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