by Ashley, Team Athleta
We all tumbled out of the plane in that travel fog, groping for our passports at customs and pulling our monster bags off the carousels at baggage claim. We were in Italy! It was maybe 80 degrees and sunny. The air in Pisa had that burning wood smell that comes up off the countryside out there, like the whole thing is a Disney movie for all your senses. As we drove the 45 minutes south to Castagneto Carducci, we talked to the others around our seats. Flights. Italy. Food. Where we all lived. Who’s been to Italy before. How we all ended up on the trip. When we arrived at Campastrello Sport, we piled back out of the bus, met Colleen Cannon (who founded Women’s Quest after her career as a professional triathlete)…
Surfing
Riding the Waves of Change
by Bev Sanders, Founder, Las Olas Surf Safaris
Ten years ago, I would not have believed that a single experience would cause me to redirect my entire life. I had heard of this happening to other people, but I never connected the phenomenon to my world…
Inside Athleta
Fall Behind-the-Scenes Gallery
Enjoy this gallery from our Fall photo shoots. Highlights include some great shots of our 4-legged models, a glimpse of our first male model (hint: he’s not an athlete, but he is authentic), Monica practicing her pancake flipping skills, and Colleen Cannon setting a good example when it comes to sun protection…
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Blisters Don’t Need Chemo
Well… I did it. I walked 39 miles in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. I am still nursing blisters and sore muscles and what feels like some kind of nerve damage in my foot, but what an amazing, wonderful experience…
{more»} Journals
Stacey Cook, U.S. Ski Team Member, July 30th
The adventurous spirit inside me just does not want to be put in a closet right now. Six days after completing my first triathlon, I set out on my first backpacking trip. Two friends and I set a very ambitious itinerary from Mammoth to Yosemite Valley — 60 miles in just 2½ days…
Stacey Cook, U.S. Ski Team Member, July 23rd
The nerves were running on the morning of the race as I woke up and looked out my tent door to the swimming portion of the course. It sure did look long. It was a very different type of nervous than my skiing nerves. This was more like nerves of the complete unknown, where in skiing at least I know what I am getting into…
Tips From a Pro
Being athletic, at any level, allows you a little space to relax and breathe and get the oxygen flowing. Once you start moving and your brain gets into the flow, you will automatically connect with the bigger picture…
{more»}Bonding, sharing information and working together through the good, the bad and the ugly makes us better people…
{more»}Participation in physical activities changes one’s mindset for life. The outdoors keep me grounded and fully conscious of the basics…
{more»}Yoga helps you let go of the need to achieve results that drive so many aspects life. Letting go of expectations in your practice results in freedom to be happy…
{more»} Family Fitness
Postpartum Comeback JourneyFeaturing Maya Garcia, New Mom and Coach
I never anticipated how much weight I would gain while growing a 9 pound boy for ten months. I planned on being one of those girls we all see on You Tube and running laps during my last trimester, but in reality all I could do was walk in straight lines…
Training
Follow My Bubblesby Kathleen Burke Jensen, Novice Triathlete
Today is swim training session number two with coach Morgan Filler. This day is about as different as you can get from our first session swimming outside the lines. The air temp is 50 degrees; colder than the water which is 56 degrees today. The fog is thick and the club is practically deserted…
Yoga
Cowgirl Yoga: Poses for Ridersby Margaret Burns Vap, Big Sky Yoga Retreats
Margaret demonstrates her favorite Cowgirl Yoga poses for stretching and strengthening the muscles affected by horse riding. Try them before or after you ride to enhance your time in the saddle…
Om on the Rangeby Margaret Burns Vap, Big Sky Yoga Retreats
Learning to ride and having a horse was a childhood dream, but before arriving in Montana I’d only ever been on horseback a handful of times. Now my main teacher is a horse named Belle…
Customer Spotlight
Traveling Pants on Mt. BromoFeaturing Kathie Badgett, World Traveler
My camera can’t describe how beautiful it is to see the red line of dawn pierce the darkness in a single straight line as the earth spins forward and the sun begins to illuminate the gorgeous volcanoes of Bartok, Bromo and Semeru. I know that these are extremely dangerous things…
{more»} Featured Athlete News
Lisa’s 810Two years after completing the 300-mile Badwater Double and raising $294,000 for AIDS Orphans Rising, featured athlete Lisa Smith-Batchen is at it again. Starting July 9th, she will run and bike more than 800 miles…
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