Caitlin Constantine's Women Talk Sports Profile

Caitlin Constantine (Caitlin Constantine)

http://fitandfeminist.wordpress.com

@caitlinconstan

Clearwater

About Caitlin Constantine:

I'm a journalist and endurance athlete based out of Clearwater, Florida.

Caitlin Constantine's Favorite Sports:

Multisport, Duathlon, Running, Marathon, Race Report, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Yoga

Caitlin Constantine's Posts:

Female Olympians fight back against shamers and haters
posted on August 8, 2012 at 1:29pm

The Olympics may have provided us with a global exhibition of some seriously retrograde ideas about athletes and femininity, but they have also provided us with something even more important, and that's the sight of female athletes fighting back....more

Rower Jenn Gibbons doesn't let attack deter her from her mission
posted on July 26, 2012 at 12:28pm

Jenn Gibbons was on her way to becoming the first person to row the entire 1,500-mile perimeter of Lake Michigan, a feat she was undertaking with the goal of helping raise awareness of the role exercise plays in the fight against breast cancer. She was...more

Internet shows love for Sarah Robles, America's strongest woman
posted on July 5, 2012 at 3:08pm

Advertisers and sponsors may not have given much support to Olympic weightlifter Sarah Robles, but her fans on the internet are stepping in to fill the gap....more

Women's tennis and the gender politics of grunting
posted on July 2, 2012 at 11:43am

I'm not so much interested in whether the move to ban grunting is sexist as much as why so many people find the sounds of female physical exertion so off-putting....more

The fight for women and girls in sport did not end with Title IX
posted on June 19, 2012 at 10:20pm

Title IX has undoubtedly accomplished amazing things for female athletes, but there is still work to be done....more

Sports Illustrated puts spotlight on transgender athletes
posted on May 30, 2012 at 1:03pm

A recent Sports Illustrated article addresses the issues faced by athletes like aspiring Olympian Keelin Godsey....more

Women smiling with small pastel weights
posted on May 25, 2012 at 5:53pm

This is what happens when your intrepid correspondent goes off in search of a Facebook cover image....more

Bikini Hockey League: because the world needs yet another bikini sport
posted on May 19, 2012 at 5:47pm

Plans are in the works for yet another bikini sports league – this time, a hockey league. Yes, you read that correctly. A bikini hockey league. Some enterprising man in Oklahoma has decided to launch a bikini hockey league. In Oklahom...more

Why I find hope in the story of Paige Sultzbach and the forfeited baseball championship
posted on May 14, 2012 at 3:36pm

In 1972, an 11-year-old girl named Maria wanted to play Little League baseball in New Jersey. She tried out for the team and was so good they made her pitcher. However, the organization's rules forbade girls from playing, and so she was ...more

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