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anyone read Born to Run?

jacksonpt
jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
Just started it yesterday (only about 100 pages in), but so far Im really enjoying it. The story is interesting enough, but the running/race narratives are really good!

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  • kac7700
    kac7700 Posts: 125 Member
    I read it and enjoyed it a lot. It's a great story, very inspiring!
  • cmDaffy
    cmDaffy Posts: 6,991 Member
    Got it, LOVE it!!! I'm reading it kind of slow. It's my before bedtime treat. If I get my stuff done, then I have enough time to read. I have a friend who's son just run the Leadville in Co, just a few weeks ago (It could have been last week, I don't remember)
  • seasonalvoodoo
    seasonalvoodoo Posts: 380 Member
    I am in the middle of this book and I LOVE it! It has inspired me to try barefoot running (albeit slowly, as I do not want to injure myself).

    Main reason for the inspiration is because I really messed up my feet running in my running shoes (shoes that correct over-pronation).

    I hobbled around for a while until I realized that my foot did not hurt when barefoot. Then I went on vacation to hike a mountain and the only way I could do it was barefoot! (I probably got weird looks) and after that, I bought the book and have been enjoying it.

    Doesn't hurt my foot to run barefoot at all.

    *When I say barefoot I mean Vibrams...except in the case of hiking the mountain, that was completely barefoot.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Just finished it, and really enjoyed it. yes, it is about running... but it's about so much more than that too.
  • cmDaffy
    cmDaffy Posts: 6,991 Member
    I am in the middle of this book and I LOVE it! It has inspired me to try barefoot running (albeit slowly, as I do not want to injure myself).

    Main reason for the inspiration is because I really messed up my feet running in my running shoes (shoes that correct over-pronation).

    I hobbled around for a while until I realized that my foot did not hurt when barefoot. Then I went on vacation to hike a mountain and the only way I could do it was barefoot! (I probably got weird looks) and after that, I bought the book and have been enjoying it.

    Doesn't hurt my foot to run barefoot at all.

    *When I say barefoot I mean Vibrams...except in the case of hiking the mountain, that was completely barefoot.

    Since I run indoors, I run both in shoes and barefoot. I love the strange looks I get when people realize that I'm running barefoot, but I no longer have plantar fasciitis problems (except when my feet are still for too long!)
  • Seajolly
    Seajolly Posts: 1,435 Member
    I'm in the middle of it, and I LOVE it so far!
  • seasonalvoodoo
    seasonalvoodoo Posts: 380 Member
    I am in the middle of this book and I LOVE it! It has inspired me to try barefoot running (albeit slowly, as I do not want to injure myself).

    Main reason for the inspiration is because I really messed up my feet running in my running shoes (shoes that correct over-pronation).

    I hobbled around for a while until I realized that my foot did not hurt when barefoot. Then I went on vacation to hike a mountain and the only way I could do it was barefoot! (I probably got weird looks) and after that, I bought the book and have been enjoying it.

    Doesn't hurt my foot to run barefoot at all.

    *When I say barefoot I mean Vibrams...except in the case of hiking the mountain, that was completely barefoot.

    Since I run indoors, I run both in shoes and barefoot. I love the strange looks I get when people realize that I'm running barefoot, but I no longer have plantar fasciitis problems (except when my feet are still for too long!)

    I was also having some issues with the beginnings of plantar fasciitis but that seems to have gone away, now.

    I just finished the book and it was just so awesome.

    Of course, now I want to become an Ultra Runner...but not sure if that's feasible! Haha
  • tebumgarner
    tebumgarner Posts: 37 Member
    Great book, very inspiring. It made me rethink ever spending $135 on running shoes. I just buy what's on sale at Kohl's with a 30% off coupon, and I'm doing just fine. I'd like to try some minimalist shoes one day, but I'm too cheap!

    I can't even imagine what they go through in Leadville. I have climbed a few14'er mountains in Colorado, and that's hard enough for 10 miles while NOT running/racing. Amazing athletes.
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