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Christopher McDougall Quotes

If you read folklore and mythology, any kind of myths, any kind of tall tales, running is always associated with freedom and vitality and youthfulness and eternal vigor. It’s only in our lifetime that running has become associated with fear and pain Picture Quote #1

Only recently have we come up with the technology to turn lazing around into a way of life. We’ve taken our sinewy, durable, hunter-gatherer bodies and plunked them into an artificial world of leisure Picture Quote #1

Faced with the almost inescapable conclusion that it had been selling lemons, Nike shifted into make-lemonade mode. Jeff Pisciotta became head of a top-secret and seemingly impossible project: finding a way to make a buck off a naked foot Picture Quote #1

I have the idea that running shoes are based on a kind of cult idea - that our feet are flawed and we need shoes to correct those flaws. The shoe companies are in the business of selling shoes. But there’s no evidence from running shoe manufacturers that they’re right. There’s no scientific data that running shoes reduce injury Picture Quote #1

I received the best advice for running I ever heard: ‘You’re not going to win, so just relax. If it feels like work, you’re running too hard Picture Quote #1

In ‘Tarahumara’ land, there was no crime, war or theft. There was no corruption, obesity, drug addiction, greed, wife-beating, child abuse, heart disease, high blood pressure, or carbon emissions. They didn’t get diabetes, or depressed, or even old: 50-year-olds outran teenagers Picture Quote #1

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The ‘Tarahumara’ use their legs ‘as designed.’ By running at a young age with minimal footwear, they naturally develop the best biomechanical use of their legs. Cushioned shoes restrict foot movements and allow for over-striding. Short strides are natural Picture Quote #1

We’ve created an unnatural form of running. It’s not just the shoes, but we run on artificial surfaces - straight ahead, hard and steady - instead of speeding up and slowing down, reacting to the terrain with changes of pace and rhythm Picture Quote #1

We wouldn’t be alive without love we wouldn’t have survived without running maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that getting better at one could make you better at the other Picture Quote #1

If you don’t think you were born to run you’re not only denying history. You’re denying who you are Picture Quote #1

We’re constantly told that running will ruin our knees and outrage our hearts, but for nearly all of human existence, it was associated with freedom, vitality, and eternal youth Picture Quote #1

Running is the heart of what it means to be human Picture Quote #1

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Ask nothing from your running, and you’ll get more than you ever imagined! Picture Quote #1

We were born to run; we were born because we run Picture Quote #1

You don’t have to be fast. But you’d better be fearless Picture Quote #1

Running should be free, man Picture Quote #1

Deny your nature, and it will erupt in some other, uglier way Picture Quote #1

When it comes to mentors, you can’t beat survival Picture Quote #1

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There is a growing subculture of barefoot runners, people who got rid of their shoes. And what they have found uniformly is you get rid of the shoes, you get rid of the stress, you get rid of the injuries and the ailments Picture Quote #1

We’re constantly told that running will ruin our knees and outrage our hearts, but for nearly all of human existence, it was associated with freedom, vitality, and eternal youth Picture Quote #1

For nearly 2 million years, our ancestors survived and thrived and spread across the planet because they could run other mammals into heat exhaustion Picture Quote #1

Extreme heroism springs from something that no scientific theory can fully explain; it’s an illogical impulse that flies in the face of biology, psychology, actuarial statistics, and basic common sense Picture Quote #1

Endurance, after all, is the only reason we even exist. We think of ourselves as nature’s deadliest animals, but the truth is, a naked human is the biggest wimp in the wild. We have no fangs, no claws, no strength, and no speed Picture Quote #1

Humans are built for endurance, not speed. We’re awful sprinters compared to every other animal. We try to run our races as if they were speed races, but they are not. They’re endurance races. Even a marathon, the way it’s run now, it’s not an endurance contest Picture Quote #1

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You don’t stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running Picture Quote #1

If you read folklore and mythology, any kind of myths, any kind of tall tales, running is always associated with freedom and vitality and youthfulness and eternal vigor. It’s only in our lifetime that running has become associated with fear and pain Picture Quote #1

Anyone can do running. Running should be easy. It should be fun. It should include everyone. It shouldn’t be a punishment for eating cheesecake, which is what we’ve turned it into Picture Quote #1

Were designed for persistence hunting, which is a mix of running and walking. Whats built into that kind of running is a sense of pleasure. You are designed and built and perfect for this activity, and it should be enjoyable and fun Picture Quote #1

The only way to truly conquer something, as every great philosopher and geneticist will tell you, is to love it Picture Quote #1

If you can run six miles on a summer day, then you, my friend, are a lethal weapon in the animal kingdom Picture Quote #1

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If you read folklore and mythology, any kind of myths, any kind of tall tales, running is always associated with freedom and vitality and youthfulness and eternal vigor. It’s only in our lifetime that running has become associated with fear and pain. (Christopher McDougall Quotes) Only recently have we come up with the technology to turn lazing around into a way of life. We’ve taken our sinewy, durable, hunter-gatherer bodies and plunked them into an artificial world of leisure (Christopher McDougall Quotes) Faced with the almost inescapable conclusion that it had been selling lemons, Nike shifted into make-lemonade mode. Jeff Pisciotta became head of a top-secret and seemingly impossible project: finding a way to make a buck off a naked foot (Christopher McDougall Quotes) I have the idea that running shoes are based on a kind of cult idea - that our feet are flawed and we need shoes to correct those flaws. The shoe companies are in the business of selling shoes. But there’s no evidence from running shoe manufacturers that they’re right. There’s no scientific data that running shoes reduce injury (Christopher McDougall Quotes) I received the best advice for running I ever heard: ‘You’re not going to win, so just relax. If it feels like work, you’re running too hard (Christopher McDougall Quotes) In ‘Tarahumara’ land, there was no crime, war or theft. There was no corruption, obesity, drug addiction, greed, wife-beating, child abuse, heart disease, high blood pressure, or carbon emissions. They didn’t get diabetes, or depressed, or even old: 50-year-olds outran teenagers (Christopher McDougall Quotes) The ‘Tarahumara’ use their legs ‘as designed.’ By running at a young age with minimal footwear, they naturally develop the best biomechanical use of their legs. Cushioned shoes restrict foot movements and allow for over-striding. Short strides are natural (Christopher McDougall Quotes) We’ve created an unnatural form of running. It’s not just the shoes, but we run on artificial surfaces - straight ahead, hard and steady - instead of speeding up and slowing down, reacting to the terrain with changes of pace and rhythm (Christopher McDougall Quotes) We wouldn’t be alive without love we wouldn’t have survived without running maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that getting better at one could make you better at the other. (Christopher McDougall Quotes) If you don’t think you were born to run you’re not only denying history. You’re denying who you are. (Christopher McDougall Quotes) We’re constantly told that running will ruin our knees and outrage our hearts, but for nearly all of human existence, it was associated with freedom, vitality, and eternal youth. (Christopher McDougall Quotes) Running is the heart of what it means to be human (Christopher McDougall Quotes) Ask nothing from your running, and you’ll get more than you ever imagined! (Christopher McDougall Quotes) We were born to run; we were born because we run (Christopher McDougall Quotes) You don’t have to be fast. But you’d better be fearless (Christopher McDougall Quotes) Running should be free, man (Christopher McDougall Quotes) Deny your nature, and it will erupt in some other, uglier way (Christopher McDougall Quotes) When it comes to mentors, you can’t beat survival (Christopher McDougall Quotes) There is a growing subculture of barefoot runners, people who got rid of their shoes. And what they have found uniformly is you get rid of the shoes, you get rid of the stress, you get rid of the injuries and the ailments (Christopher McDougall Quotes) We’re constantly told that running will ruin our knees and outrage our hearts, but for nearly all of human existence, it was associated with freedom, vitality, and eternal youth (Christopher McDougall Quotes) For nearly 2 million years, our ancestors survived and thrived and spread across the planet because they could run other mammals into heat exhaustion (Christopher McDougall Quotes) Extreme heroism springs from something that no scientific theory can fully explain; it’s an illogical impulse that flies in the face of biology, psychology, actuarial statistics, and basic common sense (Christopher McDougall Quotes) Endurance, after all, is the only reason we even exist. We think of ourselves as nature’s deadliest animals, but the truth is, a naked human is the biggest wimp in the wild. We have no fangs, no claws, no strength, and no speed (Christopher McDougall Quotes) Humans are built for endurance, not speed. We’re awful sprinters compared to every other animal. We try to run our races as if they were speed races, but they are not. They’re endurance races. Even a marathon, the way it’s run now, it’s not an endurance contest (Christopher McDougall Quotes) You don’t stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running (Christopher McDougall Quotes) If you read folklore and mythology, any kind of myths, any kind of tall tales, running is always associated with freedom and vitality and youthfulness and eternal vigor. It’s only in our lifetime that running has become associated with fear and pain (Christopher McDougall Quotes) Anyone can do running. Running should be easy. It should be fun. It should include everyone. It shouldn’t be a punishment for eating cheesecake, which is what we’ve turned it into (Christopher McDougall Quotes) Were designed for persistence hunting, which is a mix of running and walking. Whats built into that kind of running is a sense of pleasure. You are designed and built and perfect for this activity, and it should be enjoyable and fun (Christopher McDougall Quotes) The only way to truly conquer something, as every great philosopher and geneticist will tell you, is to love it (Christopher McDougall Quotes) If you can run six miles on a summer day, then you, my friend, are a lethal weapon in the animal kingdom (Christopher McDougall Quotes)

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