The ultimate roadmap for female distance runners, from two-time Olympian Molly Huddle and two-time NCAA champion Sara Slattery--featuring 50 candid interviews with women who've made it The road from a high school track to an Olympic starting line is long and sometimes shadowy. Obstacles like chronic injuries, under-fueled nutrition, and coercive coaching can threaten to derail careers before they've even begun. Frustrated by seeing young talent burn out before reaching their potential, professional distance runner Molly Huddle and college coach Sara Slattery have teamed up with trailblazing running legends and sports medicine professionals to create an essential guide to reach your running potential.
This is
How She Did It--an instructional and inspirational collection of stories and advice for female runners. The book begins with key information from the professionals who help make athletic excellence possible: trainers, physicians, nutritionists, and sports psychologists. Then, you'll hear the first-person accounts of fifty women who've done it themselves. From the pioneers who fought tirelessly for women's inclusion in the sport to the names splashed across headlines today, featured athletes include:
Joan Benoit Samuelson - Patti Catalano Dillon - Madeline Manning Mims - Paula Radcliffe - Deena Kastor - Brenda Martinez - Shalane Flanagan - Emma Coburn - Raevyn Rogers - Molly Seidel - and more With Molly and Sara guiding the way, these athletes share their empowering stories, biggest regrets, funniest moments, and hard-won advice. Collectively, these voices are the embodiment of strength, meant to educate, inspire, and motivate you to see how far--and how fast--you can go.
Author: Molly Huddle,
Sara SlatteryPublisher: Rodale Books
Published: 03/08/2022
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.14h x 7.40w x 0.83d
ISBN13: 9780593234259
ISBN10: 0593234251
BISAC Categories:-
Sports & Recreation |
Running & Jogging-
Sports & Recreation |
Training-
Biography & Autobiography |
SportsAbout the Author
Molly Huddle is an American long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She is currently training for the 2021 Olympic track and field team. She has won 28 USA titles, held six American records, looked down the start line of two Olympic finals and four major marathons. Huddle set the American record in the 5000 m at the 2014 Herculis Diamond League meet in Fontvieille, Monaco (14:42.64). She also set the American record in the 10,000 m at the 2016 Olympics, with a time of 30:13.17. Huddle lives and trains in Providence, Rhode Island.
Sara Slattery is an American middle and long-distance runner who mainly competes in track races. Slattery has represented the United States at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships at both junior and senior level, and was a two-time NCAA champion. She is currently a college coach at Grand Canyon University.
