Women's Running • 13th January 2022 Raven Saunders is Standing Up for the Disregarded At the Tokyo Olympics, shot-putter Raven Saunders wore a Hulk mask and her hair colored purple and green. She danced. She joked around. She also won a silver medal.
the Guardian • 23rd December 2021 Wyomia Tyus: the original athlete activist hiding in plain sight Only six people in the world have won the 100m dash in back-to-back Olympic Games. The first was Wyomia Tyus in 1964 and 1968. Next was Carl Lewis, then Gail Devers, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Usain Bolt (who won three times in a row), and Elaine Thompson-Herah.
Insider • 17th December 2021 What is implantation bleeding? When a light flow that you confuse for a period could mean you're pregnant Implantation bleeding is normal and usually doesn't indicate a problem. But you might not know whether it is your period or implantation bleeding.
Global Sport Matters • 7th December 2021 Kenny Pickett and Others Using NIL To Give Back Much of the talk about the NCAA’s name, image, and likeness policy in its first few months has focused on student-athletes’ more traditional sponsorships, such as the local car dealership and the national restaurant chain. But, in the meantime, several athletes have been using their NILs to give back and to direct money to people in need.
Women's Running • 29th November 2021 Athletes Express Support for Abortion Rights in Supreme Court Case Over Mississippi Law On Wednesday, December 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case assessing a Mississippi law that makes almost all abortions illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Women's Running • 23rd November 2021 50 Years Later: Cheryl Treworgy—Shalane Flanagan's Mom—Reflects on Being the First Woman to Break 2:50 in the Marathon On December 5, 1971, Cheryl Bridges lined up at the start of the Western Hemisphere Marathon in Culver City, California.
SMSBF • 16th November 2021 A Culture of Gratitude Around Thanksgiving, many of us consider what we’re thankful for, and sometimes this involves expressing our gratitude to others. But how often do we do it in the workplace?
Ross Dividend Magazine • 9th November 2021 The Erb Institute: 25 Years of Advancing Business Sustainability What does sustainability in business mean today, and what does it look like going forward?
Insider • 8th November 2021 A complete guide to the five stages of breast cancer and how to recognize each stage Breast cancer is categorized into five stages, from zero to four. Generally, stage zero is the least concerning and stage four is the most severe, where the cancer has grown and spread.
Women's Running • 8th November 2021 Jocelyn Rivas Just Ran Her 100th Marathon—All Before She Turned 25 Jocelyn Rivas has been running marathons since she was 17. On Sunday, the 24-year-old ran her 100th at the Los Angeles Marathon.
Southeast Michigan Sustainable Business Forum • 19th October 2021 Sustainability Goes Hand in Hand with DEI While the scope of sustainability in business has broadened beyond environmental footprint—to include social responsibility and human rights, for example—the scope of diversity, equity, and inclusion has also broadened.
Women's Running • 7th October 2021 The Boston Marathon Recognizes Indigenous Peoples Day The marathon and its festivities will honor Indigenous people in a few ways, including a land acknowledgment and celebrations of notable Indigenous runners from the marathon’s history.
Runner's World • 7th October 2021 Chaz Davis, a Blind Paralympian, Wins the Boston Marathon's T11/T12 Para Athletics Division When Chaz Davis was a kid, he played sports, such as soccer, basketball, and baseball. But as he put it, he was bad at them. “[At a basketball camp in middle school] the coach told me, ‘You’re never going to be a good basketball player. You’re just too soft,’” Davis told Runner’s World.
the Guardian • 7th October 2021 Marko Cheseto survived frostbite and amputation to run Boston Marathon Marko Cheseto will line up for Monday’s Boston Marathon with justified confidence: he has the fastest known time for a double-leg amputee: 2 hours 37 minutes and 23 seconds. In other words, Cheseto is capable of running six-minute miles for just over 26 miles.
Runner's World • 13th September 2021 This Nonprofit Fosters Connections Between Runners and the Land We Run on Vic Thasiah fell in love with the natural world through running, when he was in college at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Women's Running • 30th August 2021 Anna Cockrell Reflects on the Olympic Games and the Not-So-Average Year Leading Up to Them Over the last couple of years, Anna Cockrell’s highs and lows have included battling depression, an injury, dealing with the pandemic, earning her master’s in public policy . . . and running the 400 hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics.
PodiumRunner • 25th August 2021 Pursuing Excellence in Parallel: World Class Paralympic Athletes Runners in the Paralympics are world-class athletes. But Paralympics have challenges that Olympians generally don’t.
The Muse • 14th August 2021 7 Benefits and Perks to Look for During the “Great Resignation” COVID-19 has shifted many people’s perspectives of what they want out of work and life.
Global Sport Matters • 6th August 2021 Rowing Advocates Bring Sport to U.S. Kids in Need Typical American kids may have no idea that the sport of rowing exists. And even if they’ve seen rowers in action, they may not see the sport as something they can do – or would ever want to do.
Women's Running • 29th July 2021 “Their Mental Health Takes a Hit Every Time”: Measuring the Impact on Athlete Activists Racial injustice affects people everywhere, including the running community. And the effect on mental health can be severe.
