Good for a girl

"Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her . . . personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes. . . Part memoir, part manifesto, [this book] 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. . . Drawing on not only her own story but also emerging research on the physiology and psychology of young athletes, both male and female, 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"--Provided by publisher.