Brenda Martinez's Sensational Run at the IAAF Track & Field World Championships in Moscow

At the recent IAAF Track & Field World Championships in Moscow, Mexican-American Brenda Martinez became the first American woman to win a medal in the 800m at the event. She ran her personal-best at (1:57.80) and won the bronze medal. Martinez, 25, is from Rancho Cucamongo, CA and is the only Latina on the national track and field team.

Martinez started running at five years old and became the first person in her family to go to college when she attended UC-Riverside. There she won the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 1,500m and was a three-time NCAA All-American.

For her athleticism and amazing accomplishment, Brenda is this week's Inspiring Latina!

Go to Latina.com to read the interview I did with Martinez.

Peter Horrobin at the U.S. Open

Courtesy of the Jamaica Gleaner 

You gotta love a man who is all emotions.  Peter Horrobin became the first Jamaican to play in the U.S. (Senior) Open. He cried on the course and in the press conference but it was clear he was fulfilling a life's dream. He shot 70 on Thursday but missed the cut yesterday with 80.  Hopefully, he’ll qualify for more PGA events and get the sponsors he needs.  The island is already proud of his accomplishments.

Here he is at the U.S. Open