It's excellent. Finished reading it last weekend and I was really impressed, more so than any other book about running I've read. Highly recommended !!!
What is it talking about? Running technique? or story about runners?
No, not really about running techniques, it is the story of a runner, very inspiring !!!! The book just came out about a month ago. Have you read the review on my link above?
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
作者：Christopher McDougall
「為甚麼跑步的時候腳會痛？」為了找尋答案，此書作者誓要找出一個人們能夠跑最長途的部落，結果他在墨西哥北部找到答案，就是印第安部落 Tarahumara的族人。當地的族人自很久以前便掌握到長跑的技巧，讓他們可以一口氣跑上數百英里追逐野鹿依然面不改容，他們擁有異常良好的身體狀況。作者在書中不但展示出這個部族的神秘一面，亦同時告訴讀者︰原來我們對跑步的一切認知，都是錯的。
No one cares how fast you run 50 miles, so ultrarunners don’t really stress about times. They’re out to enjoy the run and finish strong, not shave a few inconsequential seconds off a personal best. And that’s the best way to transition up to big mileage races: as coach Eric told me, “If it feels like work, you’re working too hard.”
By the way, I also strongly recommend the book "Once a Runner" by John Parker.
It is an awesome book about a college runner (fictional). I have also written a short description of the book in my blog here on longrun.hk a while ago.
其實，前幾年我就看到報告說，貴價的跑鞋根本沒有比平價的鞋，對我們減低受傷的機會有幫助。或許就是這個原因，我一直都是買比較平價的鞋。Born to Run作者更爲詳細的指出，貴價的跑鞋，由於阻礙天然跑姿，在研究當中可以看到，會更容易引至跑手受傷。有一次，剔牌派了兩位代表，去看看史丹福跑隊練習，想了解一下跑隊隊員對剔牌跑鞋有什麽意見。結果，他們發現隊員都不穿剔牌的跑鞋，而是光腳訓練。剔牌那兩位代表就很疑惑的問教練，爲什麽不穿剔牌送給他們的鞋呢。這位很有名的教練就告訴他們說，隊員一穿了那些鞋，就會受傷，所以為防止受傷，他們很多時，都另可光腳跑。
發表於 2009-6-26 12:58:32
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Can't find it in the bookstores in HK\
發表於 2009-9-1 00:11:54
