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05-05-2005, 05:31 PM

Anyone else read
Racing the Antelope: What Animals Can Teach Us About Running and Life
By Bernd Heinrich?

I thought it was good. A totally different take on the physiology of running.
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05-06-2005, 12:05 AM

No, I haven't, but now I want to.

I read a couple of the on line reviews, and it sounds like it is right
up my alley.

Thanks for the tip.

Ray

05-06-2005, 12:26 AM

One more thing, it looks like the paperback version of this book was
renamed to "Why We Run: A Natural History." Apparently there were a
couple of books out around the same time that talked about running and
antelopes. Who knew?

Obviously not one annoyed Amazon reviewer of Racing the Antelope.

"I got this book thinking it was that other book about chasing
antelopes. The one by that other guy. The good one. Which, as that
other reviewer tells me (too late), is called Running After Antelope.
This one is not good like that one. That one, the Scott Carrier one, is
really really good. It's heartbreaking and smart in this sneaky way
where it's not all flashy and show-off-y, but you find that Scott
Carrier's thoughts become the ones you think for days and days. And
then you realize that these are not thoughts you invented. They're his.
But they feel nice in your head.

Let this serve as a warning to anyone who might be duped into buying
this book thinking it's that other one, because it is not."

Only 4 out of 48 people found this review helpful. Imagine.