Outspoken: Women in Triathlon Summit Reporting from the Outspoken Conference. They say all roads lead to Rome, meaning all paths lead to the center of things. Or, literally the city of Rome in ancient times, when all roads actually did. In women’s triathlon our ‘road to Rome’ led us to Tempe for the inaugural Outspoken: Women…
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Rowan University banned women xc athletes from running in sports bras; it “distracted” the football team.
Read MoreInterview by Laura Romeo, fan of the Lori running short As you know, I am a big fan of Oiselle running apparel. Before joining Poppy Sports as a blogger, I never knew they existed. It’s a shame, really, because I missed out on great products for a long time. I had the privilege to ask…
Read Moreby Laura Romeo, our marathon-bound blogger While I’m no official marathon training coach, I like to think I know a thing or two about training for races, especially the longer ones. I can safely say that I’m doing much better this time than the last time I trained for a marathon. So, if you’re preparing…
Read MoreOiselle Running Apparel for Women – Lightweight, Colorful, Comfortable Post by Laura Romeo, Poppy Sports runner and blogger Let’s talk about Oiselle. Now here is a an athletic brand designed for running women, that takes into account the importance of lightweight products, bright colors, and comfort. Just the fabric alone of one of Oiselle’s products…
Read MorePost by Melanie Mitchell The Sports Goods Business (SGB) hosts an annual award to honor 40 people under the age of 40 in the industry who have demonstrated leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and energy as being future leaders in the industry. This year, and by the skin of my 40 year old teeth, they included me,…
Read MoreBy Dian Trompler, Poppy Sports blogger As I cycled the roads on the outskirts of Tulsa over this past week, musings of my mind merged into thoughts about how independence develops for women and girls in sports. One dictionary defines independence as “freedom from control.” So many controls govern our lives, not the least of…
Read MoreTHE RUNNING FORM CHALLENGE I decided to take the bull by the horns and sought some advice on my self-confessed, terrible running technique. Boulder-based pro triathlete Kirk Nelson, took some time out to give me some needed advice on proper running technique I documented it here in the Poppy Sports blog. We looked at each…
Read MoreThe Rocky Mountain Bike Festival was last weekend and Poppy Sports was there in force to meet and greet all the riders of the Denver Century Ride that was alongside the festival. We thought out women’s bike jerseys and cycling apparel needed a little vacation so we took them with us to meet potential new…
Read MoreThe 2011 Sportswomen of Colorado annual awards took place on March 13th in Denver. This award pays tribute to Colorado’s outstanding female athletes and to persons who have contributed to girl’s and women’s athletics and Poppy Sports was thrilled to be a part of the evening. Amongst those honored this year were the trio of…
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