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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
A power house of a book. Part memoir, part psychology/physiology… I loved it from the first page to the last. I think it should be required reading for coaches and their athletes.
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A great and necessary read, for runners certainly but for anyone who believes in the value of sport and wants to see it be better. I’m privileged to not have to carry the same societal pressures that young women and others carry, but I certainly could relate to many of the stories that Fleshman shares about the toxic relationships with exercise, results, and body image that are far too common, from both personal experience and the experiences of many of my friends; her vulnerability and her openness about how our sports culture creates these pressures and their effects especially on young women was powerful. While I hope Many young women and young folks of all genders read this, and take confidence and strength in knowing that their experiences are valid and real, I also hope that adults with the power to make change in sport will read it and push for a positive and inclusive sports culture that normalizes healthy relationships with our bodies, of all kinds.
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This book was great for the insight of running and was a very good read as I am a runner myself. I just feel the first half dragged on a bit and got a lot into racing and building up to the big picture but it was very important and I understand why it was there. I really loved this book and would highly recommend for a fast important read on the insights of how differently sports are for men and women and all the shit women have to go through.
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4 stars.*
This memoir was surprisingly good. I am not a follower of D1 sports. Though I grew up in the US and attended a D1 university and was friends with boys and girls who went to school on sports scholarships, I was entirely unaware of the world athletes inhabit.
The issues inherent in sports (running in particular) for adolescent girls are something I am aware of due to my Personal Training background and my additional work in fitness nutrition and female-specific training. I found this memoir fascinating. Not just because Lauren Fleshman is a phenomenal athlete. Moreso because she is willing to be flawed, vulnerable and real in order to move the dial further with regard to women in sport and training young women in particular.
I am purchasing some workout gear designed by/marketed by Oiselle, the running gear company she now promotes.
I'd definitely recommend this book to female athletes, women interested in training, and those with interest in sports biographies.
*with thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for this honest review.
This memoir was surprisingly good. I am not a follower of D1 sports. Though I grew up in the US and attended a D1 university and was friends with boys and girls who went to school on sports scholarships, I was entirely unaware of the world athletes inhabit.
The issues inherent in sports (running in particular) for adolescent girls are something I am aware of due to my Personal Training background and my additional work in fitness nutrition and female-specific training. I found this memoir fascinating. Not just because Lauren Fleshman is a phenomenal athlete. Moreso because she is willing to be flawed, vulnerable and real in order to move the dial further with regard to women in sport and training young women in particular.
I am purchasing some workout gear designed by/marketed by Oiselle, the running gear company she now promotes.
I'd definitely recommend this book to female athletes, women interested in training, and those with interest in sports biographies.
*with thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for this honest review.
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