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Monthly Archives: August 2011

A (not so) modest proposal: tossing world records for female runners?

August 30, 2011by Caitlin 3 Comments

The IAAF World Champions are underway in South Korea right now, and if you are a big runner dork like me, you’ll probably end up tuning in for at least […]

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Gender and Sports, Running

Fighting the sneaky self-hate spiral

August 29, 2011by Caitlin 4 Comments

(The title is a take-off on Hyperbole and a Half’s “Sneaky Hate Spiral,” which pulled me out of a Sneaky Sad Spiral last week. Credit where it’s due!) The first […]

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Fascist Beauty Standards

We can’t all be superstars: my best sports-related fail

August 25, 2011by Caitlin 2 Comments

I have all these great ideas in mind for blog posts, and I even have a couple of half-completed ones in my draft folder, but they all require research and […]

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The adductor/abductor machine: a scam aimed at women

August 23, 2011by Caitlin 24 Comments

Back in my early years as a baby gym rat, I used to make a point to hit the abductor/adductor machine at least twice a week.  I thought that by […]

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Fitness Industry Fails, Ladies Guide to Weight Room, Women and Muscles

Are there any cool female athletes? Not according to GQ

August 23, 2011by Caitlin

Once again, a major magazine has compiled a best-of list and found a way to omit one-half of the human race.  Last time I remember this happening, Esquire had published […]

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Gender and Sports, Media and Celebrities

Surfing the crimson tide: menstruation and sports

August 22, 2011by Caitlin 2 Comments

All the signs were there.  The bloating, the zits that sprouted overnight on my t-zone.  But it wasn’t until the next morning, when I started cramping and noticed red spots […]

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Gender and Sports, Running

The small pleasures of racing

August 20, 2011by Caitlin 6 Comments

Tomorrow at 7:30 a.m., I’ll be starting my first race of my season. I’ve got my race clothes laid out and my number ready to go.  Today I picked up […]

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Running

Friday Randomness

August 19, 2011by Caitlin

– Big Macs no more: Former President Bill Clinton has gone vegan – A recent study found that fat acceptance blogs are likely to improve health outcomes for their readers: […]

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Friday Randomness

Baby, I was born to run

August 18, 2011by Caitlin 4 Comments

A little over a year ago, I had a breakthrough with my running.  Once I had struggled and huffed through every quarter-mile, glancing repeatedly at my Garmin to see how […]

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Running

My running playlist is embarrassing

August 16, 2011by Caitlin 11 Comments

I normally pride myself on having a musical sensibility that is…well, not exactly impeccable, but definitely a good one.  I know that “shoegaze” is not something that awkward teenagers do […]

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Media and Celebrities, Running

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