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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Beauty and the beast: A flatlander takes on the Big Sur marathon

April 30, 2012by Caitlin 33 Comments

There’s always a moment during a big race when you ask yourself just why the hell you signed up for this thing.  During most races, that moment comes when you […]

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Running

Words I could do without: “chicked”

April 24, 2012by Caitlin 26 Comments

Let’s talk about the word “chicked.”  I mentioned the word in an article last week about the paradox of pink, and a couple of commenters were dismayed to learn that […]

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Language Matters

If you can’t join them, hand them cups of water

April 23, 2012by Caitlin 11 Comments

I experienced a first as a runner this weekend.  No, I didn’t come in first place at a race, nor did I soil myself while running.  I didn’t lose a […]

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Running

The paradox of pink

April 20, 2012by Caitlin 14 Comments

One of my favorite running outfits consists of a hot-pink racer-back tank top, a black running skirt and a pair of fluorescent green-and-pink shoes.  The outfit is so obnoxiously bright […]

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Gender and Sports

Programming note: Fit and Feminist is now on Facebook!

April 18, 2012by Caitlin

This is just a quick post to let you all know that Fit and Feminist is now on Facebook!  I’ve been using the account to share links to my posts […]

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I am envious of women who “bulk up” easily

April 18, 2012by Caitlin 50 Comments

The other day I was reading this post about competitive powerlifting over at xoJane – and by the way, I loved the author’s enthusiasm for lifting, but was not so […]

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Women and Muscles

Women, civil disobedience and the Boston Marathon

April 16, 2012by Caitlin 5 Comments

Earlier today, more than 22,000 runners lined up in Hopkinton, Mass., to run the Boston Marathon, and nearly half of those runners were women.  So many women run Boston – […]

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The Girl Crush Chronicles: Kellie Wells, Chrissie Wellington & Amanda Beard

April 11, 2012by Caitlin 1 Comment

There’s a saying in recovery groups, that you are only as sick as your secrets.  Some of those secrets are rather benign, like maybe we used to wet the bed […]

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Good fitspo is hard to find

April 9, 2012by Caitlin 38 Comments

A lot of pixels have been lit up over the phenomenon of “thinspo,” which if you don’t know by now is a cutesy abbreviation for “thinspiration.”  Thinspo usually consists of […]

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Media and Celebrities

Friday Randomness – April 6

April 6, 2012by Caitlin 4 Comments

Pretty much every runner – and even some non-runners! – I know was buzzing about this New York Times article about masters champion Kathy Martin.  Martin took up running seriously […]

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