Author | : Catriona Menzies-Pike |
File Size | : 54,9 Mb |
Publisher | : Affirm Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 01 March 2016 |
ISBN | : 9781925475180 |
Pages | : 304 pages |
The Long Run by Catriona Menzies-Pike Book PDF Summary
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.