Body Image in Running: A Revisitied Commentary
If you are as big of a running nerd as I am, there are probably a few running websites that show up on your Facebook feed every now and again. While I have learned to pass over many of these articles during the work day, a blog by Michigan State’s Rachele Schulist immediately grabbed my attention. Why? I had never heard of her before but she bravely put up a long Instagram post about her struggle with disordered eating and body image and boldly asserting that "the idea that you have to look a certain way and be thin to be a fast runner is bullshit”. Also included in her post was a side by side picture of her present day and in 2014, before she sustained a major injury due to under-fueling. It was refreshing to see a D1 college athlete-often a subculture that is most victimized by the thinness culture-speak out. Kudos to FloTrack and then Sports Illustrated for picking up this story. I think Schulist’s words are effective simply because she has experienced both sides of the