🎁 Track Olympian + Author Micha Powell’s Gift Guide for Runners 🏃🏿♀️
Plus a major giveaway with New Balance swag!
For the next few weeks, Strong Girl Publishing’s authors are taking over the newsletter to share their gift guides for the upcoming holiday season! From their own books and merch they’ve created to their favorite cycling and running gear, these gifts are perfect for the athletic women and girls in your life.
Remember—every single book and piece of clothing, mug, bottle or merch purchased from Strong Girl Publishing directly benefits the author herself, so when you buy a book or a hoodie, your author-athlete feels the love and support. And a percentage of our profits go to organizations that promote girls in sport!
🎉 GIVEAWAY ALERT 🎉
We’ll be giving away New Balance and Strong Girl Publishing swag featured in Micha’s Gift Guide to a few lucky readers, and there are three ways to enter by 12/1:
Become a paid subscriber to this newsletter (and help support our authors!)
Review Micha’s book on Amazon or Goodreads and send a screenshot to info at stronggirlpublishing.com
Share a post on Instagram or TikTok about Micha’s book and tag @michajadapowell and @stronggirlpublishing
🎁 Micha’s Gift Guide 🎁
Sprinting Through Setbacks: An Olympian’s Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt and Imposter Syndrome by Micha Powell
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Micha Powell’s memoir-slash-workbook showcases stories from Micha’s decade of professional racing experience, including vulnerable stories of growing up in the shadow of two Olympian parents, navigating injury, and finding the courage to embrace an Olympic mindset.
Micha is a world-class Canadian Olympic sprinter specializing in the 400m, currently running for New Balance. She is also a 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist. Born in Montreal to three-time Olympian Rosey Edeh and Long Jump World Record Holder Mike Powell, athletics is a part of her DNA. The collection of essays covers 10 pivotal races and the lessons learned and will include workbook-style sections so that young readers can apply Micha’s learnings to their own lives. Topics include things like finding balance, personal style, a sense of belonging, imposter syndrome, finding your spotlight, and more.
Sprinting Through Setbacks Crop Top
Obviously we had to mention this! Also available in hoodie, tshirt and tote bag form, we love having these shirts for anytime we’re doing a track practice or just need that reminder to push through any and all obstacles!
New Balance Fanny Pack
We cannot get over the perfection that is the size of this fanny pack. It’s perfect for running errands where you need a little bit of storage space, but not so much that you feel weighed down. This keeps all the essentials together for a bigger workout.
Note: for our giveaway, we have the impossible-to-get, limited edition light pink version of this and it is adorable. You definitely want to enter to win.
Sprinting Through My Setbacks Workbook
You know we love a journal. And this one is GREAT. Based on prompts from Micha Powell’s SPRINTING THROUGH SETBACKS, this guided workbook and journal provides prompts, plenty of space to dream and set goals, and new ways to think about how you can sprint through your own setbacks and achieve your greatest goals. This journal is for anyone who’s out there chasing their big dreams: Maybe those dreams are on the track, maybe they’re in another part of your life. We can get there together. Each of these prompts and sample journal pages will help you get clear on your goals, dial in your routines, hone your style, and kick negative self-talk and imposter syndrome to the curb.
New Balance Heat Grid 1/2 Zip Top
Running errands or running on a cool day, this is one of Micha’s go-tos for an easy, comfy, cozy top.
New Balance Tote
Another fave in our giveaway stash, this tote is weirdly adorable in an utterly retro way, and it holds EVERYTHING. Perfect for the college student who’s always lugging around half of their dorm room.
The Athlete’s Guide to Sponsorship: An Athlete Entrepreneur’s Guide to Dreaming Big, Racing Smart & Creating a Reliable Brand for a Long, Successful Career
This is an additional gift suggestion from me, founder Molly Hurford, because meeting Micha and watching her relationship with sponsors has shown me that everything in this book works. The book for the teen in your life who dreams of going pro… but also needs some help getting those college applications in! This book will teach athletes how to find sponsorships, from finding the right brands to approach to developing a racer resume and website to cultivating your own personal brand identity through your social media, real life and racing. If you want a thriving career in sport, this book is for you…. And parents will be thrilled by the life skills your athlete develops in the process!
📚 This Year in Donations 📚
At Strong Girl Publishing, we don’t just write about girls finding sport and movement, we also try to help it come to life. A percentage of our profits are donated to foundations, nonprofits and charities that support girls in sport, and this year we’ve been able to donate both time and money to Fast and Female as well as a major donation of books and author time to CANfund, which helps support young professional athletes (including our author Micha Powell). While we are still epically bootstrapping this business, we want to do everything we can to keep promoting girls in sport.
If you’re looking for places to donate, Fast and Female remains one of our faves, and we’re also loving Girls in Gear (stay tuned for an upcoming podcast episode with their founder that I just recorded!)
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