Born to Run

AWESOME

Christopher McDougall tells us the story of a bunch of crazy people joined by their love for running, trespassing language, cultural and literal borders with no other goal than running for the sake of it and I loved it.

McDougall skillfully juggles storytelling with information, since there is a main story that pushes us forward but we are getting several tangents of backstory or information.
The book's primary focus is exploring the differences between the Tarahumara and us regarding endurance running. He also highlights small differences that anybody can apply to their runs. Since reading this book, I've been doing some experiments of my own while running and have noted a considerable improvement. I don't know if it is a placebo or something like that... but it got me out of the house and into more runs than I would have done normally and I have even started enjoying running. A sport I previously hated.

As with any “Self Help” book you have to take all the information that is given to you with a grain of salt and never do literally all that is told.
I haven't thrown all my shoes away since reading this book... But I have started paying more attention to my walking and running, being more mindful of my body.

The chapters regarding the evolution of the human for running were very interesting for me since it was the first time I've read about human evolution in a positive way. sometimes you ask yourself, how did we evolve to our present day if we are such weak members of the animal kingdom? McDougall's answer was not only refreshing from a typical pessimistic point of view but also convincing.

All in all a great book to gift any runners you know, or if you are a runner to get somebody you know to join this beautiful sport. I will continue running with a big smile on my face :)