Just finished reading Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and The Greatest Race The World Has Never Seen. It is an absolutely brilliant cultural study and a wonderfully told story. I'm not a runner...hell, I'm barely a walker. This book isn't really about ultramarathons...it's really about running as a return to our ancient roots and the way that is embodied by a handful of modern runners and, most interestingly, the Tarahumara (also Raramuri), a tribe hiding out in the Copper Canyons of the Barrancas in Mexico.
I found myself so wrapped up and enthralled by the book that by the end I:
- Was cheering on the race participants...not cheering anyone to win but cheering for them to continue to find joy and communion simply by racing
- Wanted to go run barefoot in the grass...which I did. Which ain't something that anyone woulda bet on happening. And I loved it.
Rik, great to hear you have finally found the WAY! Let me know when you want to get a 5 to 8 miler in along the lake!
Posted by: Eric | June 11, 2009 at 11:40 AM