Cathy freeman biography born to run

Born to Runis the picture book edition of Cathy Freeman's autobiography of the same name.

It traces Cathy's life, beginning as a young girl growing up in Queensland. That's where she spent time with her family and spent a lot of time running. It's also where she ran her first race, and won.

Cathy's story tells readers how she would practice sprinting by chasing her brothers on a dry, sandy riverbed. And she would practice running laps at a local track. 

It was hard though, and Cathy didn't always want to train, but her mum would help to motiviate her and remind her that she could do so much her sister, who had cerebral palsy, couldn't do.

Born to Run tells the story of Cathy's success, but doesn't shy away from difficulties either, including showing she faced racism. Cathy's road to achievement in sport took her far from home and her family, but Cathy always remembered her sister and ran for her as much as for herself.

The Sydney Olympics marked the pinnacle of Cathy's Born to run album.