Friday, September 18, 2009
book 'o the month - born to run
A few pages in. Saving it for an upcoming trip. Barefoot running sounds intriguingly opposite to conventional wisdom...
Finally, Born to Run presents a philosophy of exercise. The ethos that pervades recreational and competitive running--"no pain, no gain," is fundamentally flawed, McDougall argues. The essence of running should not be grim determination, but sheer joy. Many of the conventions of modern running--the thick-soled shoes, mechanical treadmills, take no prisoners competition, and heads-down powering through pain dull our appreciation of what running can be--a sociable activity, more game than chore, that can lead to adventure. McDougall's narrative moves the book forward, his thesis provides a solid intellectual support, but this philosophy of joy animates Born to Run. I hope this book finds the wide audience it deserves. - Amazon Reviewer...
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i stumbled across your blog randomly and on accident just a bit ago. i'm a relatively new runner (1 year) living in the quad cities. didn't run in high school or college or have any of that background that many do. long story short, i just got done reading born to run and it's an amazing book. i've been researching more and more into natural running shortly after i started running and born to run has lent even more incredible insight into barefoot and natural running. but more than anything, just wanted to say hi and maybe find out more about your group of runners. i do much of my running on the duck creek path as well. also, from what i gather, the main contributor to this blog ran this year's leadville? if so, congratulations. that's an amazing feat and a dream of mine someday.
Josh
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