| Author: | Catriona Menzies-Pike | ISBN: | 9781925475180 |
| Publisher: | Affirm Press | Publication: | March 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Affirm Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Catriona Menzies-Pike |
| ISBN: | 9781925475180 |
| Publisher: | Affirm Press |
| Publication: | March 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Affirm Press |
| Language: | English |
No one ever expected Catriona Menzies- Pike to run a marathon. She hated running, and was a hopeless athlete. When she was twenty her parents died suddenly ? and for a decade she was stuck. She started running on a whim, and finally her grief started to move too. Until very recently, it was frowned upon for women to run long distances. Running was deemed unladylike ? and probably dangerous. How did women?s running go from being suspect to wildly popular? How does a high school klutz become a marathon runner? This fascinating book combines memoir and cultural history to explore the rich and contradictory topic of women and running.
No one ever expected Catriona Menzies- Pike to run a marathon. She hated running, and was a hopeless athlete. When she was twenty her parents died suddenly ? and for a decade she was stuck. She started running on a whim, and finally her grief started to move too. Until very recently, it was frowned upon for women to run long distances. Running was deemed unladylike ? and probably dangerous. How did women?s running go from being suspect to wildly popular? How does a high school klutz become a marathon runner? This fascinating book combines memoir and cultural history to explore the rich and contradictory topic of women and running.
