Part memoir, part manifesto, Good for a Girl 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.

Girls drop out of sports at alarming rates once they hit puberty, and female collegiate athletes routinely fall victim to injury, eating disorders, or mental health struggles as they try to force their way past a natural dip in performance for women of their age. Every step of the way, she has seen the way that our sports systems-originally designed by men, for men and boys-fail young women and girls as much as empower them. One of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, she was a major face of women’s running for Nike before leaving to shake up the industry with feminist running brand Oiselle and now coaches elite young female runners. Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running. It’s a must-read-for anyone who loves running, for anyone who has a daughter, and for anyone who cares about creating a better future for young women.” -Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better, Cribsheet, and The Family Firm “ Good for a Girl is simultaneously a moving memoir and a call to action in how we think about-and train-girls and women in elite sports. “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, author of Outliers and David and Goliath

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

Good for a Girl by Lauren Fleshman