Good for a Girl: My Life Running in a Man's World - WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023 - Couverture rigide

Fleshman, Lauren

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ISBN 10 : 0349014426 ISBN 13 : 9780349014425

Editeur : Virago, 2023

Synopsis

A memoir by pro-athlete and feminist campaigner calling for a revolution in women's sports.

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À propos de l?auteur

Lauren Fleshman is one of the most decorated American distance runners of all time, having won five NCAA championships at Stanford University and two national championships as a professional. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and Runner's World. She is the brand strategy advisor for Oiselle, a fitness apparel company for women, and the cofounder of Picky Bars, a natural food company. She lives in Bend, Oregon, with her husband, triathlete Jesse Thomas, and their two children.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'I could not put down Lauren Fleshman's thoughtful, elegant memoir: a necessary look at what women endure and deserve from they devote their lives to'
Ariel Levy, author of The Rules Do Not Apply

'Women's sports have needed a manifesto for a long time, and with Lauren Fleshman's Good for a Girl we finally have one'
Malcolm Gladwell

'This is the book we've been waiting for: a coming-of-age story, told from inside our broken sports system -- a system that was not built for the young athletes inside it, and certainly not for young women. Lauren's story is clear-eyed, passionate, nuanced and unflinching; it will change the way you look at sports'
Kate Fagan, author of What Made Maddy Run

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Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes


Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running. One of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, she was a major face of women's running for Nike before leaving to shake up the industry with feminist running brand Oiselle and now coaches elite young female runners. Every step of the way, she has seen the way that our sports systems-originally designed by men, for men and boys-fail young women and girls as much as empower them. Girls drop out of sports at alarming rates once they hit puberty, and female collegiate athletes routinely fall victim to injury, eating disorders, or mental health struggles as they try to force their way past a natural dip in performance for women of their age.


Part memoir, part manifesto, Good for a Girl is Fleshman's story of falling in love with running as a girl, being pushed to her limits and succumbing to devastating injuries, and daring to fight for a better way for female athletes. Long gone are the days when women and girls felt lucky just to participate; Fleshman and women everywhere are waking up to the reality that they're running, playing, and competing in a world that wasn't made for them. Drawing on not only her own story but also emerging research on the physiology and psychology of young athletes, of any gender, Fleshman gives voice to the often-silent experience of the female athlete and argues that the time has come to rebuild our systems of competitive sport with women at their center.


Written with heart and verve, Good for a Girl is a joyful love letter to the running life, a raw personal narrative of growth and change, and a vital call to reimagine sports for young women.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Virago
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0349014426
• ISBN 13: 9780349014425
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible