by Heather Laskin | Aug 17, 2016 | Inspiration
United States runner Abbey D’Agostino and Nikki Hamblin, a runner from New Zealand, made headlines this week after colliding during the women’s 5,000 meter semifinal race. They were 3,000 meters into the race when D’Agostino clipped Hamblin’s...
by Heather Laskin | Aug 15, 2016 | Awesome, Inspiration
Consider what it takes to keep all those Olympian machines nourished and hydrated for one meal at the Rio Games: 250 tons of raw ingredients to fill the bellies of 18,000 athletes, coaches and officials in the Olympic Village. Now multiply that figure by three — for...
by Heather Laskin | Aug 15, 2016 | Awesome, Inspiration
Celebrated swimmer Michael Phelps made history in Rio by bringing in five gold medals and one silver, bringing his total medal count to 28 – 23 of them gold. “If @MichaelPhelps was a country by himself, he’d have more gold medals overall than all but...
by Heather Laskin | Aug 13, 2016 | Awesome, Inspiration
Julius Yego is a champion. And we’re not just talking about the actual awards he’s won, which are impressive enough – the javelin thrower finished 12th at the 2012 Olympics and came in first in both the 2014 African Championships and the 2015 World...
by Heather Laskin | Aug 12, 2016 | Inspiration
During an interview with NBC Sports’ Michelle Tafoya on Aug. 10, Michael Phelps got emotional talking about the special moment he shared with his son, Boomer after his 200m butterfly victory. Last night Phelps continued to awe by adding two more Olympic gold...