Subject: RE: Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never SeenI "listened" to the book just a few weeks ago at work... (got it from the local library on CD) Yes, very inspiring. I'd done all my training and racing in XC racing flats a few years ago, but after a foot injury (not related to the shoes) and surgery, I was on a 3 year journey just to get back to running. Lisa was the final deciding factor in getting me back to being able to run at all starting this year (thank you!!! ). And I've wanted to get back to the more minimal shoes, because I always felt so... FREE running in them. So this book what the impetus to making that happen, now 10 months after just being able to start running again at all. Fortunately, I had kept my light footstrike even with the time off and several months in very thick and cushy shoes. Just this past weekend I did some "surgery" on a pair of my shoes, and they feel a lot better. My calves are already recovering in 24 hours, and I'll be mixing in some time with my old XC flats again. Will I run barefoot? Who knows. With winter approaching, it certainly won't happen outside. But there are tunnels under the building where I work...
One thing I felt listening was that, while it was inspiring, I still have no desire to run an ultra. Edited by briderdt 2010-10-12 4:59 PM
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