How did writing Born to Run change your life as an athlete? How did it change your life overall? Very humbling and a little alarming to your fellow racers when you’re stumbling through the woods with a hand in your crotch. It was half-great I was ahead of pace and feeling excellent through Mile 17, and then I got this wicked groin cramp that wouldn’t let up for the last 14. That’s the only race I’ve had in my sights lately. My feet have been fine, although my groin surprised me by cramping like a fiend during a recent 50K. How are your feet? Did they ever start hurting again after you changed your form and footwear? Your running-related foot pain sparked your research for Born to Run. And she was right five minutes later, we were slipping and scrambling around and having a blast. “Awfully cool!” someone immediately piped up. Once we were at the trailhead before a run and I made the mistake of commenting that the freezing rain and total darkness we were about to set off into was awful. I’ve been going out with some local trail runners who are insanely indifferent to ice storms, snowdrifts, and nightfall. I hope you’ll buy the book if you haven’t read it.ĬM: I’ve been having a great winter. For more background, check out this synopsis. McDougall’s tangents get into human evolution, ultrarunning championships and the running industry while capturing the pure thrill of running. I recently had the chance to ask Chris McDougall some questions about his running, his upcoming plans, and his belief that the running shoe industry hawks a lot of “junk” that causes injuries.Īnyone who reads this blog, or who pays any attention to the bestseller list, likely is familiar with the fascinating story behind the book-the drama of a race that takes shape in a remote canyon in Mexico between a top American ultrarunner and the Tarahumara tribe, who run free of the ailments and injuries that plague modern runners. The Bay Area event is Saturday, April 9, at The Book Passage in Corte Madera. They’re touring the country April through June to promote the paperback release and spread the gospel of barefoot running in what they’re calling The Naked Tour-”naked” as in stripping down to running’s bare essentials, not bare buns. I’m therefore happy to spread the word about a chance to hear from the author and other trail-running characters in his book.
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