Born to Run Barefoot?

Sorting Through the Myths and Facts of Barefoot Running

By: Chas Gillespie

Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith

Two million years ago, Africa: A skinny, long-limbed creature who walks on two legs, can’t sprint, and has no weapons turns away from his under-nourished friends, and runs down a much stronger antelope. Dinner. Over succeeding generations, this creature evolves into one of the best distance runners on the planet: the human being. Yet in the age of modernity, we find ourselves unable to run without more than half of us suffering injury. This book looks at the injury epidemic in running and what the barefoot running movement believes are the causes of injury. It analyzes the best-seller Born to Run, how human evolution has shaped our bodies, how modernity has warped those same bodies, and what barefoot running both got right and wrong. It concludes by giving practical advice to runners from the writer, a 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon.

©2013 Chas Gillespie (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Great Easy Listening

Gillespie takes what could otherwise be a fairly boring topic and brings a concise fresh take which makes for a great read.
This is not the antithesis of Born to Run, rather a question Gillespie is trying to answer and I believe he does, in a satisfying way for the reader. In a time of all style no substance headlines, this is not a hot takes which solve all your problems in 200 pages or less.
I hope to see more writing from this talented author in the near future.

Born to run analysis

Basically an analysis of the book born to run. Different point of view and a good viewpoint but don't expect a similar story.

Fan of Born to run?

Then you should listen to this excellent breakdown of one of the most influential running themed books - Born To Run by Christopher McDougall.

This just saved me

A coupleyears ago a tried to switch to for foot strike. Within months a had a compact injury in my foot, gave up running. going back now I was considering barefoot running after reading Born To Run. Luckily I didn't and listened to this instead... Now I understand why I got injured and how to prevent it again. Thanks you so much. I'm one of those who just love to run, without a target, I just had forgotten it... Until now.

An interesting book

A nice book that was pretty motivational and I found it to be well written. I recommend this book.