Independent Reading Blog Ryan Irwin
Born To Run is book is my favourite book that I have ever read. It will interest everyone who reads the book. The book is like Magic; it lures anyone into wanting to continue the book. Athletes would especially love this book because it teaches you the secrets of running and a secret tribe. This book is about a journalist who likes to run but he is out of shape and he keeps on getting injured. So he decides to see sports medicine doctors and they all seem to say the same thing. They all say pretty much that his body is not meant for running. This is not true and this book teaches you why. He ends up stumbling across some information of a secret running tribe that can run for miles, and miles, and miles. From here his journey begins of a life changing experience, and he learns the secret to running.
My favourite character from the book is a person named Barefoot Ted. His name seems a little weird but he is amazing. I might have given this away already but he is an ultra marathoner that runs in nothing but his bare feet. Yes this seems very weird and the first thing that comes to your mind might be asking yourself these questions: Wow, does he get injured a lot? How do his feet manage without all the support that running shoes give you? Why would anyone even think of doing this? Well, it would shock you to tell you that running without shoes is better for your feet, your legs and your body. Well, it may also shock you if I told you that the cheaper the shoe the better. (Now you may be thinking by now that this is very stupid and it is a big joke, but actually your foot doesn’t need ankle support or soft soles. Your foot doesn’t want to land on its heel. Your foot actually includes support and shock absorption and support by itself. It is also more natural to land on the ball of your foot before your heel). The character Barefoot Ted teaches you all about it.
As I said before this book is my favourite book and I would argue that it is the most interesting book ever. When I think about the book I cannot spot out one thing that I disliked about the book. Except for the fact that it was to short, but it is a very well written book and is very, very interesting. I like a lot how it start in the present then skips back to race that happened in the past then goes back to the present, and the past makes everything that he said before it make sense. It is great how when you meet a new character it instantly goes into a big description of the character. I like how the book talks about how some of the runner’s personal lives and how they party just like normal people. This book was amazing and I would advise you to read it.
