Girls Running

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All You Need to Strive, Thrive, and Run Your Best

By Elizabeth Carey and Melody Fairchild

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Girls Running is an empowering guide designed for young female runners aged 12 and up. Coauthored by high-school running phenom Melody Fairchild and coach Elizabeth Carey, the book covers training, physiology, menstruation, nutrition, mindset, body image, gear, and competition. It combines scientific research with real-world experience to support girls through puberty, mental health challenges, and the pressures of competitive running, helping them achieve their potential and develop a lifelong love of running.
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Girls Running is ideal for middle- and high-school girls starting or developing their running journey, as well as parents and coaches seeking to support young female athletes. Its frank, supportive approach makes it fitting for those interested in both running performance and holistic well-being during adolescence.

Age range 12+ Running can shape a young athlete in healthy, positive ways for the rest of her life.

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Age range 12+

Running can shape a young athlete in healthy, positive ways for the rest of her life.

Girls Running offers the guidance and tools girls need to thrive on their running journey, right from the start. With straight talk on training, physiology, menstruation, sports nutrition, a winning mindset, body image issues, gear, team-building, and competition, Girls Running educates and empowers young runners to achieve their potential and love running more.

Inspired by high-school phenom Melody Fairchild's groundbreaking running journey, and with the coaching insight from Fairchild and coauthor Elizabeth Carey, Girls Running is a valuable toolkit for middle- and high-school runners. Backed by science, research, and over 100,000 miles of experience, this resource answers the most timely and sensitive questions that girls face when their bodies change and the miles increase. Girls, parents, and coaches will see ways to navigate puberty, mental health, eating disorders, and the pressures of competitive running.

Girls Running is a go-to guide for everything girls need to know to run better—and love the journey while doing it!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781948007184

Publisher: VeloPress

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 September 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: VeloPress

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 240

Collections

Children’s, Teenage and Educational Elizabeth Carey Fiction Melody Fairchild Young Adult

About the Author

Melody Fairchild's domination as a high school running "phenom" expanded the horizon for an entire generation of girls who followed in her footsteps. Her career highlights include: two-time national Footlocker cross-country champion and current course record holder, bronze medalist at the Junior World cross-country championships, 8-time Colorado state champion and state record holder in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters, NCAA All-American in track and cross-country, NCAA 3,000-meter indoors champion, two-time Olympic Trials qualifier in the 10K and marathon, and U.S. World Track and Field Championships team member. Today, Melody directs the Boulder Mountain Warriors Youth Running Club and is founder of the Melody Fairchild's Girls Running Camp, which gives 'tween and teen runners the skills to thrive in running in high school, college, and beyond. She has coached youth running programs for nearly 20 years. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Elizabeth Carey is a writer and running coach. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Runner's World, Trail Runner, DyeStat, and PodiumRunner. Her running journey started in 1999 on the Cleveland High School track team in Oregon. She ran Division I cross-country and track for Columbia University and has coached at all levels of the sport. She explores trail and ultrarunning in Seattle, Washington, where she lives with her husband.