I heard an interview with this guy on WEEI's morning drive time,
"Dennis and Callahan" so I filled out an Amazon book order I had
pending with it. Got it yesterday afternoon.

I'm about half way through it, but I have to give this one a highly
recommended - well written, funny, the cast of characters is not only
amusing, but very insightful. I'll admit I cheated and went ahead to
read about the actual race (which is at the end) - it's terrific - I
will not mind reading it again.

Seriously - five out of five on my personal ratings scale and well
worth the time. And I don't hand out five ratings very often on
reviews - it's gotta be a special book.

"Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the
World Has Never Seen" by Christopher McDougall

http://tinyurl.com/nw7shu