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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
medium-paced
The factual side and autobiographical sides were both interesting but it was very focused on eating disorders.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Insightful!
I think this was a great tale of Lauren’s life in running and how she came to be an advocate for herself and for women in the sport.
I think this was a great tale of Lauren’s life in running and how she came to be an advocate for herself and for women in the sport.
Combo of a memoir and a treatise on elite women’s running. It doesn’t always get the balance right, but it’s a vanguard in this important discourse and well worth the read.
Rounded up from 3.5 stars. I think my expectations had been too high from all of the praise I saw on social media. Lauren Fleshman is an excellent writer, I used to enjoy reading her blog. She makes some excellent points about women/girls in sports and how we need to be aware of the biological differences that puberty has on a competitive young athlete. Her personal stories also were well told. It’s just something about the book as a whole that didn’t coalesce for me.
4.5 I really enjoyed her take on females in a male driven sport and the complexities of the physiologic differences among male and female athletes—and how traditional sport is failing women be ignoring these differences. Bought a copy for my dtr who I’m sure will also enjoy it.
This book is a must read for all female athletes at any level as well as anyone who works with female athletes or who loves a female athlete. Proud to be a card-carrying member—literally—of the Lauren Fleshman fan club!
Book highlight for the Donner Party Mountain Runner
https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2023/03/book-of-the-month-good-for-a-girl-by-lauren-fleshman/
https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2023/03/book-of-the-month-good-for-a-girl-by-lauren-fleshman/
medium-paced
Updating my rating to 5 stars. This is probably the book I've thought about the most this year. You just do such a disservice to people if you don't actually listen to what they need.
Mandatory Readin
It feels like this should be mandatory reading for anybody who ever aspires to coach runners. It doesn’t matter what gender you think you might coach, but this is a testament to be attuned to the needs of an athlete. This is especially important for a society that has done woeful wrongs trying to push women without understanding them. Thank you Lauren for helping me be more understanding as I seek to be a more rounded coach for all!
It feels like this should be mandatory reading for anybody who ever aspires to coach runners. It doesn’t matter what gender you think you might coach, but this is a testament to be attuned to the needs of an athlete. This is especially important for a society that has done woeful wrongs trying to push women without understanding them. Thank you Lauren for helping me be more understanding as I seek to be a more rounded coach for all!