Botox & Burpees Podcast S1E1 - Kathleen Staunton Crossfit Masters Athlete and Medical Professional

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). Chapters 00:00 Preview soundbite 00:24 Introduction 00:56 Start (a little personal reminiscing) 04:58 Working as a medical professional 13:16 Challenges as a woman in medicine 17:57 Biggest issue in medicine today 20:23 Work-life balance and family 25:15 Valuing friends 27:20 Incorporating fitness in life 34:05 Value of CrossFit 37:05 Self-care as a Masters Athlete 39:17 Crossfit Open Prep and Injury Recovery 45:39 Performance in 2020 CF Open 52:11 2020 Age Group Online Qualifier (AGOQ) 01:04:18 Future challenges and plans https://bergencosmetic.com/podcast