A few weeks ago I registered and fully committed to training for and running in the Nike+ Human Race. To my surprise, so did ALL of the Nike Field Reporter correspondents. Since we are all running with Nike+ I have decided to pose a little challenge to all of my peers!

On Nikeplus.com, runners can join and create different challenges. These competitions k...

Pedicab drivers zip around on what appears to be a “super" bike and pull tourists and pedestrians through this great city. Even on the hottest days, they are out on the streets pulling their eager passengers. I've always wondered if Pedicab driving was really the workout it appeared to be. So I went straight to the source. Melissa Von Ludwig has been a New York City Pedicab driver for a number of years. We met up in Central Park where she gave me a crash course in Pedicab driving.

Florida isn't exactly known for dramatic cliffs and soaring spires. But I still found a thriving rock climbing community at Vertical Ventures in Tampa, Florida. Housed in a warehouse space, this rock climbing gym is jam packed with talented young climbers scaling the walls and cheering on other climbers from the padded floor. About half of the athletes are women.

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This week marks my first official week of training for the Nike+ Human Race on August 31st. The Human race is a 10K (about 6.2 miles), so I definitely need to get some more miles under my belt before I am ready. At this point I can run about 3 miles comfortably. To reach my goal, I have found a training regimen that seems perfect for me.

The training pro...

As athletes we put our bodies through torture. We run until our lungs scream for air, we lift weights until our muscles scream “mercy" and we eat healthy and drink water until our bladders scream “I'm going to explode"! We do all this to prepare ourselves, mentally, physically and emotionally, for game day. We want to have no doubt in our mind that we can win. And when we do, we gain a sense of satisfaction and a sense of pride that all those hours we put in torturing ourselves, paid off.
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I read magazines almost more than I read books (sad but true!). So I was really excited when I found out that I would have the opportunity to be in one!

I spent a couple of days in New Jersey last month at the Nike Women print ad photo shoot. The first day, the rest of the athletes and I gathered for our fitting. Here we found out what outfits we would wear in the shoot and what we would be doing over the next two days. Bright and early the next morning we headed out t...

Synchronized Swimming has been labeled as a “girly" sport by many. Lots of people wouldn't even consider synchronized swimming a sport. Many make fun of the makeup; layers upon layers of waterproof makeup that synchronized swimmers proudly call their “clown makeup". Some make fun of the hair, which stays perfectly in place during routines thanks to two secret ingredie...