What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
I'm really intrigued by minimalist/ barefoot running. It is an amazing story — interesting, heart warming and educational. A great read for runners and non runners alike.
The anthropological aspect of the book is fab too.
An inspirational and enlightening book. Well written, gripping and informative. Entertaining, informative and inspiring.
Cons
The kindle edition has a spelling mistake on the first page. The author has a magazine style of writing. The book is boring and the choice of vocabluary is irksome.
What a shill. The facts are poorly researched. Consult more reputable and less excitable sources.
The breathless prose lurches thematically in a way that would make steven pinker say rude words. But it is the disingenuous nature of much of his writing that i really took exception to. It seemed to me that the author had embellished his story a lot.... Read More
The book is full of pretentious adjectives, metaphors, similes etc. It's like reading the opening paragraph of a magazine article, complete with the language of enticement. It varies from pedestrian to insanely over-excitable.
Highlights
Quality
I was there on the trail with the ultra runners
The information relayed itself is interesting but mcdougall’s style of combining historic story telling with the present day wa... Read More
Competitiveness
Made me think more about my running and less about buying expensive trainers
I followed chris mcdougall meandering mind like a contented distance runner
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Will never look at a pair of nikes the same way again
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Since reading this book i look forward to every run to see how i can tweak and improve my technique knowing that its not just the lack of the right shoe
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Yet heres a book where someone went through all that and spelt it all out
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I joined various plantar fasciitis groups and theyre always searching for some miracle shoeinsertshockwave and i want to shake them all and say stop now that i know but its too much to explain to people who want a quick fix
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Words cannot describe how the book is
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This book was absolutely brilliant it felt like i was reading a fictional thriller
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Great read if you’re interest in ultra running barefoot running isn’t peaked by this book
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