Run Like A Girl (Updated Edition)

This 2024 revised and updated version of Run Like a Girl presents 50 inspirational biographies of the world’s top female athletes.

All over the world, there are female athletes breaking barriers, pushing limits and achieving amazing things, but where did their journeys begin? And what challenges did they have to overcome to get where they are today? The award-winning Run Like a Girl is a collection of 50 fascinating biographies of highly successful sportswomen, from soccer superstar Mary Earps to record-breaking yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur and fearless skateboarder Sky Brown. As well as giving an insight into their influences, motivations and achievements, each story reminds us that failing can teach us just as much as winning; success isn’t limited to the sports field; and ‘running like a girl’ can lead you all the way to the top.

Run Like a Girl by Danielle Brown: Sports Stars Video 1

Run Like a Girl by Danielle Brown: Sports Stars Video 2

Click here for the teachers resource worksheets mentioned in Danielle’s videos.

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Author Information

Danielle Brown

Danielle Brown MBE is a double Paralympic gold medallist and five-time World Champion in archery. She was World Number 1 for her entire career and made history when she became the first disabled athlete to represent England in an able-bodied discipline at the Commonwealth Games. Danielle now works as a professional speaker and trainer, specializing in self-development and success skills. See more at www.daniellebrown.co.uk