Lauren Fleshman
Distance runner, coach and author
Lauren Fleshman is an American runner, coach and author. She won five NCAA titles at Stanford and wrote the memoir Good for a Girl.
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American Born 1981
About Lauren Fleshman
Lauren Fleshman is an American runner, coach and author who has retired from professional track and field. At Stanford she won five NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) championships. As a professional she was US 5000 meters champion in 2006 and 2010, and she competed at the world championships in 2003, 2005 and 2011. Her memoir, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World, reached the New York Times bestseller list and has won awards. Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times and Time. She advises on brand strategy for the women's apparel company Oiselle and hosts the Wilder Running and Writing Retreats.