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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Once you jump ahead, you’re vulnerable; you surrender all element of surprise, and become a prisoner of your own pace. Even.”

101. “Once you jump ahead, you’re vulnerable; you surrender all element of surprise, and become a prisoner of your own pace. Even.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “You’ve got this fancy machine, and it’s controlled by a pilot who’s thinking, ‘Okay, how can I run this baby without using any fuel?’ You and I know how good running feels because we’ve made a habit of it.” But lose the habit, and the loudest voice in your ear is your ancient survival instinct urging you to relax.”

102. “You’ve got this fancy machine, and it’s controlled by a pilot who’s thinking, ‘Okay, how can I run this baby without using any fuel?’ You and I know how good running feels because we’ve made a habit of it.” But lose the habit, and the loudest voice in your ear is your ancient survival instinct urging you to relax.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Vegetables, grains, and legumes contain all the amino acids necessary to build muscle from scratch. Like.”

103. “Vegetables, grains, and legumes contain all the amino acids necessary to build muscle from scratch. Like.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “There’s something so universal about that sensation, the way running unites our two most primal impulses: fear and pleasure.”

104. “There’s something so universal about that sensation, the way running unites our two most primal impulses: fear and pleasure.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Your foot is perfectly happy molding itself around rocks. All you’ve got to do is relax and let your foot flex. It.”

105. “Your foot is perfectly happy molding itself around rocks. All you’ve got to do is relax and let your foot flex. It.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Runners in shoes that cost more than $95 were more than twice as likely to get hurt as runners in shoes that cost less than $40.”

106. “Runners in shoes that cost more than $95 were more than twice as likely to get hurt as runners in shoes that cost less than $40.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Middle-aged women are likewise no strangers to the lead pack in ultramarathons. Pam Reed was forty-one when she outran all the men to win the 135-mile Badwater ultra across Death Valley in 2002; the following year, she returned and did it again. Diana Finkel was just shy of forty when she led for the first ninety miles of the brutally hard Hardrock 100, finishing second overall.”

107. “Middle-aged women are likewise no strangers to the lead pack in ultramarathons. Pam Reed was forty-one when she outran all the men to win the 135-mile Badwater ultra across Death Valley in 2002; the following year, she returned and did it again. Diana Finkel was just shy of forty when she led for the first ninety miles of the brutally hard Hardrock 100, finishing second overall.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “We say the rarajipari is the game of life, ′ Angel said. ‘You never know how hard it will be. You never know when it will end. You can’t control it. You can only adjust.”

108. “We say the rarajipari is the game of life, ′ Angel said. ‘You never know how hard it will be. You never know when it will end. You can’t control it. You can only adjust.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Because we have to answer to one another, and they did not.”

109. “Because we have to answer to one another, and they did not.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “As much for his mind as for his body, Erwan likes to run it barefoot.”

110. “As much for his mind as for his body, Erwan likes to run it barefoot.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Salvador’s brother, however, is the Indiana Jones of the Mexican school system;.”

111. “Salvador’s brother, however, is the Indiana Jones of the Mexican school system;.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “But in 1977, the United States separated itself from every other government in history by vilifying meat and pushing grains, which were traditionally used to fatten cattle. Soon after, America’s obesity rate shot up and hasn’t stopped.”

112. “But in 1977, the United States separated itself from every other government in history by vilifying meat and pushing grains, which were traditionally used to fatten cattle. Soon after, America’s obesity rate shot up and hasn’t stopped.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “When he zoomed in, he was startled by what he found: instead of each foot clomping down as it would in a shoe, it behaved like an animal with a mind of its own – stretching, grasping, seeking the ground with splayed toes, gliding in for a landing like a lake-bound swan.”

113. “When he zoomed in, he was startled by what he found: instead of each foot clomping down as it would in a shoe, it behaved like an animal with a mind of its own – stretching, grasping, seeking the ground with splayed toes, gliding in for a landing like a lake-bound swan.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Vigil couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but his gut kept telling him that there was some kind of connection between the capacity to love and the capacity to love running. The engineering was certainly the same: both depended on loosening your grip on your own desires, putting aside what you wanted and appreciating what you got, being patient and forgiving and undemanding.”

114. “Vigil couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but his gut kept telling him that there was some kind of connection between the capacity to love and the capacity to love running. The engineering was certainly the same: both depended on loosening your grip on your own desires, putting aside what you wanted and appreciating what you got, being patient and forgiving and undemanding.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “You could literally halt epidemics in their tracks with this one remedy,” he said. He flashed two fingers up in a peace sign, then slowly rotated them downward till they were scissoring through space. The Running Man. “So simple,” he said. “Just move your legs. Because if you don’t think you were born to run, you’re not only denying history. You’re denying who you are.”

115. “You could literally halt epidemics in their tracks with this one remedy,” he said. He flashed two fingers up in a peace sign, then slowly rotated them downward till they were scissoring through space. The Running Man. “So simple,” he said. “Just move your legs. Because if you don’t think you were born to run, you’re not only denying history. You’re denying who you are.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Natural Method of Physical Training: Making Muscle and Reducing Flesh Without Dieting or Apparatus. Critics’ reactions were weird and rather frenzied: everyone loved it, without knowing exactly what it was.”

116. “Natural Method of Physical Training: Making Muscle and Reducing Flesh Without Dieting or Apparatus. Critics’ reactions were weird and rather frenzied: everyone loved it, without knowing exactly what it was.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “I am a shepherd, too, like Polyphemus, so I knew all about it.”

117. “I am a shepherd, too, like Polyphemus, so I knew all about it.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Coach Vigil believed you had to become a strong person before you could become a strong runner. So.”

118. “Coach Vigil believed you had to become a strong person before you could become a strong runner. So.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Distance running was revered because it was indispensable; it was the way we survived and thrived and spread across the planet. You ran to eat and to avoid being eaten; you ran to find a mate and impress her, and with her you ran off to start a new life together. You had to love running, or you wouldn’t live to love anything else.”

119. “Distance running was revered because it was indispensable; it was the way we survived and thrived and spread across the planet. You ran to eat and to avoid being eaten; you ran to find a mate and impress her, and with her you ran off to start a new life together. You had to love running, or you wouldn’t live to love anything else.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “You were amazing,” Scott said. “Yeah,” I said. “Amazingly slow.” It had taken me over twelve hours, meaning that Scott and Arnulfo could have run the course all over again and still beaten me. “That’s what I’m saying,” Scott insisted. “I’ve been there, man. I’ve been there a lot. It takes more guts than going fast.”

120. “You were amazing,” Scott said. “Yeah,” I said. “Amazingly slow.” It had taken me over twelve hours, meaning that Scott and Arnulfo could have run the course all over again and still beaten me. “That’s what I’m saying,” Scott insisted. “I’ve been there, man. I’ve been there a lot. It takes more guts than going fast.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Think of these runs as dance rehearsals rather than exercise: your goal is to master moves and rhythm, not just bash out distance.”

121. “Think of these runs as dance rehearsals rather than exercise: your goal is to master moves and rhythm, not just bash out distance.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “I’ve butchered my own chickens, milked my own goats, and ridden in Amish buggies, and believe me, when it comes to meals and daily commutes, you need only one go-round with those experiences to appreciate how nice it is to have machines take all the gore, udders, and manure off your hands.”

122. “I’ve butchered my own chickens, milked my own goats, and ridden in Amish buggies, and believe me, when it comes to meals and daily commutes, you need only one go-round with those experiences to appreciate how nice it is to have machines take all the gore, udders, and manure off your hands.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Talkers aren’t listeners.”

123. “Talkers aren’t listeners.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Caesar set his legion’s All Day speed at exactly “twenty Roman miles in five summer hours,” or 15:00 minutes a mile. The next faster gear was double-time, a 13:30 clip that covered twenty-two Roman miles in five hours. When you factor in the gnarly terrain and 45-pound packs on their backs, that’s a churn rate any ultrarunner would envy.”

124. “Caesar set his legion’s All Day speed at exactly “twenty Roman miles in five summer hours,” or 15:00 minutes a mile. The next faster gear was double-time, a 13:30 clip that covered twenty-two Roman miles in five hours. When you factor in the gnarly terrain and 45-pound packs on their backs, that’s a churn rate any ultrarunner would envy.”

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Christopher McDougall Quote: “Skillful marketing has made carbohydrate consumption a religion among athletes,” he’d fume. “They believe that you cannot get energy from anywhere but carbs.” The same foods Noakes had assured people would make them stronger and faster were a slow-acting poison making them fatter, weaker, and more prone to heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and dementia.”

125. “Skillful marketing has made carbohydrate consumption a religion among athletes,” he’d fume. “They believe that you cannot get energy from anywhere but carbs.” The same foods Noakes had assured people would make them stronger and faster were a slow-acting poison making them fatter, weaker, and more prone to heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and dementia.”

— Christopher McDougall

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