Who are your nominees for butt-kicking chicks?

[massbikebabe]

on Robyns trend...

how about Dorothy Hamill??? I just watched a cool documentary about Greta
(last name escapes me) she was a jewish high jumper during WWII...awesome
story.


karen

[vie]

My mom and her mom will always be my role models. They are truly amazing women.
But I personally look up to a few Ironman women like Lisa Bentley, Lori Bowden, Heather Fuhr and the list go's on. There's nothing boring about those canadien women ! They inspire me to train and not give up my dreams and goals.

Sylvie

[Tuckervill]

There's a good book on this topic, Reviving Ophelia, by Mary Pipher

Amazon review:
At adolescence, says Mary Pipher, "girls become 'female impersonators' who fit their whole selves into small, crowded spaces." Many lose spark, interest, and even IQ points as a "girl-poisoning" society forces a choice between being shunned for staying true to oneself and struggling to stay within a narrow definition of female. Pipher's alarming tales of a generation swamped by pain may be partly informed by her role as a therapist who sees troubled children and teens, but her sketch of a tougher, more menacing world for girls often hits the mark. She offers some prescriptions for changing society and helping girls resist.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/034...lance&n=283155

[CorsairMac]

on Robyns trend...

how about Dorothy Hamill??? I just watched a cool documentary about Greta
(last name escapes me) she was a jewish high jumper during WWII...awesome
story.


karen

OT Drift: SAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was Just thinking of you yesterday.....either I'm whizzing by your posts or I just haven't seen any in awhile! I was wondering how you were doing??...go riding yet??...how the therapy is going? etc etc


and here's a good one for ya:

how about our own MassBikeBabe recovering from a stroke and refusing to let it take her down??

[massbikebabe]

aaaaaaahhhhhhhh, shucks.

Much has happened to me this past month that I haven't been able to post. Until last week I was having constant seizures...got that under control.
Then Me mum and dad went to Ireland to visit the family and I lost me dad over there. He went very quickly and painlessly so I take great solace in that.
I am hoping to get on me bike next week if the weather holds out. So much has happened in such a short time that my head is spinning. But I try to keep logging in because this space brings me so much comfort and inspiration!!


karen

[mtkitchn]

aaaaaaahhhhhhhh, shucks.

Much has happened to me this past month that I haven't been able to post. Until last week I was having constant seizures...got that under control.
Then Me mum and dad went to Ireland to visit the family and I lost me dad over there. He went very quickly and painlessly so I take great solace in that.
I am hoping to get on me bike next week if the weather holds out. So much has happened in such a short time that my head is spinning. But I try to keep logging in because this space brings me so much comfort and inspiration!!


karen

Wow, Karen, you've gone through a lot recently! Hope everything works out for you. Am sending good thoughts your way....