My boyfriend's very bright 10-year old daughter mountain bikes with her dad, loves to swim, and plays basketball (with so-so enthusiasm) at school. Her birthday is coming up and I'd love to give her a subscription to a magazine or newsletter that will stoke her athletic interests---particularly mountain biking. I think she's right at the age when a steady (but somewhat subtle) diet of photos and stories of women/girls setting athletic goals, training, and racing would get her thinking, "Hey, I can do that!"

Her dad is great about encouraging (but not pushing) her to enter the two or three local MTB kids' races in the summer---and she always does well when she's psyched. (In fact, last summer, she outpaced a boy two years older! )But when she's feeling lazy, plopping in front of the TV wins out, ack!....I'd love to "feed" her a bit of inspiration to combat the TV-itis.

Any recommendations? I think she'd get a real kick out of having her own "serious" magazine arrive in the mail.

Thanks!