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Women’s Running: What Keeps Me Running
Melody shares her decades of love for lacing up, and what inspires her to keep moving forward. “My name is Melody Fairchild. I’ve been called the “greatest female high school distance runner of all time.” One would think that with a title like that, I would have been a sure thing to achieve the big…
Read MoreCarrie Tollefson Interview – Expansion of Our Inner Frontier
Carrie chats with Melody Fairchild, one of the best American high school distance runners of all time! They discuss her new book with Elizabeth Carey called “Girls Running”, as well as running, motherhood, running camps, leadership, and much more! Listen to the podcast on , ctollerun.com Aug 20, 2020
Read MoreJust Athletics Podcast – Elizabeth Carey and Melody Fairchild
The first episode of 2020 features our first returning guest in Melody Fairchild and we also have Elizabeth Carey on the show. These two amazing women have recently published a very impactful book titled “Girls Running: All You Need to Strive, Thrive, and Run Your Best”. Listen to the podcast on Just Athletics, July 23,…
Read MoreDyeStat Discussions – Melody Fairchild and Elizabeth Carey
DyeStat editor Doug Binder interviews the authors of the new book, Girls Running, due out in August. Melody Fairchild and Elizabeth Carey share how the book came to be, how they combined to write it, and how it is assembled as story and resource for young female runners, coaches and parents. The authors also discuss…
Read MoreRunners World: It’s Time to Fix Girls Sports
Melody Fairchild was quoted in a Runner’s World article on girls sports. “Fairchild has a perspective on Cain’s story few others possess—she was also heralded as a young phenom, at Boulder High. Though Cain has since broken her record of 9:55.92 in the two-mile, Fairchild will always be the first American girl to break 10…
Read MoreRunner’s World Article: Great Coaches Help Runners Thrive
“As a youth running coach and director of Girl’s Running Camp, an overnight camp designed specifically for female adolescent runners, Melody Fairchild practices the pillars of the Positive Coaching Alliance and prioritizes talking to her athletes about good nutrition and maintaining positive attitudes.” Read the full article in Runner’s World, November 25, 2019
Read MoreMelody interviewed for a Washington Post Article on Youth Coaching
“Melody Fairchild, director of the Boulder Mountain Warriors youth running club, says parents of younger children should be cautious of any program that practices more than three days a week. Fairchild, who was a high school runner, doesn’t advise kids younger than 11 to focus on a single sport. “Multisport athletes are more well-rounded mentally…
Read MoreMelody talks to Youth Running Journal about goal setting
Goals are part of youth running. There are classroom goals, like tracking on a map the miles run during PE or recess, a journey to a landmark or across the country. There are goals built around earning awards, the finishers’ medal, or the T-shirt or water bottle. And, of course, goals set by a coach…
Read MoreGirls Running – The Book
Thank you, Mary Cain, and each and every person who has spoken out about abuse. On the heels of a poignant video co-produced by Lindsay Crouse of The New York Times, we say systematic mistreatment of female athletes must stop. That’s why @elizabethwcarey and I @Melodyfairchil2 wrote GIRLS RUNNING, a forthcoming book from Velo Press.…
Read MoreMary Cain – New York Times Opinion Article
I Was the Fastest Girl in America, Until I Joined Nike Mary Cain’s male coaches were convinced she had to get “thinner, and thinner, and thinner.” Then her body started breaking down. Read the full article Photo: New York Times
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