In her twenties, Alexandra Heminsley spent more time drinking white wine than she did in pursuit of athletic excellence. When she decided to take up running in her thirties, she had high hopes for a blissful runner’s high and immediate physical transformation. The stories of her first runs turn the common notion that we are all “born to run” on its head. RUNNING LIKE A GIRL tells the story of getting beyond the brutal part, how Alexandra makes running a part of her life, and reaps the rewards.