Archive for January 2010
The Perfect Foot
Ten years ago, doctors were telling me I was permanently flawed. My feet were such a mess and my body was so big and cumbersome, I could only risk running with stability shoes and custom-made orthotics. Now, I’m not just better — I’m perfect. Don’t take it from me; that’s the expert opinion of none…
Read MoreThe Countdown
In 25 and a half hours, the embargo will be lifted on a devastating new study in Nature magazine. If you’ve been following the barefoot-running debate at all, you’ve read lots of hand-wringing from podiatrists, and shoe companies, and Runner’s World editors about how “we need more data. we just don’t know if bare feet…
Read MoreFrom Reader Dr. T. Riabokin
Many, many thanks for your book! After 30 years in practice (and 30 years of preaching going barefoot) I now have a treasure of a book to hand to my patients regarding the benefits of walking/running barefoot. Having heard of this tribe years ago I always wondered when we would see an accesible book about…
Read MoreFrom Reader Howard
i just wanted to say that this is the best book i have ever read. it felt like a series of lighbulbs going off. your insights and research made me realise what was wrong with my running… the shoes. i am now running in minimal shoes (still working on getting my feet strong enough to…
Read MoreFrom Reader Will
I heard the same interview during a long car trip from Chesepeake Bay to Nashville. I pulled over in Roanoke, found a bookstore and bought “Born To Run”. I dove in as soon as I got home and devoured the book in a few nights. Since then, I’ve been running and walking barefoot daily (about…
Read MoreFrom Reader Larry
I read your book Born To Run. Because of you, I feel like I have my life back again. I was a marathoner for 20 years, and then in my mid 30’s I ran into a wall of injuries, to the point where at 42, I never thought I would be able to run ever…
Read MoreFrom Reader Sarah
Howard Luke is almost 86 years old, born in Nenana (just south of Fairbanks, Alaska) and raised in a traditional Athabascan, Alaska Native lifestyle. He says his mother put the lower foreleg bone of a Dall sheep around his neck when he was about 5 or 6 years old, so he would be a runner.…
Read MoreFrom Reader Eric
I’ve been a miserable runner for as long as I remember – I’m a big, tall guy and everyone always told me I just couldn’t – except my mom. She’s 63 and runs 80 miles a week, and has been since she was 17 and started trail-running as part of her biology degree (she’s a…
Read MoreFrom Reader Naomi
Hi I just wanted to let you know that i loved your book born to run, It has completely changed my life. The book is definitely any runners bible! About 6 months ago i suffered from plantar fasciitis and was told by a number of practitioners that my running days were over. I was devastated…
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