Comments on: Extreme Sports: Fun? Or Too Risky?

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:11:50 +0000

If you outfit yourself with the right coverage….you should go out there and just have fun!

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:25:56 +0000

It is true that extreme sports are risky, and can lead to injury – As you mentioned I have experienced that myself recently while skiing in the backcountry. And I have had many scratches and scrapes as I try to learn how to mountain bike — I agree that it can be scary, it still is to me too.

But in general I think it is SO important to push ourselves out of our “comfort zone” every now and then — In a safe manner, of course. It keeps life interesting and helps you grow as a person, not to mention gives you some good bragging rights :) Enjoy!

By: Janet

Janet — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:03:01 +0000

I don’t even walk fast.

By: Larissa

Larissa — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:53:49 +0000

I am too scared to try anything that crazy. The most extreme thing I’ve done is snowboarding on the medium trails.

By: Surfergrrl

Surfergrrl — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:21:28 +0000

I looked at the 15 female athletes thing and I kind of had to laugh at the surfing list. Aside from Keala, none of them are really well known for their surfing…but you know, they are hot. which i think had to be the criteria for that list. :)

By: Accountant By Day

Accountant By Day — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:57:19 +0000

Kansas City has a roller derby team too!

http://www.kcrollerwarriors.com/

They did a show on NPR about it once and I remember thinking, that sounds fun. Then I heard about how they practice like 35 hours a week and get horribly mangled and injured all the time, and I remember thinking, that sounds awful.

I’m kind of a wussy about physical activity too. I tend to call it good with the elliptical machine!

By: jen

jen — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:42:17 +0000

speaking of which, dc rollergirls are playing this saturday if you want to meet up.

i’m a wuss too, but i love surfing. different people are scared by different things. for some reason surfing doesn’t scare me as much as it should.

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:59:42 +0000

I went mountain biking a loooooong time ago. I hated it…it was not for me. I kept feeling out of control and there were a couple of steep hills that I actually got off of my bike and walked it down. When we finally made it to the end, I broke down in tears (more from being happy I made it all the way through) and vowed I would never do it again…and since then I haven’t. My brother also had a bike accident a long time ago where he flipped over the handlebars and it was not pretty.