Chris McDougall, author of Born to Run, spoke at the Boulder Bookstore last night. It’s been a few years since he wrote the book that started the barefoot running craze. He’s refined his thinking a bit. Here are the highlights:*If used properly shoes beat no shoes
*Running shoes should be protective not corrective
*Running barefoot is an effective way to correct injuries caused by poor running form
*There’s a right way and a wrong way to run
*To learn to run the right way, run barefoot and adopt that stride to a minimalist shoe
*Running evolved as a cooperative social activity, a group hunt
*Humans are slow, even the fastest one, Usain Bolt can’t outrun a squirrel
I just bought this book last week plus a pair of Vibrams Five Fingers. I find this book compelling to read and I would say it's a two thumbs up.
ReplyDeleteI heard about this book from my peers, they were talking about it all the time... I bet this book is good for barefoot running afficionado like me and perhaps I need to get a good new balance
ReplyDeleteI bought the book last Monday and I love it so much. Indeed its very inspiring. I wanna buy a new pair of inov-8
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