Sound Mind & Body

The blue carpeting leading to the finish chute of the first Olympic triathlon last September will forever be etched into the minds of triathletes--a picturesque backdrop with flashes of Simon Whitfield and Brigitte McMahon outrunning competitors close on their heels. In a few quick moments on the opening weekend of the Sydney Olympics, triathlon broke through the finishing tape … [Read more...] about The Young Guns

Last week I found myself in a pick-up game of basketball with a group of middle school students. We divided into a team of four against my team of three. The players were all boys except for one, a girl of average middle-school height, which means no taller, but no shorter than most of the boys on the court. After a few possessions, my team of three started falling into our … [Read more...] about What about the Ironwomen?