A raw, uplifting story from one of the most important hidden figures in Track and Field history.
It\'s about a trailblazer in women\'s sports, not just in The Bahamas, not just in Track and field, but on the global stage..
Running Sideways is a book about determination, faith, focus, and an incredible will to succeed.
A casualty herself of the doping plague that hit Track and field--she wouldn\'t be awarded her individual gold medal until Marion Jones was infamously stripped of her medals for doping--Pauline dedicated her years on the World Athletics council to clean sport and fair play.
Born and raised in the ghetto, Pauline fought through poverty, inequality, racism, and political machinations from her own country to beat the odds and become a two-time Olympic gold medalist, the first individual gold medalist in sprinting from the Caribbean, the first Black woman on the World Athletics council, and a central figure in the Russian anti-doping campaign.
In Running Sideways, Pauline Davis shares her inspiring story.
But when a seasoned Track coach saw Pauline sprinting, he saw the heart of a champion.
A product of the poor neighborhood of Bain Town in The Bahamas, she carried the family\'s buckets every day to fetch fresh water--Running sideways, sprinting barefoot from bullies, to get the buckets of water home without spilling.
When Pauline Davis first began to run, it wasn\'t with any thought of future Olympic glory.
A raw, uplifting story from one of the most important hidden figures in Track and Field history
