Books I Read in 2022

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1. ROAR: How to Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Unique Female Physiology for Optimum Performance, Great Health, and a Strong, Lean Body for Life by Stacy Sims ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I reread this book this year, in part because it was so useful the first time around and in part to determine what information would help me train better now. Dr. Sims’ tagline is that “Women are not small men. Stop eating and training like one.” She writes about how to eat, supplement, and train throughout all phases of a woman’s life; how to train with our cycle, and how to adapt to our unique female physiology. It’s a highly readable, deeply educational book that I recommend to every female athlete.

2. Into Thin Air by John Krakauer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I bought this book for $3.99 on Thrift Books (check it out if you’re looking for deals on gently used books). Everyone has read (or at least heard about) this book, or seen the movie rendition. If I were you, I’d read the book and stick it out through the first section, as the beginning can drag a bit. Once Krakauer begins telling the story of summiting Mt. Everest, the book really takes off. Told with poignant clarity, his account of climbing Everest is harrowing, griping, and a singular work of journalistic excellence.