Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery, How She Did It

Mar
11:00pm
Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery, How She Did It

By Porter Square Books
Porter Square Books is thrilled to welcome Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery for a virtual event celebrating How She Did It, an essential guide for any women distance runners! This event is free and open to all, taking place virtually via Crowdcast on Monday, March 14 at 7pm.
The ultimate roadmap for female distance runners, from two-time Olympian Molly Huddle and two-time NCAA champion Sara Slattery—featuring 50 candid interviews with women who’ve made it

The road from a high school track to an Olympic starting line is long and sometimes shadowy. Obstacles like chronic injuries, under-fueled nutrition, and coercive coaching can threaten to derail careers before they’ve even begun. Frustrated by seeing young talent burn out before reaching their potential, professional distance runner Molly Huddle and college coach Sara Slattery have teamed up with trailblazing running legends and sports medicine professionals to create an essential guide to reach your running potential.

This is How She Did It—an instructional and inspirational collection of stories and advice for female runners. The book begins with key information from the professionals who help make athletic excellence possible: trainers, physicians, nutritionists, and sports psychologists. Then, you’ll hear the first-person accounts of forty women who’ve done it themselves. From the pioneers who fought tirelessly for women’s inclusion in the sport to the names splashed across headlines today, featured athletes include: 

Joan Benoit Samuelson • Patti Catalano Dillon • Madeline Manning Mims • Paula Radcliffe • Deena Kastor • Brenda Martinez • Shalane Flanagan • Emma Coburn • Raevyn Rogers • Molly Seidel • and more

With Molly and Sara guiding the way, these athletes share their empowering stories, biggest regrets, funniest moments, and hard-won advice. Collectively, these voices are the embodiment of strength, meant to educate, inspire, and motivate you to see how far—and how fast—you can go.
Molly Huddle is an American long-distance runner who competes in track and cross-country running events. She is currently training for the 2021 Olympic track and field team. She has won twenty-eight USA titles, held six American records, looked down the start line of two Olympic finals, and run four major marathons. Huddle set the American record in the 5,000 meters at the 2014 Herculis Diamond League meet in Fontvieille, Monaco (14:42.64). She also set the American record in the 10,000 meters at the 2016 Olympics (30:13.17). Huddle lives and trains in Providence, Rhode Island.

Sara Slattery is an American middle-and long-distance runner who mainly competes in track races. Slattery has represented the United States at the IAAF World Cross-Country Championships at both junior and senior level, and was a two-time NCAA champion. She is currently a college coach at Grand Canyon University.
Des Linden is a two-time Olympian for Team USA in the Marathon, winner of the 2018 Boston Marathon and the world record-holder in the 50k at just under 3 hours. She has competed on 5 Team USA's, in distances from the indoor 3000m to the marathon, and has had podium finishes at 3 major marathons, with a PB of 2:22. She graduated from Arizona State University as a 2 time All American in 2005, and lives in Michigan with her husband Ryan and 2 dogs . She is a long-time Brooks athlete and is currently coached by Walt Drenth.
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