How She Did It: Stories, Advice, and Secrets to Success from Fifty Legendary Distance Runners, Huddle Molly, Slattery Sara

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 theyve 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, youll hear the first-person accounts of fifty women whove done it themselves. From the pioneers who fought tirelessly for womens 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