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16 in 2016

December 31, 2016by Caitlin 22 Comments

I’ve spent the past couple of months in a bit of a funk, thanks to post-IM blues, the election and its aftermath, an ongoing family health situation that’s not looking […]

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Running, Swimming, Triathlon
New fridge #fitspo: the top 200 female U.S. triathletes in the 35-39 age group. #goals #triathlon #training

Quick update on life, training, racing, etc.

May 12, 2016by Caitlin 23 Comments

You’d think that going silent for a while might indicate that I have nothing going on in my life and thus nothing to write about, but the inverse is actually […]

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Swimming, Triathlon
Bonnie Stoll at her Head Handler post, watching as Diana Nyad swims. Image credit: Dawn L. Blomgren, courtesy of Diana Nyad, all rights reserved.

Swim Through This: Talking with Diana Nyad about her new memoir (Guest Post)

February 18, 2016by Caitlin 1 Comment

So, you need something to read that will inspire all your New Year’s resolutions. Something that is motivating but also funny and relevant to women. Real women. You’re a woman […]

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Media and Celebrities, reviews, Swimming, Uncategorized

My first masters swim meet is Sunday and it’s giving me feelings

February 12, 2016by Caitlin 20 Comments

I’ve been swimming with the Kennedy Law Racing masters team for about a year now and in that time I’ve grown to love the whole experience – everything from watching […]

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Swimming

Five things I love about Masters swimming

October 8, 2015by Caitlin 1 Comment

I’m not much of a morning person, but recently I’ve found myself getting up at the insane hour of 4:30 a.m. a couple of times a week.  Normally that kind […]

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Swimming

Operation Sub-6: Ten days out from my half-ironman

September 17, 2015by Caitlin 20 Comments

So I guess I’m officially tapering now for half-ironman #2, and as usual, it sucks. Tapering is such a paradox, isn’t it?  After months of workouts of ever-increasing length and […]

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Triathlon

At the age of 35, I am slowly becoming a swimmer

June 23, 2015by Caitlin 40 Comments

This past Saturday, I took part in my second ever open-water swimming race.  The race was pretty straight-forward – a half-mile north along Clearwater Beach, then a half-mile south. Nothing […]

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Swimming

Doing my (tiny) part to bridge the cycling gender gap

August 27, 2013by Caitlin 37 Comments

There’s been a lot written about the cycling gender gap in the U.S. so I won’t rehash it except to point you here and here and here and – oh […]

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Gender and Sports, Personal Safety

Some thoughts on the occasion of my first chin-up

June 26, 2013by Caitlin 39 Comments

Editor’s note:  So you might have noticed that it’s been like a month since I updated my blog.  I certainly noticed because not a day went by where I wasn’t […]

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Uncategorized, Women and Muscles

What open water swimming is teaching me about fear

July 13, 2012by Caitlin 10 Comments

Last weekend I stood on the sands of Fort De Soto’s North Beach in my dorky little tri suit and my goggles and felt like I was going to throw […]

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