In the fourth installment of our special series, Female Athlete Stories, we’re tackling the forces we’re up against. Highlights of this super rich episode include: another deep dive on body image, the objectification of the female athlete body, safety as female athletes, femininity and athletics, the myth of balance for women in sport, navigating the medical system and health challenges as a female athlete, lack of research, and cultural assumptions about our abilities and performance. This was a fun one!
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Safety resources:
Strava Beacon / Find Friends for location sharing
Garmin inReach for backcountry adventures
Light up flashy vest for night running
On balance:
Work Play Love podcast (Lauren Fleshman and Jesse Thomas)
Articles we mentioned:
Female athlete research and resources we mentioned:
Female Athlete Science and Translational Research Program (FASTR) at Stanford
Female Athlete Program at Boston Children’s Hospital
ROAR by Stacy Sims
Up to Speed by Christine Yu
Our emails:
Katie: Katie@TheEnduranceDrive.com
Elena: Elena.Horton21@gmail.com