Alyssa Roenigk sports • adventure • travel • journalist

For the past two days, I’ve been holed up at the Nike HQ in Beaverton, Oregon, for their Beijing ’08 Innovation Summit. I’ve seen shoes that weigh less than socks and are based on bridge design. I’ve seen swimsuits that claim to be faster than the Speedo LZR Racer suit currently making headlines for breaking…

I don’t know if there is a harder city to leave than Aspen. But today, I have to buck up and Just Do It (prelude to my next destination). Yesterday, the Snow Angels Invitational halfpipe contest was held, and it was no surprise that event organizer Gretchen Bleiler won. Kelly Clark took second and Elena…

I heart college towns. They just put me in a good mood. Another thing that puts me in a good mood: running stadiums in college towns. Love them! So that was my post-pre-production meeting outing this morning. UT’s stadium was smaller in person than I anticipated, but they have the largest jumbotron in the world.…

Today, I’m in Austin, Texas, reporting a story for our second-annual Athletes’ Issue. For what became the cover story of last year’s issue, I accompanied Matt Leinart to the NFL owners’ meetings in Phoenix and helped him ask nine NFL coaches, “Why did you pass on me in the draft?” This year, I am shadowing…

Sometimes, a day in our Mag office is much like it’s portrayed in those SportsCenter commercials. Athletes drop by just to say hi, talk sports and check out the office. Seriously. And lately, I’ve played a large part in turning 19 East 34th into a parade of action-sports and Olymics athletes. On Tuesday, snowboarder Jamie…

After few days in New York (and a couple hours after touring NYC with draftees), it was back to southern Vermont for another snowboard contest. This weekend was the US Open of Snowboarding, the biggest snowboard contest of the season, held each spring at Stratton Mountain. Although it was the latest Open in the five…

The NFL draft is creeping up (April 26-27 here in NYC), so naturally, our NFL draft preview issue is creeping up, as well. I’m working on a few stories on soon-to-be pros/very rich 22-year-olds, including a story on five guys whose stock has been steadily rising since the end of the season. On Thursday, The…

I have a confession: I am a half-hearted Pittsburgh fan. Or, better put, a third-hearted fan. Because, while I am about as obsessed a Steelers fan as you’ll find, I have never felt a pull to the Pirates or Penguins. Well, aside from a middle-school crush on Pirates outfielder Andy Van Slyke. My parents were…