Blaming the running injury epidemic on big, bad Nike seems too easy

Christopher McDougall
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Blaming the running injury epidemic on big, bad Nike seems too easy - but that's okay, because it's largely their fault. ✨ Christopher McDougall (2009). Born to Run, p.179, Vintage
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Blaming the running injury epidemic on big, bad Nike seems too easy - but that's okay, because it's largely their fault. ✨ Christopher McDougall (2009). Born to Run, p.179, Vintage

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