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Amazing book Nov 07, 2009 Love this book - very glad to have such prompt service with Amazon to make the connection between myself and a fabulous read.
I stumbled on this book looking for information on veganism... Nov 07, 2009 ...and couldn't put it down. I'm not a super-athlete, not even a runner, but this was one of the most inspiring books I have ever read. It lays to rest all the current dogma about what makes a person a "great athlete," and cuts to the meat of the matter--it's in his heart, his soul. It sounds trite, I know, but trust me...the author says it so much better. This book has so many amazing characters who are SO brilliantly described that they MUST be real...it's the perfect example of truth being stranger than fiction. This book made me tear up several times, it made me laugh, and I simply could not put it down. The author is an extremely gifted storyteller, and I just cannot recommend this book enough. For anyone! Even couch potatoes...you've gotta read this book.
Changed My View of Running Nov 07, 2009 Read a book about running? I love reading, but the thought of reading a running book to me is so boring. Yet this book was so highly rated by so many people, that as a runner over four decades, I decided to give it a try.
I was hooked from the beginning. The book is predominately a story from beginning to end, about the world's best runners that no one has ever heard of. The way they approach running makes a lot of sense logically. I've always wondered how my dad could run marathons in his thin Brooks running shoes, with virtually no padding or support. But now...I get it. Less is more. And I'm giving it a whirl, having recently bought a pair of Vibram Five Fingers shoes (sweet!). The first run I made (start with much shorter distances than you're used to) was amazing: fun and completely natural.
If you run/jog more than a few miles at a time, and are open to a new way of running (perhaps the *correct* way of running), take a chance on this book. And similar to me, you might start buying extra copies for running friends and family.
Great story. Nov 06, 2009 Born To Run is a great story with a barefoot running theme woven in. If you're a runner, you'll finish the book wanting to leave your padded running shoes behind. If you're not a runner, you'll enjoy the story anyway.
Inspiring book Nov 04, 2009 Born to Run is an expose of the running shoe companies, a challenge to new and veteran runners and an affirmation of what we are all capable. It is all that and more.
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