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Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
by Lauren Fleshman
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.