Hi everyone, Just wanted to mention something that turned up recently in a
magazine. My wife received a free sample of a new publication here in the U.S.,
“Sports Illustrated for Women” (Fall '99, #3, soccer player on cover). On page
20 is a small bit of writing:
“Extrememly Extreme: If ballroom dancing belongs in the Olympics (even as a
trial sport), then we say elephant polo belongs in the X Games. The following
are five sports (and we’re NOT making these up) that we’d like to see in future
X Games. -Paula Hunt”
Number four was “Rough Terrain Unicycling - what it is: mountain biking on a
unicycle – Risks: One wheel, no handlebars, no brakes – Rewards: Getting to
sneer at those Tour de France wimps who ride on smooth, paved asphalt (with the
benefit of handlebars and brakes!)”
It’s accompanied by a little cartoon of a woman on a unicyle evading a mountain
goat on a steep slope. By the way, the other four were Open Water Solo Swimming,
Underwater Hockey, Elephant Polo, and Ultra Barefoot Marathon.
Re: MUNI mention in “Sports Illustrated for Women”
Benjamin Schoenberg wrote:
> Hi everyone, Just wanted to mention something that turned up recently in a > magazine. My wife received a free sample of a new publication here in the > U.S., “Sports Illustrated for Women” (Fall '99, #3, soccer player on cover). > On page 20 is a small bit of writing:
snip…
> It’s accompanied by a little cartoon of a woman on a unicyle evading a > mountain goat on a steep slope. By the way, the other four were Open Water > Solo Swimming, Underwater Hockey, Elephant Polo, and Ultra Barefoot Marathon.
Wow! Muni at the same level as open water swimming and Octapush… We really
are doing well. I do not know about Elephant Polo, and Ultra Barefoot Marathon.
But I know some about Open Water Solo Swimming, Underwater Hockey and they have
considerably more numbers of participants than we do. Great publicity
Re: MUNI mention in “Sports Illustrated for Women”
Benjamin Schoenberg (ben@user2.teleport.com) wrote: : My wife received a free sample of a new publication here in the U.S., "Sports : Illustrated for Women" (Fall '99, #3, soccer player on cover). On page 20 is a : small bit of writing:
: Number four was "Rough Terrain Unicycling
Does this mag have a web page? I’m unlikley to get to see a paper copy in the UK
but would love to write to them and let them know that women can and are playing
with the big boys on munis . After all I beat a quater of my class in this years
summer polaris, and they all had two wheels.
>Benjamin Schoenberg (ben@user2.teleport.com) wrote: >: My wife received a free sample of a new publication here in the U.S., "Sports >: Illustrated for Women" (Fall '99, #3, soccer player on cover). On page 20 is >: a small bit of writing:
>: Number four was "Rough Terrain Unicycling
>Does this mag have a web page? I’m unlikley to get to see a paper copy in the >UK but would love to write to them and let them know that women can and are >playing with the big boys on munis . After all I beat a quater of my class in >this years summer polaris, and they all had two wheels.
