me biased, but I believe it is one of the greatest sports in the world. After all, who else gets to compete on coed teams past the third grade? Track has one of the highest participation rates of any sport. It exemplifies the “student athlete,” with 11 out of 29 female and 7 out of 29 2006 NCAA postgraduate scholars being Read more…
Hello everyone, 🙂 It seems like my workouts are actually working– amazingly enough. 🙂 This is my third day on my new diet plan and I am already seeing the results. My jean shorts that I bought just before USA Nationals are almost falling off– so I am going to wait a while to go shopping again! 🙂 My lifting workouts and my ab workouts are going great– it’s just the running!! I am still Read more…
ESPN reports today that three of the biggest names in cycling, Jan Ullrich, Ivan Basso (pictured above), and Francisco Mancebo were banned from the Tour de France as a result of an ongoing doping investigation in Spain. Basso finished second behind Lance Armstrong in last year’s Tour, followed by Ullrich in third and Mancebo in fourth. Although the riders have not been convicted of cheating, the Tour charter allows riders to be banned while under investigation. Read more…