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 McDougallitโs easy to get outside yourself when youโre thinking about someone else.
Christopher McDougallThe reason we race isn't so much to beat each other... but to be with each other.
Christopher McDougallKnow why people run marathons? โฆBecause running is rooted in our collective imagination, and our imagination is rooted in running. Language, art, science; space shuttles, Starry Night, intravascular surgery; they all had their roots in our ability to run. Running was the superpower that made us human โ which means its a superpower all humans posses.
Christopher McDougall