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Ask anyone carrying a surf board and they’ll tell you - surfing isn’t a hobby, it’s a way of life.
Source: Illawarra Mercury. For the full story, click here.

When Kerry Parker began mountain biking seriously 12 months ago, the trouble was staying on the bike. Ms Parker, 44, meets fellow riders Rebecca Brown, 54, and Leanne Aust, 48, four times a week. The women ride about 220km a week.
Source: The Canberra Times. For the full story, click here.

Although recently split from her husband as well, Kathy Smeland of Calgary, Alberta, has enjoyed women-only trips for more than 15 years. Her getaways have included camping and running a half-marathon on Vancouver Island, but last September she took her first dozen helicopter rides as part of a heli-hiking adventure operated by Canadian Mountain Holidays. She and two girlfriends enjoyed the women-only trip so much that they recruited a few more friends to join them on another Bodacious in the Bugaboos trip this September.
Source: MSNBC. For the full story, click here.

The 23rd annual Cocoa Beach Surf Company NKF Labor Day Surfing Festival will conclude at 8 a.m. Monday with semifinals and finals in pro and amateur divisions at Shepard Park, Cocoa Beach.
Source: Florida Today. For the full story, click here.

American Honda/Red Bull/Alpinestars’ rookie rider Ashley Fiolek claimed her first career title in the season finale of AMA/WMA Women’s Motocross National Championship Presented by Kawasaki from Steel City Raceway, earning her fourth win of the season at the T-Mobile Sidekick Final Round, part of the American Motocross Festival.
Source: AMA Motorcross. For the full story, click here.

Great Britain’s Tracy Moseley outclassed her compatriot Rachael Atherton to take the Australian round of the 2008 world cup in wet and slippery conditions. Moseley was the last to start after taking the fastest time in the semi finals earlier in the day.
Source: Bike Radar. For the full story, click here.

Trek / VW’s Lea Davison and Ross Schnell took top honors in the elite women’s and men’s short track cross country at the National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) finals in Brian Head, Utah.
Source: Cycling News. For the full story, click here.

Great Britain’s Tracy Mosley outclassed her compatriot Rachael Atherton to take the Australian round of the 2008 World Cup in wet and slippery conditions. Moseley was the last to start after taking the fastest time in the semi finals earlier in the day.
Source: Cycling News. For the full story, click here.

On the Women’s Pro side, the veterans also have seen a youth movement. Lauren McLean, now a substitute high school math teacher, and Connie Arias, one of the world’s top World Qualifying Series contenders, are envious of their young counterparts.
Source: Florida Today. For the full story, click here.

The Cold Water Clash will take place in three beach locations around Spanish Point, with 16 competitors – including pro-circuit champion surfers – taking part in the individual competition. The tournament will also include a ‘tag team’ competition with four teams of four surfers, one of whom must be female.
Source: Sunday Business Post. For the full story, click here.