Just got done reading the book “Born to Run” which features the running tribe, the Tarahumara.There is a lot of great information in the book about why we should be running more, how it is the reason we evolved, and why running shoes are bad for us. It offers some compelling reasons for why the answers to many of our health related problems, both before we start running and once we do, are rooted in our history and evolution.
Since starting the book I’ve been motivated to run more and I look forward to it. It started becoming more enjoyable when I let running be fun, and not work. Running at a pace that feels good and not hard lets me run for longer periods and get a better workout.I’ve noticed I sleep better, have more energy during the day, and am in a MUCH better mood, as my wife will attest.
I hope to keep up the motivation to run after reading this book, and after the upcoming White Rock Lake Marathon Relay, that I am running, in a few weeks. After that I plan to start barefoot running, or with the rubber feeties. I’ll let the book explain why we should chuck the running shoes and go barefoot, for you to understand why I want to try it. If you know of anyone that runs barefoot, I would love to hear from them.
Watch the video below for more about this ancient running tribe, then pick up the book soon.
Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong. Isolated by the most savage terrain in North America, the reclusive Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s deadly Copper Canyons are custodians of a lost art. For centuries they have practiced techniques that allow them to run hundreds of miles without rest and chase down anything from a deer to an Olympic marathoner while enjoying every mile of it. Their superhuman talent is matched by uncanny health and serenity, leaving the Tarahumara immune to the diseases and strife that plague modern existence. With the help of Caballo Blanco, a mysterious loner who lives among the tribe, the author was able not only to uncover the secrets of the Tarahumara but also to find his own inner ultra-athlete, as he trained for the challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of Tarahumara country pitting the tribe against an odd band of Americans, including a star ultramarathoner, a beautiful young surfer, and a barefoot wonder.
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