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Go Speedy Divas Spotlights Female Athletes, Races & Results
Last fall, I launched a trial project called Go Speedy Divas. The website highlights the achievements of female pro athletes, elite amateurs, and everyday recreationists in cycling, power walking, race walking, and triathlon. Schedules of women’s races and events, and…
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Bicycling, Walking & Triathlon
Want to Walk 10,000 Steps a Day…Starting Today? Slow Down!
Articles touting the benefits of walking 10,000 steps a day pop up on a regular basis in my various news and social media feeds. This one popped up today and I think it contains pretty good information in quick, easy-to-read…
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New Host City for 2020 Oregon Senior Games
In its December newsletter, the National Senior Games reported Corvallis will be the new host city for the 2020 Oregon Senior Games. Registration will open early in the year with competition dates expected in August. Visit Corvallis, the tourism bureau…
What are we saying to ourselves?
Just Keep Going: Discover Your Inner Strength
This image from my photo library of a 2013 tweet from @WomensRunning caused a flood of memories and emotions from when I finished my first half marathon. The last two or three miles of the Bellingham Bay Half Marathon almost…
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Getting from Here to There
How can we become the person we envision when we don’t know what that that feels like?
Women Only Events, Senior Games & Races
OPINION: NSGA Makes Best of a Mess Caused by Coronavirus
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been wondering about how I could possibly qualify for the 2021 National Senior Games if organizers for the Nevada Senior Games and Huntsman World Senior Games were to cancel their events this fall.…
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How Athletes will Qualify for 2021 National Senior Games During COVID-19 Pandemic
Senior staff explained to athletes ages 50 or better how they can qualify for the 2021 National Senior Games despite cancellations of state senior games across the country caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. In part the email reads as…
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2020 Senior Games & Senior Olympics in the U.S.
UPDATE MAY 24, 2020: Only a few state senior games remain hopeful in holding their multisport competitions this fall. Below is the most current information available. Each year thousands of athletes ages 50 and better challenge themselves to reach personal…
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Ohio Senior Games Cancels 2020 Competition
In a newsletter dated April 28, 2020, Deanna Clifford, president of the Ohio Senior Games board of directors, announced the cancellation of the 2020 event for safety reasons related to COVID-19. “The Ohio Senior Olympics (OSO) Board of Trustees has…