Network For Advancing Athletes Podcast

Episode 3: Kathryn Bertine “I’m all for struggle. In any sport, there’s a wonderful essence of struggle and seeing how good you can be. But struggle and inequality are not the same thing.” For most of us, the phrase “professional athlete” conjures images of a celebrity figure with a seven-figure salary and a full support staff. But the reality for most endurance athletes, particularly women, is much less glamorous - income below the poverty line, out-of-pocket costs for travel and equipment, and more couch surfing than a college freshman on a cross-country road trip. Kathryn Bertine is working to change that. Kathryn is a former professional cyclist, co-founder of the Le Tour Entier (http://www.letourentier.com/) movement to open the Tour de France to women, author of multiple books, and maker of the film Half the Road: The Passion, Pitfalls and Power of Women's Professional Cycling (http://firstrunfeatures.com/halftheroaddvd.html). Most importantly, she's a tireless activist and advocate for female athle