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We chatted about the fact that sport is a human right in a recent episode but we wanted to highlight why this really matters when we talk about adaptive athletes, so we asked Kelly Brush of the Kelly Brush Foundation to join us for an incredible conversation.
The Kelly Brush Foundation (KBF) is dedicated to making active lifestyles a reality for those who have experienced a spinal cord injury. They offer the inspiration to believe and the grants to enable anyone to buy the equipment they need to get out and go. They also have a social platform for adaptive athletes, the Active Project, which includes a tool to help adaptive sports participants find grants to support their ambitions and alleviate funding challenges, a key obstacle for many people, given the cost of adaptive sports equipment and an adaptive sports event calendar with robust listings.
Before we dive in, do us a huge favor and make sure you give the podcast 5 stars and click follow:
And don’t forget to sign up for Shred Girls Weekend, May 31 and June 1 at the Mansfield Outdoor Centre, which is Shred Girls Book 4 Launch at the Mansfield Outdoor Centre. Both Sasha & Molly will be there, alongside other Strong Girl Publishing authors.
The book itself, Shred Girls: Lindsay and the Curse of Gemini Lakes, is also available for preorder here!
The Strong Girl Talk Women’s Sport News Roundup:
Strong Girl Publishing’s Micha Powell, author of Sprinting Through Setbacks, is en route to to China for World Athletics Relays to run for Team Canada! Allez!
The first Grand Tour of the women's season, La Vuelta Feminina, started this week. Lidl-Trek took the first stage, a TTT, but the Visma-Lease a Bike team lost time due to a UCI error during bike check. Still, Marianne Vos sprinted away with a couple hundred meters to go to win the next stage.
It was the second weekend of GrandSlam Track - the new U.S.-based series with exciting results and a fresh vibe. This meet is rethinking what track can be. Agnes Ngetich, who just broke the women’s only record in the 10k, won the distance event. Long hurdler, Sydney McMclaughlin-Levrone won both the 400mH and 400m this weekend putting her in the lead of the overall women’s slam.
Distance legends Des Linden and Kara Goucher launched their inaugural event, Save the 10,000m a race in response to continued pressure to cut or change long-distance events in major competitions. What is the 10K missing? Storytelling. (Call us.)
Ultrarunner Megan Eckert set the new women's 6-day world record with 603 miles, surpassing the previous record of 560.33 miles set by Camille Herron in 2024.
48-year-old Ana Laura Fray won Toronto Marathon women's title with a time of 2:50:40, proving that age is no barrier to excellence in distance running.
Sasha saw firsthand how Ultimate Frisbee might be the ultimate sport when it comes to connection, joy, community and, funny enough, speed.
Finally, a new study found that the majority of high-level athletes surveyed believed the current treatment of DSD athletes who wish to compete in the female category was unfair, athletes medicating to fit eligibility criteria was unethical and sporting federations need to be more inclusive. Listen to our Sex Testing and DSD Policy episode here.
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By Strong Girl PublishingWe chatted about the fact that sport is a human right in a recent episode but we wanted to highlight why this really matters when we talk about adaptive athletes, so we asked Kelly Brush of the Kelly Brush Foundation to join us for an incredible conversation.
The Kelly Brush Foundation (KBF) is dedicated to making active lifestyles a reality for those who have experienced a spinal cord injury. They offer the inspiration to believe and the grants to enable anyone to buy the equipment they need to get out and go. They also have a social platform for adaptive athletes, the Active Project, which includes a tool to help adaptive sports participants find grants to support their ambitions and alleviate funding challenges, a key obstacle for many people, given the cost of adaptive sports equipment and an adaptive sports event calendar with robust listings.
Before we dive in, do us a huge favor and make sure you give the podcast 5 stars and click follow:
And don’t forget to sign up for Shred Girls Weekend, May 31 and June 1 at the Mansfield Outdoor Centre, which is Shred Girls Book 4 Launch at the Mansfield Outdoor Centre. Both Sasha & Molly will be there, alongside other Strong Girl Publishing authors.
The book itself, Shred Girls: Lindsay and the Curse of Gemini Lakes, is also available for preorder here!
The Strong Girl Talk Women’s Sport News Roundup:
Strong Girl Publishing’s Micha Powell, author of Sprinting Through Setbacks, is en route to to China for World Athletics Relays to run for Team Canada! Allez!
The first Grand Tour of the women's season, La Vuelta Feminina, started this week. Lidl-Trek took the first stage, a TTT, but the Visma-Lease a Bike team lost time due to a UCI error during bike check. Still, Marianne Vos sprinted away with a couple hundred meters to go to win the next stage.
It was the second weekend of GrandSlam Track - the new U.S.-based series with exciting results and a fresh vibe. This meet is rethinking what track can be. Agnes Ngetich, who just broke the women’s only record in the 10k, won the distance event. Long hurdler, Sydney McMclaughlin-Levrone won both the 400mH and 400m this weekend putting her in the lead of the overall women’s slam.
Distance legends Des Linden and Kara Goucher launched their inaugural event, Save the 10,000m a race in response to continued pressure to cut or change long-distance events in major competitions. What is the 10K missing? Storytelling. (Call us.)
Ultrarunner Megan Eckert set the new women's 6-day world record with 603 miles, surpassing the previous record of 560.33 miles set by Camille Herron in 2024.
48-year-old Ana Laura Fray won Toronto Marathon women's title with a time of 2:50:40, proving that age is no barrier to excellence in distance running.
Sasha saw firsthand how Ultimate Frisbee might be the ultimate sport when it comes to connection, joy, community and, funny enough, speed.
Finally, a new study found that the majority of high-level athletes surveyed believed the current treatment of DSD athletes who wish to compete in the female category was unfair, athletes medicating to fit eligibility criteria was unethical and sporting federations need to be more inclusive. Listen to our Sex Testing and DSD Policy episode here.
Get full access to Strong Girl Society at stronggirl.substack.com/subscribe