Mighty Moe, Rachel Swaby
Mighty Moe, Rachel Swaby
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Mighty Moe
The True Story of a Thirteen-Year-Old Women's Running Revolutionary

Author: Rachel Swaby

Narrator: Rachel Swaby

Unabridged: 6 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/11/2019

Synopsis

In 1967, a thirteen-year-old girl named Maureen Wilton set the women's world marathon record, running 26.2 miles in 3:15:23. Nicknamed Little Mo by her track teammates, Wilton was already a headline-making athlete. But her accomplishment was greeted with controversy and misogynistic accusations of cheating. Wilton receded into the background, left the sport, and kept her achievement secret. This is the story of what happened and how Maureen found her way back to the sport decades later as the mother of a young runner herself.

About Rachel Swaby

Rachel Swaby is an experienced author, writer, and producer. Her work has appeared in Runner's World, Wired, The Atlantic, and more. A National Magazine Award nominee, she hosts a podcast called Human Race for Runner's World. Born in northern California, she currently resides in Brooklyn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara

Female athletes today would do well to read this fascinating account of the way things were for sports-minded girls and women just a few decades ago. Maureen Wilton grew up near Toronto, and she fell in love with running after seeing that her older brother received a ribbon for his efforts. Females......more

Goodreads review by Keri

As a runner and a feminist, I loved this book, because it weaves together the story of a ground-breaking female runner (who broke the record for the marathon for women when she was just 13 years old), and a history of women's running. It's incredible how many barriers women faced, not that long ago,......more

Goodreads review by Amy

I ♥️♥️♥️ this book! Little Moe - you're inspiring. Horray for women athletes who beat the norms and prejudice.......more

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