Born To Run

I just finished "Born To Run" by Christopher McDougall and it literally brought tears to my eyes as I was reading it. It got into some logistics about running such as the evolution of some of Nike's running shoes and how some of the "elite" ultra runners got into the sport. This was all very interesting and cool. However, the most amazing story was about the actual races and the pivotal race in Copper Canyon which was the climax of the whole book. What a monumental event which people risked their lives to be a part of. Plus McDougall's story in itself was really cool. I left feeling very inspired. Yes, I want to run an ultra marathon now. But I'll push that dream to the side for now. It's not THAT big of a dream. I do want to start with just running another marathon. Maybe I'll shoot for Philly in November??? We'll see...

For all my running friends out there this is a MUST READ.