Lauren Fleshman
Author of Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
Works by Lauren Fleshman
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- Birthdate
- 1981-09-26
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
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Awards
Statistics
- Works
- 4
- Members
- 81
- Popularity
- #222,754
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 16
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.… (more)