KENYAS RUNNING WOMEN

This first full-length history of African female athletes, Kenya's Running Women, is a must-read for scholars of women, sports, and Africa--and runners at all levels. Little is known about the pioneer generation of women who paved the way for Kenya's reputation as an international powerhouse in women's track and field. In Kenya's Running Women: A History, historian and former professional runner Michelle M. Sikes details the many challenges these women faced, from the advent of Kenya's athletics program in the colonial era through the professionalization of running in the 1980s and 1990s.