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