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Picking up barbells (many times) in middle age

Cathleen Calkins was always fairly athletic, but she was in her late fifties before she got into competitive weightlifting. She liked it and did it well, eventually working her way up to a state record in her age class.

My Better Half host Vanessa Finney caught up with her at a competition at Level 5 CrossFit gym in Sisters, Oregon.

The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Natalie Golay is the program's senior producer and Mike Green hosts the show.
Vanessa Finney is JPR's All Things Considered host. She also produces the Jefferson Exchange segments My Better Half - exploring how people are thriving in the second half of their lives - and The Creative Way, which profiles regional artists.