cover story
Patti
Bartlett
COVER STORY
by Rachel Mayan
Patti and I head to the free weight area to take
some pictures for her article, and it’s crowded.
Iron’s pumping all around us, the sound of grunts
and weight clinking echoes throughout, and the
intimidation factor is alive and well. But it
doesn’t seem to faze her one bit: she heads to her
go-to machine, tightens her weightlifting gloves,
and joins the iron pumping crowd as if she’s
done this all her life. According to this 60-yearold, though, she hasn’t. Far from it, actually.
Growing up, Patti skied recreationally and did some horseback riding. “I was never an
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