Episode 70: Remember Why You Started

Kaity Wachtel and I met when she became a customer of Athlete Bouquets and gifted bouquets to her amazing friends. This was the first time we really got to sit down and have a conversation and we talked about: Almost a decade of OrangeTheory Fitness - 8,500+ classes The fact that she didn’t play a sport in school but was in show choir (we both choose Dixie Chicks for karaoke) How her fitness journey started in college with a boot camp that completely changed her life Comparison is the thief of joy and how social media can be a dangerous comparison game (Katie’s book recommendation: Worthy by Jamie Kern) How she chooses to surround herself with people who make her better How meaningful and how simple it is to use people’s names Her first race and other races she's done - Indy Mini, Carmel, Monumental, Yosemite, Nashville, Philly, Moab Ultra How we train with the same running coach, Rachel Sinders, and that the best coaches have their own coaches Becoming 2021 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Woman of the Year!! Her dogs AJ & Roo and their back to school photos Living with Hashimoto’s disease and going gluten free to improve her health Her fear of distracted drivers and a confession I make about my distracted driving Running twelve half marathons in twelve months - why she set this goal and which races she did to complete the year Her bike accident during a triathlon season she attempted