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Cargando... Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's Worldpor Lauren Fleshman
   Books Read in 2023 (2,598) Penguin Random House (384) Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.  hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |   It felt like a sunny take on her personal journey, whether she was just incredibly lucky and really did avoid most missteps or was unwilling to acknowledge hers while pointing out bigger issues I'm not sure. However, her discussion of how running as a sport (like most sports) was conceived of for men and then all the theories and principles were simply transitioned to women is enlightening. She discussions the negative impact this has on women in the sport and how our societal norms also impact women in the sport. From the simple coded language of telling another runner she looks "fit" to the differences in development between girls and boys and how that impacts this sport and others is impactful. I kept thinking about the book "What Made Maddy Run" while reading this book and how Maddy was on the flip side of the coin in almost every way in the sport of running from Lauren. (  ) littlemuls | May 28, 2023 | This is a must read for female athletes, sports fans and parents of girls. Great insights on the differences between young male and female athletes and the treatment of both, as well as the harmful messaging many young female athletes receive while their bodies are still developing. ( ) mrsgrits | Mar 15, 2023 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Biography & Autobiography.
Sports & Recreations.
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HTML:A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 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 ??Women??s sports have needed a manifesto for a very long time, and with Lauren Fleshman??s Good for a Girl we finally have one.? ??Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers and David and Goliath ??Good for a Girl is simultaneously a moving memoir and a call to action in how we think about??and train??girls and women in elite sports. It??s a must-read??for anyone who loves running, for anyone who has a daughter, and for anyone who cares about creating a better future for young women.? ??Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better, Cribsheet, and The Family Firm 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, No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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All that said, the running is the least interesting part of the book. Her feminist lens of everything surrounding women's sports was fascinating to read and somehow illuminating while at the same time being something I already understood just from existing in the world.
This adds more fuel to the Nike is THE WORST fire and also made me go spend $100 at Oiselle in the middle of a chapter. LOL
I also really really loved her description in the later chapters of how to define success around something other than winning or losing. Her story of the Olympic Trials at TrackTown made me cry. It really is amazing how everybody, even these incredibly talented people, feel so insecure.
I also think I probably hit a record for most passages highlighted in a single book. (