S01E01 - Crossfit Masters Athlete and Medical Professional Kathleen Staunton

When I think of highly successful and yet grounded individuals, today's guest Kathleen Staunton is at the top of my list.My friend Kathleen is the highest ranked athlete at our gym Crossfit Bison, Midland Park NJ. She has made the top 200 two years running in her age division in the CrossFit Open competition.She is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who works full time for a large multidisciplinary group in internal medicine.We talk about medicine, work-life balance, injury recovery, optimizing training and of course the 2020 CF Open and AGOQ (Age Group Online Qualifier).Podcast website: https://bergencosmetic.com/podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYKbVQ6ayEbwwqbukBzQG_QChapters00:00 Preview soundbite00:24 Introduction00:56 Start (a little personal reminiscing)04:58 Working as a medical professional13:16 Challenges as a woman in medicine17:57 Biggest issue in medicine today20:23 Work-life balance and family25:15 Valuing friends27:20 Incorporating fitness in life34:05 Value of CrossFit37:05 Self-care as a Masters Athlete39:17 Crossfit Open Prep and Injury Recovery45:39 Performance in 2020 CF Open52:11 2020 Age Group Online Qualifier (AGOQ)01:04:18 Future challenges and plans