From the Bookshelf of Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
I'm a runner. I've been a runner for almost 20 years. And right now my feet hurt. Because my feet hurt and because I'm a runner, everyone has asked me, have you read Born to Run? So I did.
This is really an ode to ultra running and it succeeds on that level. I once decided to run a 50 mile race. My body did not hold up the training. It wasn't so much my feet and body that hurt as that I was constantly sick. I made the decision to abandon the ulta and I never looked back. I still admire these runn ...more
This is really an ode to ultra running and it succeeds on that level. I once decided to run a 50 mile race. My body did not hold up the training. It wasn't so much my feet and body that hurt as that I was constantly sick. I made the decision to abandon the ulta and I never looked back. I still admire these runn ...more
I'm not sure if this book was incredibly encouraging or incredibly discouraging. As a new runner, I was very inspired by the idea that what I'm doing is natural, normal, and reasonable for a person to do. However, as someone who thinks it's a big deal to run 2 1/2 miles, hearing about people running 100 without any real problems was a little bit daunting. Even so, the story was engaging, the characters lively, and the mixture of scientific studies and narrative was really enjoyable. I recommen ...more
Jan 14, 2011
Abby Johnson
rated it
liked it
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
audio,
grownup_books
When author Christopher McDougall sustained a running injury and learned that something like 80% of runners have had running-related injuries, he figured that humans were not made to run. Until he found out about the Tarahumara Indians who live in remote villages in Mexico and run hundreds of miles for fun (and without injury). This book takes a close look at the running culture and especially ultra-marathons (races over 50 miles long).
The narration of this audiobook is smooth and engaging and ...more
The narration of this audiobook is smooth and engaging and ...more
It reads like a magazine article where the writer got caught up in the culture, and turned it into a book/lifestyle. Man it sure made me want to be a real-life runner
Interesting book about running and those who excel at it. Fascinating digressions into science behind running.
Fantastic, Fantastic, Fantastic. If this doesn't make you want to put on your running shoes nothing will.
...more
This was a surprisingly interesting, entertaining book, written by a man whose quest to become a joyful, effortless runner leads him to discover the Tarahumara, a tribe living in the remote valleys of northern Mexico. They are natural 'ultra' runners, covering great distances over unbelievably difficult terrain in baking temperatures, seemingly with little effort. The book relates McDougall's experiences with the Tarahumara along with lots of science and history about running. It's also a wacky
...more
Jun 03, 2012
Carolyn
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
non-fiction,
favorites
Lifechanging.
Oct 28, 2010
Heather
rated it
really liked it
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
non-fiction,
bookclubpicks
Oct 28, 2022
Heather
marked it as to-read
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
non-fiction,
library-to-check-out
