Run Free

I just finished the book, "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall, and it was an amazing book. I won't go into too much detail about it, but it is about Christopher and his adventures in seeking out why people get injuries from running when it seems that it is natural for humans to run. The book has inspired me to run more than I ever thought was reasonable or even possible. The most I have run without stopping at one time was about six miles. The moment I finished the book, I went out and ran about 13 miles without stopping. The best feeling I've had in a long time. I highly suggest this book and go out for a run without shoes. The running shoes that are marketed with high tech running features actually injure us. There were not many running-related injures until the invention of the "running" shoes with its thick rubber soles and "anti-pronation" properties. Our feet were designed by nature and evolution to be run all by itself and beautiful running form is seen when ran barefoot. So the next time you get a chance to run, ditch those running shoes and wear thin-soled shoes or, if you live in a clean environment, do it barefooted like nature intended.