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Born to Run
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This book tells of the world’s greatest distance runners, the Tarahumara people, an isolated tribe living deep in the Mexican wilderness. It also tells the story of Christopher McDougall, the author, an injury-riddled runner, and his attempt to learn the Tarahumara’s style of running. This book is an inspiration – it compellingly argues that the human body is in fact designed and perfectly suited for distance running, and that the epidemic in running injuries is largely due to the popularity of modern cushioned running shoes, which do far more harm than good. At first, this argument seemed quite counterintuitive, but McDougall thoroughly explains the evidence: measurements have indicated that compared to running barefoot, the more heavily cushioned the running shoe, the more impact the runner hits the ground with. McDougall also discussed the astonishing fact that after the age of 19, distance running performance increases until at peeks at age 27. At what age does performance return to the same level as at age 19? Not until age 64!!! I found this unbelievable! Unlike for virtually all other sports, humans are designed to be able to run distances with excellent endurance and speed for the majority of our lives. And not just men – women are as good at distance running as men are, if not better.
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