(Photo: Inlander) Many can run a marathon, but it takes a different breed to run an ultramarathon. In the Western States Endurance Run, racers take on the 100 miles of dirt between Squaw Valley and Auburn, California, and they must complete the race in 30 hours or less. On Sunday, Gunhild Swanson, 70, became the oldest woman to [...]
Photo courtesy of Paul Casey If you find yourself driving home after attending a PGA tournament, and you see a cyclist on the road, look closely. It might just be PGA and European Tour pro Paul Casey under that helmet. Currently the 23rd ranked player in the world, Casey's latest ride was a 47-mile outing on the lush [...]
By Eric Mergens In March, Purpose2Play interviewed Richard Albero just north of Ocala, Florida as he was making his way from George M. Steinbrenner Field (spring training home of the New York Yankees) in Tampa to home plate of Yankees Stadium in the Bronx. If you heard Albero’s story when he set out for New York, you’ll recall that this [...]
Photo courtesy of Amy Acuff By Kim Constantinesco Throughout high jumper Amy Acuff's athletic career, she has arched her back and defied gravity, all in search of reaching her highest peak. The 39-year-old Texas native is already a five-time Olympian and seven-time world championship finalist, but she has her sights set on defying age, and reaching the 2016 [...]
Charleston Southern University baseball player Chris Singleton lost his mother, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, last week in the horrific Charleston shootings. Sharonda was a speech therapist as well as the women's track and field coach at Goose Creek High School. Chris has been surrounded by family, friends, and supportive teammates since he lost his mom. Charleston Southern University baseball team surrounds player [...]
Purpose2Play: How can coaches cultivate courage when it comes to the "big moments" in competition? Dr. Cheri Toledo: First of all, preparation is key … build practices around the situations and interactions that players will be facing in competition. By focusing on situational training rather than isolated skill repetition, players will see the connection between the skills they learn in [...]
Photo: Daniel Hajek By Matt Petrero The next time you want to make an excuse for why you can't or don't want to workout, think about Nick Toledo, Jr. For almost seventeen years, Toledo suffered from a heart condition not brought on by anything he did or didn't do. He was active his whole life, but in [...]
Photo: BrittBock11/Instagram By Ana Aguilera-Juarez Being reunited with former college coach Randy Waldrum, things were bright for Houston Dash midfielder Brittany Bock. She played for Waldrum at Notre Dame from 2005-08, and helped the team to the NCAA Women's Soccer National Finals in 2006. After years of playing in the Women's Professional Soccer League, she entered the [...]
(Photo: Getty Images) Do we really need sight if we have vision? Staci Mannella is a sophomore at Dartmouth, she's a D1 varsity athlete on the school's equestrian team, and she's a world-class skier. The 19-year-old New Jersey native has the pliable world in her hands, and a future so bright that she needs specially made contact lenses [...]
Purpose2Play: Setting team and individual goals are so important for success. Talk about the importance and process of setting goals. Dr. Cheri Toledo: When we shoot at nothing, we will always hit it. It is important to understand that sometimes by not setting goals we never have to deal with our fears of not fulfilling them. If this avoidance is [...]