A bit of a summary of his novel, which I read a week or so ago. Still interesting!
Aug 022012
Jul 242012
_Born To Run: ย A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen_ by Christopher McDougall
Apparently, the author of this book was onย The Daily Show a while back, but I didn’t remember that until R mentioned it. In any case, I came across this title when someone on Facebook had mentioned that he had just read it and become inspired.
Since I have been reading books as if my life depended on it from a need to escape the realities of my deadlines and discontent at work, I was looking for new titles wherever I could find them. Also, because it seems to be marathon season in the US and I haven’t been able to run/exercise due, first to the change in climate, and second to my leg injury, I thought I would at least read about it and find some inspiration.
When I first started reading, I was was convinced immediately that I don’t need to run anymore because it’s just not that good for me – I enjoy walking. However, as I continued on, I found that I just need to run more. ๐
The story is both interesting from a scientific and story-telling standpoint. It’s also fascinating from a runner’s perspective. I also found that my practice of walking generally focusing on my posture first is not so strange when it comes to easing into the running process. Also, for some time now, I’ve loved wearing my ‘toe-socks’ that I got into from my former roommate, JM, in Japan.
So, now I’m quite interested in training to run barefoot or at least getting a pair of Vibram FiveFingers shoes to start running in. They also have styles for swimming, yoga, etc. so I am also going to get a pair for traveling or daily use. I wear my socks around the house as slippers a lot of the time and recently found how much they help out on the flights too with circulation and such.
In any case, I’m also considering a serious change in diet along with the new training, but this could be a temporary inspirational fad that doesn’t last long with me… ๐ We’ll see!
A very good read though if you like anthropology, stories and running!!!
