On: The Running Novelist: Learning how to go the distance (2008)

[starpilot]

Hey, has anyone read born to run? (Containment post for all born to run related posts, they just tend to muck up these threads.)

[pierot → starpilot]

I have, along with What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. It can be an inspiration to start running or start running longer distances. But beware of the pseudo scientific narrative, don’t take it too seriously :)

[slowmovintarget → pierot]

When I think of running and literature, I can only think of Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.

[pierot → slowmovintarget]

Thanks for the tip!

[lazyant → starpilot]

It's a good read, just take it with a good dose of healthy skepticism.

[logosmonkey → starpilot]

Yeah, I read it when I was going through my barefoot phase. It's a good story overall but I am far less convinced of the barefoot movement these days than I was ten or so years a when I read it.

[sg47 → logosmonkey]

I started running barefoot recently. I have a hip injury that seems to flare up badly when I run with shoes. Running without shoes has me running slower and in turn putting less stress on my hip. I'm not sure if it's a good idea long term but at least in the short term, it helps me get back to running.