I’m not really a runner. I jog a mile here and there, but I do it because it’s healthy, not because I love it. And here I was reading a book about people who LOVE to run. They love to run so much that they run 20, 30, even 100 miles in a day.
The first half was a little boring. McDougall gave me some science and some anthropology and some history… but nothing exciting. I expected that from non-fiction, so I kept reading. And it got better.
I cried for the village that helped its runners along the mountains and canyons. I thirsted with the guy who gave away his last ounces of water to someone who needed it more. I whooped with the college girl who had so much fun running that her joy and her craft knew no bounds. I sighed in relief for the guy who finished 50 miles of cliff and canyon running in 12 hours — when only 2 years earlier he couldn’t run a mile without pain.
I said before that I don’t love running. But after reading Born to Run, I WANT to love running.
See you on the trails sometime!
–Calliope
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Uriana told me about this book a while ago. I got bogged down by the beginning. It’s good to know that it picks up. I will definitely finish it sometime soon!
Maureen, it seriously took until 50% for me to enjoy it. But I’m happy I did because is providing motivation for me to start running again — not for physical exercise, but (like the book says) to make me a better person. -calliope
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