I’ve found it difficult to get back to reading this year, and that’s why Born to Run by Christopher McDougall was a great entry point. It’s a quick read that’s easy to follow. Although McDougall can be hyperbolic throughout the story, and the plot does bounce around, the book flows quickly and inspires one to give running a fair shot. For me, having grown up running but healing from a serious ankle injury, it was great material. The anthropological sections were my favorite; even if it was only anecdotal evidence for the running man theory, it’s still interesting to consider the origins of our species’ evolution, and McDougall’s writing provides such an opportunity. For anyone with any inkling of interest in running, I’d give the book a solid three out of five stars. Running certainly provides me solace. Perhaps we are born to run.