from women playing major football to
virtual road races & stadiums full of
empty seats, what’s next?
May the leaders & best prevail.
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
run like a bravey
sleep like a baby
dream like a crazy
replace can’t with maybe
Despite setbacks and hardships, Pappas refused to pick just one lane. In a single year, 2016, she made her Olympic debut as a distance runner and wrote, directed, and starred in her first feature film.
In Bravey, Pappas fearlessly and honestly shares her battle with post-Olympic depression and describes how she emerged on the other side as a thriving and self-actualized woman.
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
Olympian, Boston Marathon Champ
When Des woke up on April 16, 2018, the morning of the Boston Marathon, it was 39 degrees and raining, with high, gusty winds. She ticked off mile after mile in the brutal conditions. She was far from peak form—recovering from illness and questioning her running future— & didn’t expect much of herself that day.
Coming off Heartbreak Hill at Mile 22, Des took the lead and never relinquished it, becoming the 2018 Boston Marathon champion and the first American woman to win the race in thirty-three years.
Des tapped into her inner strength and found a reason to race.
The ultimate roadmap for female distance runners, from two-time Olympian Molly Huddle and two-time NCAA champion Sara Slattery
have teamed up with trailblazing running legends & sports med professionals. 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.
This daily prompt turned out sports-themed, so I thought’s I’d share this fictional piece here.
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Winter 2022
