Perhaps all our troubles - all the violence, obesity, illness, depress…

Christopher McDougall
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Perhaps all our troubles - all the violence, obesity, illness, depression, and greed we can't overcome - began when we stopped living as Running People. Deny your nature, and it will erupt in some other, uglier way. ✨ Christopher McDougall (2010). Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen, p.99, Profile Books
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But you can't muscle through a five-hour run that way; you have to relax into it like easing your body into a hot bath, until it no longer resists the shock and begins to enjoy it. ✨ Christopher McDo … ▶
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
Nearly all runners do their slow runs too fast, and their fast runs too slow. Ken Mierke says. So they're just training their bodies to burn sugar, which is the last thing a distance runner wants. Yo … ▶
You don't have to be fast. But you'd better be fearless. ✨ Christopher McDougall (2010). Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen, p.61, Profil … ▶
If you can run six miles on a summer day, then you, my friend, are a lethal weapon in the animal kingdom. ✨ Christopher McDougall (2010). Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the gre … ▶

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