Run Like A Girl: How Strong Women Make Happy Lives (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
Incredible, powerful, moving. I've never thought of myself as athletic, let alone an athlete. A lifetime of not participating in anything sports related -- in fact spending a great deal of effort avoiding participating in anything sports related was the norm for me. When I started running a few years ago, I had no idea how profoundly it would impact my life and how I define myself. Now I look forward to the opportunity, not just to run, but to pursue other sports as well. I'm comfortable being uncomfortable -- and that has opened the door to so many great adventures and friendships. This book covers so many of the topics that are central to life -- balance, friendship, self-image, aging -- it's a thought provoking read and one that is relevant to women and men, athletes and athletes-in-waiting. Highly recommend. Though this book is non-fiction, it aims for inspirational rather than informational. The excessively cheerful tone and general lack of content made reading it felt disgustingly like bingeing on candy. Then I hurt my elbow and the cheerful encouragement helped me feel better while I wasn't training . . .Unlike anther reviewer here, I appreciated that the author talked about sports other than running ... in fact, I was sort of annoyed because of the implication that running marathons and triathlons are the pinnacle of being a sportswoman.
What do You think about Run Like A Girl: How Strong Women Make Happy Lives (2011)?
Inspirational book for all women in sport no matter what level.
—ccb2189
I hate badly written books. This is a badly written book.
—rocks
