[Download] First Ladies of Running: 22 Inspiring Profiles of the Rebels, Rule Breakers, and Visionaries Who Changed the Sport Forever
·•●- Amby Burfoot ·•●-
| #336481 in Books | RODALE | 2016-04-05 | 2016-04-05 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .36 x.3 x4.60l,1.00 | File Name: 1609615646 | 288 pages | RODALE
||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A great read for every woman runner|By Aggiegirl|Thanks to Amby Burfoot for compiling this compelling history! Women runners owe Amby (and all the women he profiled) a big thanks. It was eye-opening to learn that so many giant advances in women’s running have occurred in the past 55 years. The first time a woman ran in a road race was 1961, and she had to sneak on the ra|||“First Ladies of Running is filled with inspirationalstories of the courage, endurance, determination and rebellion of the pioneerwomen runners. Whether or not my 5-year-old daughter chooses to run, I willread her the heroic stories that fill this book
Today, millions of women and girls around the world enjoy running and entering races. It wasn’t always so:
* In 1961, when Julia Chase edged to the start of a Connecticut 5-miler, officials tried to push her off the road. * At the 1966 Boston Marathon, Roberta Gibb hid behind a forsythia bush, worried that police might arrest her. * The next year at Boston, Kathrine Switzer was assaulted mid-race by a furious race organizer. * In the mid-60s, ...
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.First Ladies of Running: 22 Inspiring Profiles of the Rebels, Rule Breakers, and Visionaries Who Changed the Sport Forever | Amby Burfoot. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
