Comments on: Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

By: Sally Carpenter

Sally Carpenter — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:56:04 +0000

I started this book very excited because I had heard good things. The style of the author turned me off faster than any other book I read. The Over-the-top description and metaphors not annoyed me. Rating: 2 / 5

By: Joel Eidsath

Joel Eidsath — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:55:24 +0000

Wonderful book by Christopher McDougall. I can not recommend it enough. But the publishing house Alfred A. Knopf has disabled text-to-speech on the Kindle version of this book. In return, check them garner a 1-stars. Check this one out in the library. Rating: 1 / 5

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:43:43 +0000

Recently, while promoting this book, Christopher McDougall, the Tarahumara people of Mexico: * No * No *) crime cholesterol (unlike all other animals, No War * No * No * No * heart disease, clinical depression and cancer are known, can run on 435 miles in a foisVous judge for themselves whether these data are credible. I personally believe that everything McDougall said or written must be taken with a grain of sel.De McDougall, of course is that people have not developed to run in sneakers. And I am personally very interested in running the more natural style, he is promoted. Just know that Christopher McDougall is exaggerating the truth to such an extent that it would “Born to Run” mostly fiction. Rating: 1 / 5

By: Anne Terry

Anne Terry — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:15:03 +0000

Ok, I’m not a runner, and I hate any kind of shoes or socks, stuck between my toes. But I love a good story. I am fascinated by the mechanics of the body. And read all kinds of travel literature, memoirs of sports and popular science. I wanted to love this book. But I could not keep up. I read a little and had always down.Je waited for the runner to the equivalent of “Eat, Pray, Love”. But it was too disjointed. Too many “what I have during my summer vacation.” I stopped pretty quickly interested. How to Repair Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: “I do not understand what all the fuss. Maybe I do not belong in the Vibram Five Fingers Fan Club Rating: 1 / 5

By: M. Adkins

M. Adkins — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:51:44 +0000

I made it for about half of the book, and there was little inspiration in the stories. If you spend half the book written in Spanish, followed by a translation into English, you can survive the story right around. Maybe people will find familiar with the Tarahumara and their culture, the book useful, but not every runner, too. Rating: 1 / 5